Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
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Yulchon’s Litigation Practice (“Practice”) began with the firm’s establishment in 1997. Since then, the Practice quickly expanded, in both number and prominence. Now with over 450 lawyers and other professionals, the Practice continues to hold true to its core values, i.e., innovation, excellence, and commitment to clients. The Practice has recruited highly qualified attorneys including esteemed judges from the court, thereby attaining growth in both quantity and quality (that is, being retained in many important, high-profile cases).
The Practice consists of an exceptional group of experts. Our traditionally strong finance dispute team is comprised of powerful star players. Our bench strength lies in the lineup of former judges with accumulated experience from the most coveted and elite positions within the judiciary. The former judges bring with them a wealth of experience and recent trends of the court, covering important legal issues across industry sectors and various fields of law.
Our litigators formulate and implement a dispute resolution strategy tailored for each of our clients, focusing on each client’s specific needs and working in seamless cooperation with the firm’s other practice groups as necessary.
We possess a strong network of foreign law firms and actively recruit competent professionals from overseas to serve as reliable co-counsel for major outbound cases of domestic clients.
Chambers Review
Yulchon fields a dynamic practice group with a strong bench and an impressive track record at appellate and Supreme Court levels. The firm is commended for outstanding collaboration between its different practice areas, and offers particular expertise in handling matters on behalf of clients from the engineering, construction and technology sectors. It is also well equipped to advise on financial and corporate litigation and disputes arising from real estate development projects. The team is further recognised for its expertise in handling contentious cases concerning tax, employment, intellectual property and antitrust issues. Its key clients include Coupang, Shinhan Bank and Hyundai Engineering & Construction.
Work Highlights
- Yulchon represents BBQ Genesis in a series of litigations against its competitor BHC, stemming from disputes arising in 2013.
Strengths
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"Yulchon are strong in research and preparing arguments strategically in the shoes of their client."
"Yulchon employed a variety of strategies and demonstrated unwavering tenacity and diligence in their handling of complex and high-stakes litigation."
"Yulchon are strong in research and preparing arguments strategically in the shoes of their client."
"Yulchon employed a variety of strategies and demonstrated unwavering tenacity and diligence in their handling of complex and high-stakes litigation."
Notable Practitioners
Moon Il Bong has a market-leading litigation practice and offers impressive expertise across a range of contentious commercial and financial cases. His experience is highly sought after by clients in the financial services and insurance industries.
"Attorney Moon has been performing financial legal work for many years and has produced excellent results."
Gwack Sang Hyean is a former judge of wide and varied experience, and is well placed to handle disputes involving antitrust, intellectual property and company law issues.
"Mr Gwack has a speciality in litigation and the creativity to solve the dispute or trouble."
Yeom Yong Pyo is active on a broad array of commercial litigation, with expertise spanning tax, insurance and product liability. He acts on behalf of domestic and foreign corporates.
"He is extremely accessible and pragmatic. He is also commercially aware and focused, while being legally excellent."
Hee Joong Lee features newly in the rankings supported by praise from clients for his accumulated expertise in finance disputes relating to investment of private funds.
"He presents legal opinions faithfully and quickly within a limited time, and always shows successful litigation results."
"Lee Hee Joong is a good lawyer who does his best for his clients."
Jae Keun Lee's experience as a former judge, including time served in the Supreme Court of Korea, enables him to handle intricate corporate cases involving the commercial, financial, labour and emerging industry sectors.
"Lee Jae Keun has long experience as a judge in the courts and has the ability to control the direction of litigation by understanding the judge's deliberations and requirements, suggesting an effective response, and making persuasive arguments in court to reach the best outcome."
Jung Han Oh, a former judge, applies his expertise to offer solutions in civil, administrative and criminal litigation. He actively advises clients of major Korean construction companies on infrastructure construction and projects.
"Jung Han Oh has a client-centric approach in his legal advice, which makes him trustworthy and comforting to work with."
Ranked Lawyers at
Yulchon LLC
South Korea
Members
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Byung Chang Joo
Chul Ki Min
Do Hyeong Kim
Dong Ryul Choi
Eun Nyung Lee
Hee Joong Lee
Hyun Chul Byun
Ik Hyun Kim
Head of Department
Jae Eok Park
Jae June Yang
Jae Keun Lee
Jae Woong Lim
Jeong Hun Lee
Jooyup Chae
Jung Han Oh
Jung Ji Choi
Jung Ryul Pyo
Kate Kyu Young Lee
Sang Mook Kang
Sang Young Moon
Sei Yeon Lee
Seong Guk Kwon
Seung Ho Lee
Seung Yeob Ryou
Sun Mi Yang
Sy Nae Kim
Tae Hyung Kim
Ung Young Choi
Woo Young Choe
Wook Jin Rha
Head of Department
Young Eun Song
Yun Su Choi
Clients
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Hanwha
Hyundai Motor Company
KB Kookmin Bank
KEB Hana Bank
KEPCO
KT
Korail
Korean Air
Samsung C&T
Shinhan Bank
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