Tag: Yoon & Yang
Yoon & Yang acts on Kyobo’s USD611m savings bank acquisition
Yoon & Yang has assisted South Korean conglomerate Kyobo Life Insurance on its? USD611 million acquisition of Japanese-owned SBI Savings Bank from SBI Holdings
Firms steer Hyundai Home Shopping delisting plan in Korea
Yoon & Yang, Shin & Kim and Kim & Chang are advising on a proposed July delisting of Hyundai Home Shopping from the KOSPI
Yoon & Yang unveils rejigged Vietnam plan with VILAF
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has restructured its Vietnam strategy by securing a co-location arrangement
Trio drive first UK IPO on KOSDAQ
Cambridge-based TeraView Holdings has become the first UK company to list on the Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotations market (KOSDAQ)
Vietnam’s VILAF deepens Korea ties with Yoon & Yang
VILAF (Vietnam) and Yoon & Yang (South Korea) have collaborated to launch a Vietnam-Korea practice unit in VILAF’s offices, managed by Zunu Lee
Yoon & Yang deepens cross-border finance bench with senior duo
Yoon & Yang has hired Young-Joon Cho and Eun Sik Shin to expand its cross-border and offshore finance capabilities
Yoon & Yang boosts antitrust practice with senior duo
Yoon & Yang hired Keum Seok Oh and Yeong Ho Shin to boost its antitrust practice
Yoon & Yang expands M&A team with fresh talent
Yoon & Yang boosts its M&A team with partners Jin Kook Lee and So Yeon Yoon
Fresh talent advances Dentons Lee’s construction, disputes
Dentons Lee has hired Kyoung-ho Kim in Seoul to enhance its expertise in international construction, infrastructure, energy, and disputes
Yoon & Yang fortifies cross-border M&A team with new partner
Yoon & Yang strengthens its cross-border M&A team with the addition of Brandon Ryu as senior foreign attorney
Korean firm Daeryun to open first overseas office in New York
Daeryun, which is a Korean law firm established in 2018, has chosen New York as its first overseas office outside South Korea
Yoon & Yang hires quartet with international expertise
Yoon & Yang hires four senior lawyers with global experience, including ex-Yulchon MP Hee Woong Yoon as senior partner
Yoon & Yang recruits former KFTC deputy director
Yoon & Yang hires ex-KFTC deputy Chiyeol Kim to lead regulatory work, with a focus on corporate venture capital (CVC)
Trouble ahead
Asia faces legal and regulatory uncertainties in 2025 due to global and regional challenges
Yoon & Yang continues expansion with hires of three ex-judges
Yoon & Yang expands by hiring three former judges to strengthen its litigation practice
Balancing K-AI
South Korea's AI Basic Act, effective in 2026, balances innovation and regulation for law firms
Korea Law Firm Awards
Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms. Miran Lim and Byung Jin Park report
Duo guides on Korea’s second largest real estate buy in 2024
Bae, Kim & Lee and Yoon & Yang advised NH Nonghyup REITs on its USD640 million acquisition of Donuimun D Tower in Seoul
Korea’s Top Lawyers
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers. Miran Lim and Byung Jin Park report
240 guests celebrate IHCF’s 25th anniversary in Seoul
The In-House Counsel Forum marked its 25th anniversary at Seoul's Four Seasons Hotel on Nov 12, with 240 attendees
Yoon & Yang fortifies regulatory advice with GC hire
Yoon & Yang boosts regulatory advisory, hiring ex-BAT general counsel Adrian Bae as senior foreign attorney
Korea’s ex-deputy prosecutor general set to join Yoon & Yang
Yoon & Yang hires ex-deputy prosecutor general of South Korea’s Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the firm tells ABLJ
Three ex-judges boost Yoon & Yang’s litigation capabilities
Yoon & Yang has solidified its litigation team with the addition of three former judges, Dongkeun Lee, Jae Ho Hwang and Sungwook You, as partners
Under attack
Safeguarding the company against cyber threats is even tougher with new disclosure regulations in the mix
Yulchon adds partner quartet in Seoul M&A practice expansion
Yulchon has boosted its mergers and acquisitions bench by onboarding four new partners from Yoon & Yang in Seoul
Yoon & Yang lands multinational construction, labour experts
Yoon & Yang has further bolstered the firm’s construction and labour advisory capabilities with the hiring of Sam Park and Jae Woo Jeon as partners
Korea Law Firm Awards
Asia Business Law Journal names the country's top law firms. Lim Miran and Chandu Gopalakrishnan report
Yoon & Yang leadership change to steer evolution in Seoul
Yoon & Yang has made dynamic changes to the leadership team, which is poised to steer its strategic evolution in Seoul
Construction, arbitration expert a boon for Yoon & Yang
Yoon & Yang has welcomed back Joseph Lee, an international construction and arbitration expert, as a partner at its Seoul headquarters
Former Korea FTC director joins Yoon & Yang
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has reinforced its antitrust and competition practice with the hiring of a former director of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Lee Hee Jae
Pursuit of parity
With a South Korean committee for women arbitrators firmly in place, we seek expert views on the way forward for arbitration in the country
Korea’s Yoon & Yang welcomes lawyers from Lee & Ko, Samsung
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Elayne Sung Heeseung from rival Lee & Ko and corporate lawyer Irene Kim from Samsung Electronics, who wil be senior foreign attorneys in the Seoul office
Yoon & Yang recruits trio of senior lawyers to bolster cross- border services
Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has strengthened cross-border capacity, hiring Jason Lee and Song Feng Hong from Kim & Chang and Bae Kim & Lee, respectively, as well as former general counsel Sung Jin Ro
Taking the plunge
As global uncertainty disrupts the legal workforce, Asian law firms see attrition as young lawyers switch to in-house and other lanes
Time for a rethink?
Disruption brought by global uncertainty has pervaded the dynamics of the legal workforce, with lawyers across Asia rethinking a career outside the same old fish bowl
Damage controls
After months of clamping down and chaos, South Korea is taking a hard look at how to create a safe space for cryptocurrency to flourish while safeguarding investors
Keymasters
The June report expected global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2022 to move on a downward trajectory or remain flat at best, while signaling an increasing trend in FDI screening among developed countries
Lee & Ko aviation specialist transfers to Yoon & Yang
After spending 27 years at South Korean firm Lee & Ko, aviation expert Helen Sohn has moved to Yoon & Yang as a partner in the corporate advisory and finance practice groups in Seoul
Former chair of Korean financial regulator joins Yoon & Yang
Choi Jong-ku, a former chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea, has joined Yoon & Yang as a special adviser in the Korean firm’s banking and finance practice group
Japan’s top 100 lawyers 2022
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession




































































