YOON & YANG - Key Persons
Bo Hyun Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include corporate finance, M&A, corporate governance, management rights disputes, real estate investment companies, financial regulations, virtual assets, anti-money laundering, and finance related litigation and transactions.
Mr. Lee has extensive experience in management rights disputes relating to corporate governance and hostile M&As, such as acquisition finance, IPO and public offerings, and establishment and conversion of holding companies. He also advises on real estate investments and developments through real estate investment companies, and public offering of real estate investment companies, climate finance (carbon credit finance) based on a clean development system, blockchain and cryptocurrencies and related electronic financial transactions, and money laundering and financial regulations. Finally, based on his expertise in analyzing and responding to regulations related to banking, securities, and insurance, he represents clients in financial disputes and litigation.
Experience
2007-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Chang Wook Shin is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate financing and investment, project financing, trust, real estate development and transactions, project financing and real estate financing, real estate trust, and construction, etc.
In addition to general transactions and investment regarding real estate, Mr. Shin also advises on projects that sell, purchase or develop commercial buildings, e.g. office, logistics centers and hotels, by establishing or creating indirect investment vehicles including REITs, real estate funds, and project financing vehicles, etc. Further, he has achieved successful outcomes in relevant disputes or litigations, etc.
Experience
2013-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Dong-Won Jung is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas include international trade, customs duties, energy & resources, intellectual property, and administrative disputes.
Mr. Jung served as an investigating officer at the Korea Trade Commission under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, where he also participated in the WTO DDA trade remedy standard agreement negotiations and the Korean delegation to the Anti-Dumping Committee. He also worked on several disputes including the administrative litigation regarding safeguard on Chinese garlic, the WTO panel dispute and administrative litigation on Indonesian wood-free paper, and the Korean delegation to the Korea-Japan semiconductor countervailing duty dispute. Also, Mr. Jung has handled various anti-dumping investigations regarding a wide range of items such as chemicals, steel, machinery, textile, and paper, and he conducted PDP patent infringement investigation and external investigation on infringement of LED patent. He is currently representing companies regarding anti-dumping investigations, and providing advice and litigation services relating to product safety and energy laws, not to mention the WTO and FTAs, as a member of the Renewable Energy Policy Evaluation Commission under the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, member of the Self-Regulation Review Committee under the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards, and member of the Korea Electrotechnical Standards Committee.
Experience
2014-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Jae Hwan Baek is an expert advisor of Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include privacy and data security.
Before joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Baek served as a defense science R&D researcher at the Ministry of Defense SEC Research Institute, information security researcher at the Korea Education and Research Information Service and the Education Cyber Safety Center, and information security expert at government agencies and ministries. In 2017, he received the (ISC)2 ISLA Information Security Leadership Award as an information security expert for his leadership and performance in information protection.
Experience
2021-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Jae-Choon Kim is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include real estate, construction, and handling of disputes, e.g. arbitrations and litigations, etc.
Mr. Kim has represented many construction companies in cases involving indirect costs, construction arbitration, cancellation of sanctions on inappropriate business entities, etc., and has handled various disputes regarding urban improvement projects, e.g. reconstruction and redevelopment, aggregate buildings management office and associations for residents of apartments, etc.
Experience
1999-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Jay shim is a senior foreign attorney at Yoon & Yang LLC and his primary practice area includes cross-border transactions, tax disputes and controversies, and inbound investment planning.
In addition to his core tax practice which is highly respected in Korea and has enjoyed undisputed leadership in handling complex international tax disputes and controversies for more than 20 years, Mr. Shim also represents foreign companies and Private Equity on inbound M&A and restructuring, as well as advising large Korean companies on outbound investments and global restructuring projects. Before coming to Korea, Mr. Shim also worked in the US, Europe, and Russia/CIS where he assisted clients with offshore fund formation, inbound investment projects, and cross-border capital raising and financing for large-scale infrastructure projects.
Mr. Shim has previously participated as an external expert advisor in the development of policies related to foreign corporations and foreign-invested companies for the National Tax Service and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, and also provided counsel in the creation and revision of laws and enforcement decrees concerning international tax law and regulations.
Mr. Shim is a frequent speaker at the International Bar Association, Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and International Fiscal Association. He also submits comments to the OECD on tax policy from time to time and was cited in connection with drafting Commentaries on the applicability of the beneficial ownership concept to Collective Investment Vehicles. He is a member of the International Bar Association, the International Fiscal Association, and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He also served as Co-Chair of the Taxation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AmCham) for over 20 years.
