Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : South Korea
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Yulchon’s Litigation Practice (“Practice”) began with the firm’s establishment in 1997. Since then, the Practice quickly expanded, in both number and prominence. Now with over 450 lawyers and other professionals, the Practice continues to hold true to its core values, i.e., innovation, excellence, and commitment to clients. The Practice has recruited highly qualified attorneys including esteemed judges from the court, thereby attaining growth in both quantity and quality (that is, being retained in many important, high-profile cases).
The Practice consists of an exceptional group of experts. Our traditionally strong finance dispute team is comprised of powerful star players. Our bench strength lies in the lineup of former judges with accumulated experience from the most coveted and elite positions within the judiciary. The former judges bring with them a wealth of experience and recent trends of the court, covering important legal issues across industry sectors and various fields of law.
Our litigators formulate and implement a dispute resolution strategy tailored for each of our clients, focusing on each client’s specific needs and working in seamless cooperation with the firm’s other practice groups as necessary.
We possess a strong network of foreign law firms and actively recruit competent professionals from overseas to serve as reliable co-counsel for major outbound cases of domestic clients.
Chambers Review
Yulchon fields a dynamic practice group with a strong bench and an impressive track record at appellate and Supreme Court levels. The firm is commended for outstanding collaboration between its different practice areas, and offers particular expertise in handling matters on behalf of clients from the engineering, construction and technology sectors. It is also well equipped to advise on financial and corporate litigation and disputes arising from real estate development projects. The team is further recognised for its expertise in handling contentious cases concerning tax, employment, intellectual property and antitrust issues.
Work Highlights
- Yulchon represented the Korea Exchange in a civil action brought by the shareholders of Gamma Nu in relation to the Exchange’s decision to delist Gamma Nu.
Strengths
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"They are highly experienced in legal practice and also the client's business, so they always come up with the best strategy tailor-made to the client's peculiar circumstances and requirements."
"They always provide good solutions to the issues that arise in the litigation cases we ask them to do, but they also kindly respond to questions that are not related to the work they are doing."
"They are highly experienced in legal practice and also the client's business, so they always come up with the best strategy tailor-made to the client's peculiar circumstances and requirements."
"They always provide good solutions to the issues that arise in the litigation cases we ask them to do, but they also kindly respond to questions that are not related to the work they are doing."
Notable Practitioners
Moon Il Bong has a market-leading litigation practice and offers impressive expertise across a range of contentious commercial and financial cases. His experience is highly sought after by clients in the financial services and insurance industries.
"Attorney Moon has a very high understanding of the industry and the legal issues required for litigation involving financial issues, and therefore provides the high-quality services that we need."
"He provides excellent advice on preventing litigation and disputes relating to financial transactions."
Yeom Yong Pyo is active in a broad array of commercial litigation, with expertise spanning tax, insurance and product liability. He acts on behalf of domestic and foreign corporates.
"He is impressive not only for his legal skills and practical experience but also for his in-depth knowledge and understanding of the client's business affairs, including fine details."
Gwack Sang Hyean is a former judge of wide and varied experience, and is well placed to handle disputes involving antitrust, intellectual property or company law issues.
"He is very professional and cooperative."
"He is a very good lawyer. I can always trust him and leave work with him."
Lee Hee Joong is recognised for his accumulated expertise in finance disputes relating to investment of private funds.
"Lee Hee Joong has a good understanding of financial cases and has an excellent ability to solve problems."
"As an expert in financial litigation, he confidently devises a strategy that cuts to the point, and he is good at persuading judges in court."
Oh Jung Han, a former judge, applies his expertise to offer solutions in civil, administrative and criminal litigation. He actively advises clients of major Korean construction companies on infrastructure construction and projects.
"His strengths include the ability to argue in court and friendliness with clients."
"He has a client-first attitude. He regularly communicates with clients to achieve the best outcome for them."
Lee Jae Keun's experience as a former judge, including time served in the Supreme Court of Korea, enables him to handle intricate corporate cases involving the commercial, financial, labour and emerging industry sectors.
"Lee is very reliable overall, with excellent litigation strategy, high-quality writing and very persuasive oral arguments in court."
"He has been a judge for a long time and has an excellent ability to solve cases from the perspective of the court."
Ranked Lawyers at
Yulchon LLC
South Korea
Members
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Byung Chang Joo
Chul Ki Min
Do Hyeong Kim
Dong Ryul Choi
Eun Nyung Lee
Hee Joong Lee
Hyun Chul Byun
Ik Hyun Kim
Head of Department
Jae Eok Park
Jae June Yang
Jae Keun Lee
Jae Woong Lim
Jeong Hun Lee
Jooyup Chae
Jung Han Oh
Jung Ji Choi
Jung Ryul Pyo
Kate Kyu Young Lee
Sang Mook Kang
Sang Young Moon
Sei Yeon Lee
Seong Guk Kwon
Seung Ho Lee
Seung Yeob Ryou
Sun Mi Yang
Sy Nae Kim
Tae Hyung Kim
Ung Young Choi
Woo Young Choe
Wook Jin Rha
Head of Department
Young Eun Song
Yun Su Choi
Clients
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Hanwha
Hyundai Motor Company
KB Kookmin Bank
KEB Hana Bank
KEPCO
KT
Korail
Korean Air
Samsung C&T
Shinhan Bank
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