FOR CORPORATION
Daeryun Legal Services
for Corporate Clients
From general corporate, IPO, international tax and M&A to intellectual property and fair trade, our specialized practice groups respond to the diverse legal issues companies face.
See each group's practice areas, case results and legal information at a glance.
See each group's practice areas, case results and legal information at a glance.
General Corporate Matters
Practice Areas
- Companies considering a stable corporate governance restructuring
- Companies pursuing a successful IPO and stock exchange listing
- Listed companies needing advisory to maintain their listing and manage disclosure risk
- Companies facing management disputes such as shareholder meeting battles or hostile takeovers
- Companies seeking an accurate business valuation before fundraising or a merger
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Advisory strategy behind the successful KOSDAQ listing and IPO of a manufacturing-based venture company
- Case: defending management control with expert legal counsel right before the shareholders' meeting
- How we dramatically secured a resumption of trading in a demanding listing maintenance review
- Defense strategy that blocked the opposing side's excessive request to inspect accounting books during a management dispute
Legal Information
- Which business valuation approach works in your company's favor
- How to meet mandatory corporate governance report disclosure standards and avoid sanctions
- How to prevent the legal risks that commonly arise during the KOSDAQ IPO process
- How to defend management control and prevail in an urgent management dispute lawsuit
- How to pass the KFTC merger review and obtain swift approval
White-Collar Crime Defense
Practice Areas
- Companies needing urgent investigation response over white-collar crimes such as embezzlement or breach of trust
- Companies that have lost key personnel and suffered trade secret misappropriation
- Companies needing to file or defend complaints over misuse of company funds and property crimes
- Companies needing to build a compliance program and update anti-corruption rules
- Companies facing bribery allegations and kickback risks involving executives and employees
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Analysis of the key issues that protected a company from confiscation and forfeiture of corrupt assets
- How we secured a non-indictment for a CEO accused of issuing KRW 1.4 billion in false tax invoices
- Ruling analysis: how a prison sentence was secured in a leak of nationally critical semiconductor technology
- Ruling analysis: winning a trade secret suit armed with the latest Supreme Court precedent
- Ruling analysis: escaping a heavy sentence by impeaching the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence
Legal Information
- How to minimize corporate damage when white-collar crime allegations arise within the company
- How to swiftly recover funds and file a criminal complaint after in-house corporate embezzlement
- How a CEO can avoid breach of trust liability and manage company funds safely
- Initial corporate response strategy when facing executive or employee breach of trust and embezzlement
- How to refute the calculation of gains over KRW 500 million under the Aggravated Economic Crimes Act and avoid a heavy sentence
Corporate Rehabilitation, Bankruptcy, and M&A
Practice Areas
- Companies seeking corporate rehabilitation due to a temporary liquidity crisis
- Companies pursuing overseas acquisitions and cross-border global M&A
- Companies reviewing a strategic acquisition to enter a new business
- Companies facing insolvency where an orderly wind-down and corporate bankruptcy are unavoidable
- Companies needing a defense against surprise share accumulation and hostile M&A threats
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- How a strong small business in a liquidity crisis won rehabilitation approval while keeping management control
- Case: cutting off the CEO's personal liability risk and swiftly securing a corporate bankruptcy ruling
- How we secured large-scale investment funding by redesigning a complex M&A structure
- Case: completing a startup acquisition and merger without friction to expand into a new business
- Strategy that fully eliminated equity ratio risks when establishing an overseas joint venture
Customs and International Trade
Practice Areas
- Companies that must pursue international arbitration over a dispute with an overseas business partner
- Companies needing risk management for multinational technology partnerships and global R&D contracts
- Companies preparing global M&A and equity investments to enter overseas markets
- Korean companies sued in a foreign court or caught up in cross-border international litigation
- Companies that must review global supply chain regulations and import-export sanctions risks
Cases · Analysis · Trends
Legal Information
- Coming soon.
