Byoung Ha Jeon

Practice Areas

Byoungha Jeon focuses his practice on litigating financial, real estate, construction and general civil matters as well as advising on matters concerning real estate development, real estate transactions, and real estate indirect investments.

Career

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (1992-Present); Adjunct Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School (2021); Adjunct Professor, Jeju National University School of Law (2016-Present); Member, Real Right Division, Civil Code Amendment Committee, Ministry of Justice (2012-2013); Member, Financial City Advisory Group, Seoul Metropolitan City (2008-2013); Member, National Housing Fund Operation Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (2007-2013); Member, Advertisement Deliberation Committee, Korean Bar Association (2006); Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force (1989-1992)

Professional Memberships

Korean and Seoul Bar Association; New York State Bar Associations

Education

Work Highlights

Represented an accounting firm in a litigation seeking damages for poor audit of fraudulent accounting;

Represented banks, including Kookmin Bank, savings banks and insurers in a litigation seeking return of mortgage fees;

Represented Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank in a litigation seeking damages for the incomplete sale of KIKO;

Represented Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank in a litigation seeking damages for the incomplete sale of real estate funds;

Represented Chohung Bank, Woori Bank, Korea Life Insurance in a litigation seeking damages against officers and employees of financial institutions for non-performing PF loans, etc.;

Represented Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, and Daegu Bank in a litigation seeking damages for the incomplete sale of forward exchange agreements;

Represented Seoul Mutual Savings Bank in a dispute in respect of the loan exceeding a certain amount of a loan made available by savings banks to the same person under the Mutual Savings Banks Act;

Represented Shinhan Investment Bank in a litigation seeking payment of the transfer amount by the seller of the land in connection with development of Dankook University

Represented an asset management company in a litigation filed by ship fund investors seeking damages for its poor management;

Represented an asset management company in a litigation filed by a real estate investment company seeking cancellation of an asset sale and purchase agreement