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Provided by Sung Taek Lim
Litigation
North Korea
Crisis Management
ESG & Sustainability
Human Rights Management, CSR/Sustainability/Social Value
Compliance
Dispute Resolution
Construction & Real Estate
Legislation & Public Policy
Financial Disputes
Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Mr. Sung Taek Lim is one of the founding members of Jipyong and currently heads the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. He specializes in construction, real estate and private equity funds. He is renowned for his innovative problem solving skills and diverse legal experience. Mr. Lim has won several landmark intellectual property cases including the “Korea First Card” dispute between Kookmin Bank and Korea First Bank.
Mr. Lim is one of the nation’s leading practitioners on North Korea matters. He serves on the Legal Advisory Council for the Gaesong Industrial Complex and the Conflict Management Deliberation Committee under the Ministry of Unification. He is a member of the Korean Bar Association’s Unification Research Committee and a member of Korea Logistics Forum’s North Korea Policy Forum.
Mr. Lim also serves on several other advisory boards including the Statutory Interpretation Deliberation Committee under the Ministry of Government Legislation, the Policy Committee under the Ministry of Justice, the Sanction Penalty Review Committee under the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, and the Review Committee for the Regulation of Land Use under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Mr. Lim is a current Director of Duroo, a pro bono organization sponsored by JIPYONG. Mr. Lim is well known for providing legal services and advocating for the disabled and his extensive contribution to pro bono work has been recognized year after year by various state agencies and civic groups including the Minister of Health and Welfare in 2012, the Head of National Court Administration in 2016 and the Seoul Bar Association in 2018.
1990 / Admitted to bar, Korea
2024 / Lexology Panoramic: ESG and Impact Investing 2025 - Korea Chapter (Law Business Research)
2020 / Legal Challenges In Resuming Kaesung Industrial Complex, North Korean Law Studies, Issue 24, Unification and North Korean Law Studies
2019 / Project Finance 2019 - North Korea Chapter (Chambers & Partners)
2018 / 'A global partner in the making?', IFLR South Korea Special Focus North Korea (International Finance Law Review)
2018 / Legislation and Institutional Task according to the Panmunjom Declaration , North Korean Law Studies, Issue 20, Unification and North Korean Law Studies
2016 / Analysis of North Korean National Land Legislation and Direction for Integration of South-North Korean National Land Legislation, Unification and Law, No. 27, Ministry of Justice
2016 / Real Estate Development Law (Co-author), Parkyoungsa
2014 / Human Rights of the Disabled and Advocacy System, Daegu Rehabilitation Research Vol. 36 (Daegu Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled)
2013 / Current Status of Inter-Korean Agreements on Special Economic Zones in North Korea and Related Tasks, Unification and Law, Vol. 16 (Ministry of Justice)
2013 / Plan for Modification of Legislation for Humanitarian Aid to North Korea (Co-author), Constitution and Unification Law, No. 3, Center for Constitution & Unification Law of Seoul National University
2012 / Human Rights Violations at the Welfare Facilities for the Disabled - Current Status and Countermeasure, JUSTICE Vol. 128 (Korean Legal Center)
2011 / Review on Administrative Relief Procedure (Appeal/Petition) of North Korea, North Korean Law Research Vol. 13 (North Korean Law Research Society)
2011 / Judicial System for Dispute Resolution in Gaeseong Industrial District, Unification and Law, Vol. 6 (Ministry of Justice)
2010 / Human Rights Litigation for Public Interest in Korea (Co-author) (Kyungin Publisher)
2005 / Growth Measures for Legal/Institutional Infrastructure for the North-South Unification (Co-author) Cooperative Research Business (Unification Research Institute)
1998 / Practice of Criminal Law through Case Law (Co-author) (Pakyungsa)
2006-2007 / Visiting Scholar, University of California Los Angeles
1989 / Seoul National University (LL.B.)
2000-Present / JIPYONG LLC
2024-Present / Director, Korea Association of Fundraising Professionals
2024-Present / Member, Administrative Appeals Commission, National Assembly
2024-Present / Member, Trade Policy Advisory Committee, MOTIE
2023-Present / Auditor, ROOT IMPACT
2023-Present / Advisor, ESG Committee, The Export-Import Bank of Korea
2023-Present / Chairman of the board, Duroo
2022-Present / Member, Integrity and Ethical Management Policy Advisory Group, Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission
2022-Present / Member, Committee for Unification Legislative System, Ministry of Unification
2022-Present / Commissioner, Policy Advisory Committee, National Human Rights Commission
2022-Present / Chairperson, Special Committee on ESG, Korean Bar Association
2018-Present / Auditor, Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies
2017-Present / Chairman, Association for Research on Individuals with Disabilities Act
2015-Present / Auditor, Korea Post Foundation
2015-Present / Auditor, Korea Construction Law Society
2015-Present / Director, Nanum International
2014-Present / Affiliated Professor, Law School of Yonsei University
2019-2024 / Managing Partner, JIPYONG LLC
2019-2022 / Director, Korea Energy Foundation
2019-2020 / Member, Subcommittee on Judicial Policy, Judicial Administration Advisory Council
2018-2021 / Member (Non-standing), National Human Rights Commission of Korea
2018-2020 / Member, the Statutory Interpretation Deliberation Committee under the Ministry of Government Legislation
2018-2020 / Member, Lottery Commission
2017-2023 / Director, ROOT IMPACT
2017-2019 / Member, Civil Judiciary Committee of Seoul High Court
2017-2018 / Member, Policy Committee under the Ministry of Justice
2016-2018 / Member, Policy Advisory Committee and Policy Innovation Committee of the Ministry of Unification
2014-2022 / Director, Duroo
2014-2018 / Member, Sanction Penalty Review Committee under the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy
2012-2013 / Member, The First Trial Improvement Committee of Seoul Central District Court
2012-2013 / Member, SBS Tele-viewers Committee
2011-2019 / Member, Special Committee for Research of South-North Korean Laws of the Ministry of Justice
2005-2006 / Auditor, Yun Isang Peace Foundation
2002 / Committee Member, KOBACO
1999-2003 / Director, Association of Korean Civil Judgment Enforcement Law
1999 / Assistant Prosecutor, Independent Special Prosecutor
1998-2000 / Associate, Shin & Kim
Korean / English / Japanese
Provided by Chambers
Sung Taek Lim of Jipyong advises domestic and international corporations on investments and entry into the North Korean market in addition to advising government agencies on inter-Korea economic interactions.
Provided by Chambers
He's active across multiple fields and has published extensively on inter-Korean exchange and cooperation law.
He's active across multiple fields and has published extensively on inter-Korean exchange and cooperation law.