International Tax and Customs
Practice Areas
- Companies facing origin verification and FTA/WTO preferential tariff disputes
- Companies seeking customs consulting to prevent tariff classification and clearance risks
- Companies facing international tax audits over transfer pricing and offshore tax evasion
- Companies needing large-scale tax risk reduction and regular tax advisory
- Import-export companies notified of a planned customs audit or review by the Korea Customs Service
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- How we proved innocence by fully refuting charges of issuing KRW 3 billion in false tax invoices
- How we won full cancellation of an unreasonable KRW 1 billion VAT assessment by the tax authority
- Case: actively refuting customs evasion charges to prevent criminal punishment and save a large amount of tax
- Strategy that logically refuted the Customs Service's erroneous tariff classification assessment and had it cancelled
Legal Information
- How to prevent unexpected National Tax Service audits and manage potential tax risks
- How to prevent import-export clearance holds in an increasingly complex global trade regulatory environment
- How to defend against customs reassessments and penalty bombs caused by certificate of origin errors
- How to respond to clearance holds and asset seizures caused by large customs arrears
- How to defend against both a criminal referral and a tax assessment after a National Tax Service tax offense investigation
Serious Accidents
Practice Areas
- Companies urgently needing a safety and health management system and preparation for Serious Accidents Punishment Act investigations
- Companies facing workplace safety compliance checks and Occupational Safety and Health Act enforcement
- Companies whose CEO faces liability risk after an unexpected fatal workplace accident
- Companies needing emergency on-site response and investigation support after a serious industrial accident
- Companies facing criminal punishment for storage facility violations under the Hazardous Materials Safety Control Act
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Key issue analysis: how a prime contractor's CEO was acquitted by proving fulfillment of safety and health obligations after a serious accident
- Key issue analysis: how a construction company CEO was acquitted through legal review of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act's supplementary provisions
- Analysis of the initial response to help the CEO avoid prison after a fatal on-site industrial accident
- Why building an employer safety management system is essential, as seen in Serious Accidents Punishment Act prison sentence cases
- How we secured a non-referral decision for the CEO by thoroughly proving regulatory compliance after a workplace accident
Legal Information
- How to fully establish the employer's safety and health obligations under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act enforcement decree
- How to review the core obligations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act now extended to workplaces with fewer than 50 employees
- How to eliminate CEO punishment risk with serious accident prevention consulting tailored to your company
- The checklist you must go through in the golden hour right after a worker fatality at your workplace
- Initial response to reduce employer fault during labor office and police on-site investigations of an industrial accident
Finance and Capital Markets
Practice Areas
- Companies needing corporate finance advisory on private equity fundraising and new share issuance
- Companies suspected of violating the Capital Markets Act through insider trading or market manipulation
- Companies needing an IR strategy to escape administrative issue designation and restore investor confidence
- Companies reviewing fund structuring and institutional asset management regulatory risks
- Companies dealing with FSS and FSC licensing reviews and demanding financial regulations
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Advisory strategy that completed an institutional private equity fund (PEF) setup and new share subscription structure without regulatory issues
- Case: resolving the equity investment process and FX risks for a foreign investor investing in a Korean corporation
- How a company designated as an administrative issue passed the Korea Exchange listing eligibility review and kept its listing
- Case: executing an airtight shareholders' agreement (SHA) that prevents partnership conflicts after an equity acquisition
- Strategy that raised funds through a convertible bond (CB) issuance while preventing pushback from existing shareholders
Legal Information
- How to pass the financial regulator's demanding financial investment business license review on the first attempt
- How to stop an investigation from expanding when facing a Financial Supervisory Service planned probe into unfair capital market trading
- Financial regulatory compliance measures that savings banks, capital companies and other non-bank financial firms must review
- How to obtain a penalty reduction at the Securities and Futures Commission sanction review stage
- Effective IR strategies for overcoming share undervaluation and attacks by activist shareholder funds
