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Yulchon LLC

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea


Yulchon LLC

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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. 

Clients (10)

  • Korean Air
  • Hyundai Motor Company
  • KT
  • KB Kookmin Bank
  • Shinhan Bank
  • Hanwha
  • Korail
  • Samsung C&T
  • KEPCO
  • KEB Hana Bank

Industries (20)

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Construction & Materials
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Mining & Metals
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Utilities

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation - South Korea

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

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.

Work Highlights

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  • Yulchon represented Samsung C&T in a USD542 million claim against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power for adjusted contract price arising from design changes to two nuclear power plant units.

Strengths

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  • Yulchon has been outstanding in delivering service that is tailor-made to the client's unique commercial requirements. It has a strong commercial sense.

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  • The team tries its best to understand the needs of customers and provide practical help to clients.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Il Bong Moon
    Band 1Il Bong Moon

    Il Bong Moon

    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.
    • Moon Il Bong is an excellent lawyer.

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    • He has a wealth of legal knowledge and experience in litigation, and has led our litigation cases to victory.

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  • Band 2Yong Pyo Yeom
    Band 2Yong Pyo Yeom

    Yong Pyo Yeom

    Yeom Yong Pyo is active in a broad array of commercial litigation, with expertise spanning tax, insurance and product liability. He acts on behalf of domestic and foreign corporates.

    • Yeom Yong Pyo is creative and provides technically bespoke solutions. He has a sharp and outstanding commercial sense in grasping the intricate and often sensitive commercial issues and requirements.

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  • Band 3Jae Keun Lee
    Band 3Jae Keun Lee

    Jae Keun Lee

    Lee Jae Keun'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.

    • JK invests a lot of time and effort in thinking about the matter together with the client and proposes a solution.

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    • He is reliable because he has an excellent ability to establish effective litigation strategies in complex and difficult cases, write in-depth documents and provide persuasive arguments in court.

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  • Band 4Hee Joong Lee
    Band 4Hee Joong Lee

    Hee Joong Lee

    Lee Hee Joong is recognised for his accumulated expertise in finance disputes relating to investment of private funds.

    • Lee Hee Joong contributes greatly to improving the quality of the written content.

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    • Hee Joong performed well and responded quickly.

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  • Band 4Jung Han Oh
    Band 4Jung Han Oh

    Jung Han Oh

    Oh Jung Han, 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.

    • Oh Jung Han is always client-oriented and considers the client's needs first. He understands the business environment of construction companies better than anyone else.

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  • Band 4Sang Hyean Gwack
    Band 4Sang Hyean Gwack

    Sang Hyean Gwack

    Gwack Sang Hyean is a former judge of wide and varied experience, and is well placed to handle disputes involving antitrust, intellectual property or company law issues.

    • He provides practical and strategic legal advice with a deep understanding of our industry. He always responds quickly, sincerely and flexibly.

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    • Gwack Sang Hyean puts in a lot of effort to understand his clients and provides solutions that can solve problems from a broad perspective.

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  • Up and ComingJung Ryul Pyo
    Up and ComingJung Ryul Pyo

    Jung Ryul Pyo

    Pyo Jung Ryul represents corporates from a range of sectors in commercial litigation and in antitrust cases.

    • He provides client-friendly legal services based on his unique meticulous business handling and expertise in financial issues.

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    • Jung Ryul Pyo has a good understanding of product and transaction structure and is good at defending against various claims of other parties.

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