Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
E

Eminent Practitioners

Corporate/M&A

South Korea

15 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Hee Woong Yoon

Asia-Pacific

Career

Hee Woong Yoon is a Managing Partner of Yulchon. Prior to this leadership role, he served as the Head of Yulchon’s Corporate & Finance Group. Mr. Yoon focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and has represented many leading Korean and global companies, including KTB Investment & Securities, MBK Partners, KT, Hanwha Group, Lotte Shopping, IMM Private Equity, Hyundai Motor Group, Loreal and Delta Air Lines. Widely acknowledged for his expertise in corporate practice, in 2019 Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific ranked Mr. Yoon as an Eminent Practitioner, and IFLR1000 2019 also recognized him as a highly-regarded lawyer in three categories, including Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, and Banking & Finance.

Personal

Education

1997 George Washington University Law School, LL.M.

1992 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1989 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, M.A.

1987 Seoul National University, LL.B.

Experience

2001-present Yulchon LLC

2016-present Member, KOSDAQ Start-up Advisory Committee, Korea Exchange(KRX)

2016-present Member, Financial Disputes Mediation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service

2016~2018 Member, Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, Korea Communications Commission

2013-2017 Member, Self-regulation Evaluation Committee, Financial Supervisory Service

2013-2017 Legal Advisor, Ministry of Science, Information & Communications Technology, and Future Planning

2013-2016 Member, Balanced Development of Broadcasting Advertisement Committee, Korea Communications Commission

2013-2015 Member, Investment Policy Committee, Ministry of Health & Welfare

2012-2014 Member, Broadcasting Market Competition Evaluation Committee

2010-2012 Member, Delisting Advisory Committee, Korea Exchange

2005-2007 Legal Advisor, Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority

2005-2007 Member, Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Exchange

2005-2006 Member, Business Environment Development Committee, Ministry of Justice

2004-2006 Consultant on Competition Policy, Korea Fair Trade Commission

1996-2001 Instructor, International Business Contracts, Judicial Research & Training Institute

1992-2001 Yoon & Partners

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