Seong Jin Bae
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Band 4 : Insurance
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Insurance
Career
Mr. Seong Jin Bae heads the Litigation Practice at JIPYONG. Mr. Bae is a leading practitioner in the areas of securities, finance, insurance, bankruptcy and restructuring. Mr. Bae is one of the highest-ranked litigators in Korea and an authoritative commentator on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring laws.
Mr. Bae has an unparalleled reputation for successfully resolving highly complex legal challenges. He has successfully litigated numerous landmark cases including a matter of first impression concerning abolishment of bankruptcy proceedings by agreement. Mr. Bae has argued and advanced unprecedented legal theories regarding the right of denial, cancellation of executory contracts, and limitations on creditor’s setoff rights, and, as a result he is considered to have materially contributed to Korean bankruptcy jurisprudence.
Mr. Bae’s expertise also includes securities and insurance disputes. He successfully overturned the lower Court’s ruling in a high-profile appellate case involving investment trusts, and distinguished himself in large-scale lawsuits, including those involving investment trusts related to the duty of care of asset management companies, disputes over the incomplete sale of financial investment products, and disputes between financial institutions in connection with work-outs. He also represented Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company in a complex litigation involving an automobile loan insurance claim, and regularly advises major domestic insurance companies and foreign reinsurance companies.
Mr. Bae is an adjunct professor at Korea University School of Law. He received the Anam Lecture Award from the law school in 2017. He also serves on the Dispute Mediation & Deliberation Committee of Korea Exchange and is a member of Korea Securities Law Association.
Mr. Bae holds an LL.M. from the University of Minnesota School of Law.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar
Personal
Completed financial law (insurance law) course at Center for Financial Law, Seoul National University (2008)
University of Minnesota School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1995)
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Asia-Pacific
Bae Seong Jin is a strong insurance practitioner with in-depth experience of insurance disputes work.