Yong Pyo Yeom

Career

Yong Pyo Yeom is a partner at Yulchon where his practice area focuses on litigation and arbitration. With his depth of experience, Mr. Yeom is a head of the firm’s Sports/Entertainment Disputes Team. He is also specialized in various disputes such as Environment/Energy Disputes, Healthcare Disputes and etc. Additionally Mr. Yeom has held leadership positions in various organizations, including Commissioner of the Sentencing Commission of the Supreme Court, Vice President of the Korean Bar Association and Arbitrator of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.

Personal

Education

1996 Seoul National University, LL.B.

2003 Seoul National University, Graduate School(Master Course)

2009 University of California Berkeley, LL.M.

1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

Experience

2005-present Partner, Yulchon LLC

2021-present Outside Director, KG Chemical

2021-present Member, National Election Survey Deliberation Commission

2021-present Member, Sports Fair Commission of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee

2021-present Member, KBO Reward and Punishment Committee

2019-present Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

2019-2021 Member of the Sentencing Commission, Supreme Court

2019-2021 Vice President, Korean Bar Association

2017-2019 Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, Seoul Bar Association

2017-2019 Civil Mediation Committee Member, Seoul Central District Court

2015-2017 Director of International Affairs & Member Director, Seoul Bar Association

2013-2018 Adjunct professor, Seoul National University School of Law

2012-2019 Early Mediator, Seoul Bar Association

2011-2013 Director, Korean Bar Association

2007-2008 Media Committee Member, SK Communications Co., Ltd.

2004-2005 Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors Office

2002-2004 Prosecutor, Changwon District Prosecutors Office

2001-2002 Shin & Kim

1999-2001 Yulchon LLC