Intellectual Property Rights
Practice Areas
- Companies about to sign technology export and intellectual property licensing agreements
- Companies preparing an overseas brand launch and Madrid international trademark application
- Companies needing trademark or design infringement injunctions against knockoff product launches
- Companies urgently needing copyright dispute resolution on global platforms and international IP protection
- Companies building systems to prevent core technology leaks and responding to Trade Secret Protection Act violations
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Patent litigation defense strategy that neutralized a competitor's core technology theft and patent infringement attack
- How we cut damages by 97% in a design right infringement suit worth hundreds of millions of won
- Advisory strategy that eliminated Industrial Technology Protection Act risks when transferring national core technology overseas
- Case: amicably settling a video copyright ownership dispute between content platforms
- Advisory strategy that seamlessly defended an early-stage startup's core business model patent and trademark rights
Legal Information
- How to avoid halting product sales after receiving a trademark infringement warning letter from another company
- How to respond to large settlement demands in font, image and software copyright infringement disputes
- How to obtain legal remedies for infringement of your company's original content and IP
- How to file a patent invalidation trial to neutralize a competitor's malicious patent barrier
- How to prevent toxic clauses and royalty settlement disputes when drafting a technology license agreement
Fair Trade
Practice Areas
- Companies facing a KFTC on-site investigation and penalty notice for unfair trade practices
- Franchisors facing disclosure document disputes and Fair Franchise Transactions Act conflicts with franchisee groups
- Companies facing public bid-rigging investigations and bid-rigging penalty risks
- Companies that received a corrective order for violating the Standardized Contracts Regulation Act in consumer contracts or terms of service
- Companies that must defend against false advertising complaints and sanctions under the Fair Labeling and Advertising Act
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Ruling analysis: how a platform company defended against KFTC sanctions in a self-preferencing algorithm dispute
- Why the Supreme Court fully cancelled a KRW 6.3 billion KFTC penalty
- Ruling analysis: overturning a public bid-rigging sanction by proving abuse of discretion
- Ruling analysis: winning a Supreme Court acquittal on franchise price control allegations by proving legal justification
- Case: closing a major corporation's tying arrangement coercion case without a KFTC corrective order
Legal Information
- How to protect your company's rights during a KFTC on-site investigation (warrantless seizure of materials)
- How to preempt KFTC sanctions over delayed subcontract payments and failure to issue written contracts
- How executives and employees should properly respond to a surprise KFTC digital forensic on-site investigation
- How to avoid penalties for tunneling and unfair support in transactions between affiliates
- How to effectively adopt a fair trade compliance program (CP) and raise your company's rating
Labor and Industrial Accidents
Practice Areas
- Companies needing employment succession and HR and labor (M&A) restructuring after a merger or acquisition
- Companies facing disputes over changes to rules of employment and unfavorable amendments under the revised Labor Standards Act
- Companies that must respond to subcontractor union bargaining demands and the risks of the revised Yellow Envelope Act
- Companies seeking to resolve a strike notice and a breakdown in collective bargaining
- Companies facing an unfair dismissal remedy application at the Labor Relations Commission or an unfair labor practice complaint
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Why the company avoided criminal punishment by meeting the requirements for a lawful lockout in response to an illegal strike
- Case analysis: defending the company's liability in a dispute over additional accident compensation claimed after a workers' compensation settlement
- Key issue analysis: reducing the client's legal liability in a ruling that expanded construction project owner responsibility
- How we fully cleared all charges after an on-site amputation accident by thoroughly proving safety measures were in place
Legal Information
- How to update your in-house HR and labor management system to keep pace with frequently amended labor laws
- How to prevent the risk of labor office complaints over ordinary wages and 52-hour workweek violations
- How to steer the Labor Relations Commission's dispute mediation in your favor before a union strike begins
- How to prevent fines for failing to complete legally mandated occupational safety and health training
- How to swiftly lift a labor office work suspension order and resume operations after an industrial site accident
Construction and Real Estate
Practice Areas
- Companies needing large-scale real estate development permits and National Land Planning Act advisory
