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Tong-chan Shin

Tong-chan Shin

Global 2026

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About

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Career

Tong-chan Shin is a partner at Yulchon, where his practice area focuses on cross-border overseas investment, energy & environment, international litigation and arbitration, and international trade, focusing on economic sanctions. He has been helping out South Korean and international clients for their dealings with Middle East including the investments, trade(international sanctions) and disputes. Also, he is very much active to advise Russia and Burma sanctions issues for South Korean companies. Currently he is the head of the Middle East Desk of the firm. He had been dispatched to the Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices of Herbert Smith Freehills from 2012 to 2014. Also, he had been working at the Dubai office of Trowers & Hamlins from 2014 to the end of March of 2015. He had also worked as an international associate with Binghan McCutchen, LLP (now merged to Morgan Lewis), San Francisco from 2004 to 2005. Before then, he completed the LL.M program of Northwestern University School of Law. And he is admitted to the New York Bar and Korean Bar

Personal

Education

2004 Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M. with honors

1998 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, LL.M. Candidate

1997 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1995 Seoul National University, LL.B.

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Chambers Global Guide

International Trade - South Korea

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Shin Tong-chan is particularly well known for his practice in advising domestic clients on economic sanctions issues involving a range of jurisdictions, including Iran, Russia and North Korea. He is equipped to advise private entities and governmental bodies.

Strengths

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  • Tong-chan understands his clients' needs and provides careful and well-reasoned advice. He is an excellent lawyer and a true pleasure to deal with.

    International TradeChambers Global Guide
  • Tong-chan has a strong grasp of US economic sanctions and maintains very strong ties with clients.

    International TradeChambers Global Guide

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