Yong Joon Yoon

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A

Career

Yong Joon Yoon is a partner in the Corporate Group. He is an expert in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Foreign Investment, Cross-border & Overseas Investment and Corporate & M&A Litigation. For over 20 years, he has represented a large number of domestic and foreign companies in various M&A transactions and disputes and has earned a reputation as a brilliant negotiator and strategist in deal structuring.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar Association, Seoul Bar Association

Publications

Impact of COVID-19 on M&A transactions and related legal issues (BFL, vol. 103, September 2020)

The Process and Issues of Hanjinkal Management Disputes (BFL vol.97, September 2019)

Private Mergers and Acquisitions in South Korea (Thomson and Reuters, 2017)

Studies on Practical Issues relating to Creditor Protection in Spin Off (BFL, vol. 49, September 2011)

Textbook for Korea Judicial Training Institute (Lectures on Corporate Law – M&A Practice, 2011)

Studies on Practical Issues relating to Injunction against Issuance of New Shares (BFL, vol. 23, May 2007)

The International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration (Global Legal Group, 2006)

Personal

Seoul National University (LLB, 1998), Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (2002), University of San Diego School of Law (LLM, 2008)