Experience
2025-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Kyu Chun Lee is an expert advisor at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include digital forensics and compliance.
Mr. Lee began his career in data security as a senior researcher at the Korea Education Network then as a system security expert at SONIT Co., Ltd., focusing on intrusive attack analyses and security breach inspections. From 2010 to 2012, he was a full-time professor at the Korea Vocational College of Information & Technology. Thereafter, he began a career in the public sector as a senior officer at the Cyber Crime Investigation Team of the Jinju Police Station and an investigator at the Digital Forensics Team, Cyber Crime Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.
Experience
2019-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Sang Hoon Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include labor and administrative law.
Mr. Park held a series of important posts at various courts, including Presiding Judge of the Suwon District Court, Chief Judge of the Jeongeup Branch of the Jeonju District Court, Judge of the Seoul High Court and Judge of the Seoul Central District Court (dispatched to the Constitutional Court), and retired as Presiding Judge of the Seoul Administrative Court in 2007. Mr. Park is acclaimed for his involvement in a seminal case, chosen as the case of 2008 by Hangyeore 21, involving the recognition of an illegally dispatched worker's employment status. He is also well-known for his work regarding the prohibition of identifying a fetus's sex, for which he made arguments before the Constitutional Court and obtained the Court's recognition of unconstitutionality. He continues to show outstanding performance in labor and administrative law.
Experience
2007-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Sang Hyun Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice area is criminal defense.
Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Mr. Lee served as a prosecutor at the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Public Prosecutor's Office. Mr. Lee advises on corporate management activities such as embezzlement and breach of trust and securities transactions of large financial companies and listed companies including violations of the Capital Markets Act. He also has experience conducting investigations and reporting on internal corporate matters such as corruption relating to officers and employees.
Experience
2007-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Sang Jae Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice area is corporate litigation.
After completing his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Mr. Park served as a judge advocate for the Republic of Korea Air Force. He then held numerous positions at courts, such as a judge for Seoul Central District Court, Gwangju District Court (Mokpo Branch), and Uijeongbu District Court (Goyang Branch), as well as a judicial researcher (criminal researcher). He retired from public service as a presiding judge at the Gwangju District Court before joining Yoon & Yang LLC
Experience
2021-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Sang Pil Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate and construction, litigation and arbitration, international transactions, insurance, maritime and shipping, and media.
Mr. Lee has extensive experience advising domestic and foreign construction companies, shipping companies, financial institutions, and public institutions on transactions, litigation, and arbitration relating to construction, international transactions, insurance, transportation, and maritime issues. He has been ranked as a Leading Individual by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific since 2018 and was awarded the 2019 Korea Legal Awards Arbitration Grand Prize.
Experience
2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Soo Hyeon Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate, construction, litigation and arbitration.
Mr. Park has successfully represented construction companies in litigations or arbitration regarding construction costs, other payments and damage compensation, and has advised on various relevant issues such as rebuilding, redevelopment and trust. He also provides consulting services and reviews contracts upon accurate interpretation of construction laws such as Building Act, Housing Act, Framework Act on the Construction Industry, and Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act.
Experience
2009-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Soon Young Kwon is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and her main practice areas are M&As, foreign investment, private equity, energy and natural resources, and compliance.
Ms. Kwon has handled a wide range of M&A cases for domestic and international clients, and provided legal advice on cross-border corporate transactions including inducement of investment from foreign companies, domestic companies' investment in foreign companies and joint venture, new and renewable energy projects, financial transactions and funds, etc.
Experience
2017-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Soong-Ki Yi is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include compliance, corporate governance, management rights disputes, energy and natural resources, infrastructure development, and cross border M&A.
Since 1999, Mr. Yi has represented foreign investors and Korean companies in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. In particular, he has extensive experience in M&A transactions relating to cable TV service providers and has advised on a variety of legal issues relating to the operation of cable TV businesses. Mr. Yi is a renowned practitioner in the media & telecommunications field and was selected by Legal Times for his practice area in 2013. Recently, he has advised domestic and foreign companies on matters relating to compliance and corporate governance, as well as renewable energy development projects.
Experience
2003-present Yoon & Yang LLC
Young Kwan Choi is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include commercial law & management rights dispute, corporate criminal defense, corporate litigation and construction litigation.
Young Su Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice area is corporate litigation.