- Companies reviewing risks in public-private partnership projects and social overhead capital (SOC) investments
- Construction companies facing subcontracting disputes and sanctions under the Framework Act on the Construction Industry
- Contractors facing lawsuits over liquidated damages for delay and unpaid construction costs
- Developers and contractors needing review of PF loans and structured real estate finance agreements
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- How we substantially reduced a multi-billion-won construction cost increase claim on appeal
- Defense strategy that fully dismissed the plaintiff's unjust KRW 120 million construction payment claim
- Winning case: full dismissal of a KRW 700 million service fee claim arising from a trust-based construction project
- Evidentiary strategy that won a KRW 500 million liquidated damages suit over construction delays
- The legal reasons a construction company was held liable for damages despite complying with environmental standards
Legal Information
- How to respond to a local government's rejection or denial of a building permit during real estate development
- How to use the Construction Dispute Mediation Committee before a residents' council lawsuit over construction defects
- How to avoid business suspension sanctions over unfair subcontract payment reductions and technology theft reports
- How to avoid business suspension when caught violating the ban on re-subcontracting construction work
Constitutional, Administrative, Regulatory, and Reform Matters
Practice Areas
- Companies urgently needing to appeal an unfair business operator sanction that threatens disqualification from public bidding
- Manufacturers needing product defect investigation and response to large-scale recall orders
- Companies needing authoritative interpretations on complex government regulations and the legality of new businesses
- Shipping and fisheries companies needing support on marine development, logistics regulation and maritime policy advisory
- Companies reviewing inter-Korean economic cooperation legal risks and North Korea cooperation projects
Cases · Analysis · Trends
Legal Information
- How to stay the execution of an unjust business suspension imposed on a welfare facility or medical corporation
- How to convert a business suspension into a penalty surcharge after a food or livestock product hygiene inspection violation
- How to overturn an unlawful building permit revocation by the competent authority through administrative litigation
- How to stay a public bidding disqualification and replace it with a penalty surcharge
- How to obtain a stay of effect against a waste treatment business license revocation and operation suspension order
Medical, Bio, and Healthcare
Practice Areas
- Bio companies preparing pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing and MFDS product approval
- Pharmaceutical and bio companies needing support on new drug patents and clinical regulations
- Medical institutions seeking hospital consulting to strengthen telemedicine and medical corporation operations
- Companies preparing market entry for innovative medical technology and new health technology assessment
- Pharmaceutical companies under investigation for drug distribution, kickbacks and Pharmaceutical Affairs Act violations
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Case: preventing a multi-billion-won dispute by fixing toxic clauses in a cross-border supply agreement in advance
- Response strategy that defended against an outside consulting firm's excessive settlement claim through legal review
- Strategy that had a KRW 200 million damages claim and criminal complaint fully withdrawn on behalf of a medical foundation
- Case: avoiding punishment by proving a physician's drug purchase was not unlicensed medical practice
Legal Information
- How to contest a strengthened medical license revocation through administrative appeal after the Medical Service Act amendment
- How to defend against medical malpractice liability after a patient safety incident in a hospital
- How to pass MFDS approval review for digital therapeutics (DTx) and AI medical devices
- How to respond effectively to a Ministry of Health and Welfare and police planned investigation into hospital kickbacks
- How to reduce the legal risks of healthcare big data businesses after enactment of the AI Framework Act
National Defense and Military Affairs
Practice Areas
- Companies that must respond to DAPA contract rules and changes in government defense policy
- Defense companies participating in weapons system R&D and defense procurement bidding
- Procurement companies facing military supply inspection and military procurement corruption investigation risks
- Manufacturers facing defense technology export classification and suspected illegal transfer of strategic goods
- Companies needing resolution of public procurement bidding eligibility and government contract disputes
Cases · Analysis · Trends
Legal Information
- How to build an in-house security system to maintain defense contractor designation and prevent technology leaks
- How to bring an early end to a bid-rigging investigation in DAPA weapons system procurement bidding
