Jipyong LLC — South Korea

About

As one of Korea’s leading full-service law firms, Jipyong LLC (‘Jipyong’) takes pride in our global reach and outlook, the depth and breadth of our practice groups, and the expertise and experience of our lawyers. With 11 offices across Asia and beyond, Jipyong provides a one-stop destination for legal and consulting services. Our strong base of domestic and international clients relies not only on our local market expertise but also our innovative, business-minded solutions. Jipyong is best defined by our dedication to professional and service excellence, and unwavering commitment to high ethical standards, pro bono work and community service. Finance: Jipyong spearheads the most innovative financial transactions in Korea, as evidenced by the firm’s advice and representation on the first-ever IPOs of foreign companies from the US, Australia, Vietnam, and Laos on the Korea Exchange. Jipyong is also highly regarded for its expertise in project finance, ranging from real estate to social overhead capital, as well as structured finance and derivatives, acquisition financing, private equity investments and financial regulatory matters. Also notable is Jipyong’s rapidly growing FinTech practice, highly sought after by clients in novel ventures involving P2P lending, internet banks, cryptocurrency and blockchain. Corporate, mergers and acquisitions: With in-depth local market knowledge of Korea and other Asian countries where Jipyong has overseas offices - in particular, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, and Myanmar - the firm represents an ever-expanding client base in complex, cutting-edge corporate and M&A transactions in both Korea and other strategic foreign jurisdictions. Dispute resolution: Led by former Justices of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts of Korea, Jipyong’s dispute resolution practice group is the heart of the firm and widely regarded as among the best in Korea. Jipyong has an impressive track record of success in the most complex and difficult cases. Jipyong also has extensive experience with international arbitration involving foreign parties from the US, Japan, China, Russia, and Vietnam. Antitrust and competition: With a former high-ranking KFTC officer and veteran attorneys leading the charge, our antitrust and competition practice group has achieved remarkable success in representing both corporate clients and the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) in all aspects of antitrust, from KFTC investigations and hearings to administrative appeals and civil follow-on damages actions and criminal antitrust proceedings. Labour and employment: Jipyong’s labour and employment practice group provides insightful, innovative, and practical legal services ranging from advisory work to representation in legal actions disputing ordinary wage, rules of employment, dismissals, and many other issues. In line with the government’s recent efforts to initiate the transition of contract workers to permanent positions at public corporations, we are successfully assisting corporate clients to manage their transition issues. Shipping, maritime and aviation: Jipyong’s shipping, maritime and aviation team is led by highly regarded maritime, admiralty and insurance law experts. Consistently recognised by leading international legal rankings publications as one of the best law firms in the shipping and maritime practice area, Jipyong has advised domestic and international clients on numerous high-profile maritime and insurance matters, including the Hyundai Fortune explosion, the Hebei Spirit oil spill, and the National Maritime Police Agency’s Turtle Ship Fund project. Energy, resources and infrastructure: Jipyong’s energy, resources and infrastructure practice group advises a broad range of clients on power plant development, infrastructure projects, SOC, project financing, EPC, investments and acquisitions. Jipyong is highly experienced in conventional power as well as renewable and alternative forms of energy; from their development to operation and shutdown. The firm also has extensive experience in resource development projects and investments (including coal and iron ore mining operations and reforestation projects) and infrastructure development (including expressway development projects and urban renewal projects). - Key practice areas - Mergers and acquisitions - Corporate and cross-border - Foreign investment - Finance - Private equity - Construction and real estate - Antitrust and competition - Bankruptcy and restructuring - Intellectual property - Labor and employment - Maritime and aviation - Criminal defense - Tax - Government contracts - Family law - Constitutional and administrative litigation - Dispute resolution and international arbitration - Energy, resources and infrastructure - Technology, media and telecommunications - Biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare - Retail and consumer - Entertainment, sports and leisure - R&D - ESG ### Languages - Korean - English - Indonesian - Thai - Burmese - Chinese - Japanese - Russian - Vietnamese - Khmer - Laotian - Spanish - French ### Staffing Figures - 0 Number of professionals

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Bong Kwan Sa

Managing Partner · Litigation

Byung Joo Lee

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Chang Ik Sung

Partner · Intellectual Property

Chang Young Kwon

Partner · Labor & Employment

Cheol Jeong

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Choon Won Lee

Partner · Maritime & Aviation

Dahee Kim

Partner · Maritime & Shipping

Donga Kim

Partner · Criminal Defense

Dongkyoon Koo

Partner · Real Estate

Gee Hong Kim

Managing Partner · Antitrust & Competition

Gi Wan Bae

Partner · Litigation

Haeng Gyu Lee

Managing Partner · Capital Markets

Han Sa Song

Partner · Litigation

Hee Jung Shim

Partner · Banking & Finance

Hera Kim

Partner · Banking & Finance

Ho Kyong Park

Partner · Litigation

Hong Jae Lee

Partner · Criminal Defense

Hye Jung Ryu

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Hyoung Woo Kim

Partner · Corporate / M&A

In Young Hwang

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Ja Sung Oh

Partner · Criminal Defense

Jae Min Youn

Partner · Insolvency & Restructuring

Jae Young Kang

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Jeong Kyu Choe

Partner · Intellectual Property

Jeong Soo Park

Partner · Criminal Defense

Joon Hyuk Lee

Partner · Banking & Finance

Joong Sung Ahn

Partner · Private Equity

Jun Hee Seo

Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

Jung Han Yoo

Partner · Project Finance

Jung Sik Park

Managing Partner · Criminal Defense

Kang San Kim

Partner · Litigation

Ki Seok Chang

Partner · Criminal Defense

Kong Hyun Lee

Honorary Managing Partner · Corporate / M&A

Min Shin

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Poom Jang

Partner · Antitrust & Competition

Sang Bae Park

Partner · Real Estate Finance

Sang Hoon Ahn

Partner · Real Estate

Sang Jun Kim

Managing Partner · Mergers & Acquisitions

Sang Mi Ma

Partner · Dispute Resolution

Sang Su Ku (C.P.A.)

C.P.A. · Tax

Sang Sub Um

Partner · Insolvency & Restructuring

Sang Yoon Woo

Partner · Private Equity

Sehoon Choi

Partner · Criminal Defense

Sehun Ko

Parther · Corporate / M&A

Seok Jae Lee

Partner · Real Estate

Seong Jin Bae

Partner · Litigation

Seongcheol Park

Partner · Constitutional & Administrative Litigation

Seung Jin Park

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Seung Soo Choi

Partner · Intellectual Property

So Young Lee

Partner · Intellectual Property

Son Yop Jang

Partner · Construction & Real Estate

Soo Saeng Moon

Partner · Labor & Employment

Soon Chul Kwon

Partner · Insolvency & Restructuring

Sung Soo Kim

Partner · Labor & Employment

Sung Taek Lim

Partner · Crisis Management

Sung Won Yoon

Managing Partner · Corporate / M&A

Tae Hee Kim

Partner · Construction

Tae Hyun Lee

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Tae Hyung Kim

Partner · Construction & Real Estate

Won Jeong

Partner · Real Estate