WooSeok CHUNG Partner Attorney
Partner Attorney
Attorney holding Certified Public Accountant and Patent Attorney qualifications Specialist in Corporate Law/M&A/Taxation
Partner Attorney
Attorney holding Certified Public Accountant and Patent Attorney qualifications Specialist in Corporate Law/M&A/Taxation
“I hold the protection of my clients' interests as my highest value”
As a Corporate Law Specialist registered with the Korean Bar Association and a member of the General Corporate Group, Attorney WooSeok CHUNG provides professional legal services in corporate litigation and advisory, drawing on extensive practical experience across all areas of corporate law. He offers the responses clients need across general corporate matters such as management control disputes, as well as M&A, corporate rehabilitation and bankruptcy, finance and insurance, taxation, fair trade, real estate, clan (jongjung) disputes, inheritance, and general civil, criminal, and administrative cases. In addition to his attorney qualification, he also holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant, Patent Attorney, Certified Tax Accountant, and Licensed Real Estate Agent, allowing him to comprehensively review the various legal issues that arise in the course of corporate operations.
administrationExperience
- (Former) Practical Training in Audit and TAX RM, Samil PwC
- (Former) Legal Trainee, Kim & Chang
- (Former) International Law Firm
- (Former) In-House Counsel, LIG Insurance
- (Former) In-House Counsel, LIG Corporation
- (Former) In-House Counsel, LIG Nex1
- (Former) KL Partners (LLC)
- (Former) Klas Hankyul (LLC)
- (Current) Daeryun Law Firm (Limited)
Key Activities
- Designated discussant at the "Policy Roundtable on Enacting a Special Act to Support Areas Surrounding Ports" hosted by a member of the National Assembly
Key Achievements
- Represented a client in litigation to confirm the non-existence of a shareholders' meeting resolution of Company H
- Represented a client in an application for permission to convene a shareholders' meeting of Company K
- Represented a client in litigation over the invalidity of Company R's new share issuance
- Represented a client in litigation over infringement of Company K's registered design rights
- Represented a client in litigation over the exercise of a put option under a shareholders' agreement of Company S
- Represented a client in litigation to confirm shareholder rights in Company G
- Represented a client in litigation over a claim for advisory service fees related to Company M's M&A
- Represented a client in litigation concerning the interpretation of an M&A share purchase agreement
- Advising a bank on the sale of receivables worth several hundred billion won
- Litigation representation in banking and finance matters
- Provided extensive advisory services to financial institutions
- Advised on rehabilitation filings and rehabilitation proceedings for numerous companies including listed Company S
- Represented a client in litigation to revoke a bankruptcy discharge
- Represented clients in litigation to cancel real estate ownership transfer registration
- Litigation representation in a golf course lease case
- Represented a client in litigation over a joint and several guarantee of a PF loan worth hundreds of billions of won
- Represented a client in litigation to confirm the invalidity of a clan general meeting resolution
- Legal advice on real estate acquisition by a clan (jongjung)
- Litigation representation in a statutory reserve of inheritance (forced heirship) case
- Advising on inheritance-related tax law and estate division agreements
- Defense counsel in criminal cases relating to the parliamentary activities of a party leader and a floor leader
- Served as defense counsel in a case of Company K's violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act
- Served as defense counsel in a fraud accusation case against the CEO of Company M
- Represented the complainant in an occupational breach of trust case involving a director of Company E
- Served as defense counsel for a financial investor of K Life Insurance in a criminal case
- Represented the complainant in an extortion case against the CEO and largest shareholder of Company M
- Provided legal advisory services to numerous companies and organizations including D Medical Center, H apparel company, P regional housing association, and a power company
Education
- Graduated from Yonsei University, Department of Business Administration
- Graduated from Hanyang University Law School
Certifications
- Attorney
- Certified Public Accountant (KICPA)
- Patent Attorney
- Certified Tax Accountant
- Licensed Real Estate Agent
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