Yoon & Yang LLC, Dispute Resolution: Litigation

About

Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC

Yoon & Yang’s litigation practice is well-known for its powerhouse with an experienced bench of former judges and prosecutors. It consists of legal practitioners skilled in handling with high-profile civil litigation, high-profile criminal litigation for domestic and foreign clients.

The firm frequently represents for the major domestic corporations from various industries such as industrials, technologies, financial institutions and construction.

In addition, the firm enjoys a reputation for advising the foreign clients with regards to their litigation issues in Korea. The foreign clients include British America Tobacco Korea, MAN Truck Bus Korea, Keystone Foods, GE, GE Healthcare, Audi Volkswagen Korea and IBM.

The Firm’s Corporate Litigation Group, consisting of members with extensive experiences as former judges and former prosecutors, conducts one of the most highly regarded litigations in Korea. There are over 70 former judges, 50 former public prosecutors, 1 former Supreme Court Justice and 1 former Constitutional Court Justice actively working at the Firm. The Firm’s Corporate Litigation Group is backed by the International Arbitration and Litigation Practice Group with vast experience and comprehensive knowledge of complex cross-border litigations.

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation - South Korea

Band 2

What the team is known for

Yoon & Yang has a strong bench of litigation lawyers, enhanced by the presence of distinguished former public prosecutors and experienced in-house counsel. The team handles share disputes, breach of contract claims and insider trading charges for both corporations and prominent individuals. It is well placed to advise on complex cross-border litigation and acts on both commercial matters and criminal defence. The firm is also experienced in handling a range of pre-trial measures, including injunctive relief and provisional attachments. Its key clients include SK Innovation, Hahn & Company and British American Tobacco Korea.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC

Yoon & Yang represents Lee Soo-Man, a founder of SM Entertainment filing a lawsuit seeking an injunction to challenge the decision of the Seoul Eastern District Court of refusal to issue new shares and convertible bonds in order to suffice financing.

Strengths

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"The team provides great guidance in connection with the potential range of settlements and initiations in those confident moves."