- How to prevent punishment for illegal export caused by strategic goods classification errors when exporting advanced components
Management and Legal Affairs Consulting
Practice Areas
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Defense strategy that blocked malicious exercise of shareholder rights and restored stable management control
- How we won by preemptively blocking a hostile faction's unjust shareholder proposal from reaching the agenda
- Case: preventing an invalidity dispute by fully complying with labor-management agreement procedures when amending rules of employment
- Strategy that preempted management dispute risks through proactive governance restructuring
Legal Information
- How to dismiss a hostile shareholder's petition for a preliminary injunction suspending a director's duties
- How to lawfully restrict minority shareholders' excessive book inspection requests and abuse of shareholder proposal rights
- Lawful resolution procedures and convening methods that preempt suits to cancel shareholder meeting resolutions
- How to establish a corporate compliance management system that prevents in-house embezzlement and breach of trust
- How to eliminate FCPA violation risks and obtain global anti-corruption certification
Entertainment and Sports
Practice Areas
- Companies facing sports industry legal issues such as pro team operations and exclusive player contracts
- Companies seeking to resolve resort and golf course permit issues and leisure industry operational disputes
- Game developers needing to respond to loot box and Game Industry Promotion Act regulations
- Media companies reviewing Korea Communications Commission deliberations and OTT broadcasting regulatory guidelines
- Entertainment businesses handling artist exclusive contracts and global music distribution
Cases · Analysis · Trends
International Legal Affairs and Arbitration
Practice Areas
- Companies needing L-1 intracompany transferee visas for staff posted to a US branch or overseas
- Companies attracting foreign investment and establishing foreign-owned entities in Korea or abroad
- Companies filing Foreign Exchange Transactions Act reports and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI)
- Companies disrupted by visa denials and US entry refusals for employees on business trips
- Companies urgently needing risk management for multinational contracts and global cross-border transactions
Cases · Analysis · Trends
Digital Forensics
Practice Areas
- Companies needing digital forensics to secure evidence of internal embezzlement or confidential information leaks
- Companies facing e-discovery production for US litigation and international disputes
- Companies seeking fact-finding investigations to confirm unfair competition and breach of contract
- Companies needing a review of cyber breach incidents and corporate data security systems
- Companies facing technology leak and trade secret infringement damages suits against former employees
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Why the Supreme Court upheld punishment by recognizing technology theft even at the pre-commercialization stage
- Ruling analysis: aggravated punishment imposed after recognition as national advanced strategic technology
- Analysis of the confidential information leak risks and legal issues arising from adopting generative AI
Legal Information
- How to protect corporate trade secrets by attending digital forensics during prosecution or police search and seizure
- How to prevent evidence destruction and respond immediately after a former employee takes core technology
- How to seek a trade secret and non-compete injunction against an employee who moved to a competitor
- How to follow due process and secure the legal validity of evidence when investigating in-house embezzlement or breach of trust suspects
AI and Data Intelligence
Practice Areas
- Companies reviewing big data businesses and data intelligence regulatory compliance
- Companies launching AI services and responding to global AI regulatory guidelines
- Companies adopting algorithmic fairness and AI ethics governance guidelines
- Companies facing a large-scale customer data breach class action and personal data litigation
- Companies operating high-impact AI businesses and preparing for mandatory provisions of the newly enacted AI Framework Act
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- The legal reasons liability was recognized under the Personal Information Protection Act for unauthorized use of AI training data
- Analysis of trade secret leak liability and legal issues arising from employees' unauthorized use of AI tools
- Analysis of the legal regulations and issues manufacturers and ICT companies must consider when adopting physical AI
Examination of Evidence
Practice Areas
- Companies building anti-money laundering (AML) internal controls and preparing for KoFIU inspections
- Companies conducting overseas operations such as establishing foreign branches and contracting with local partners
- Companies needing a fair trade and franchise non-compete compliance review
- Companies needing discovery through international judicial cooperation for cross-border disputes and US litigation
- Companies needing to prevent internal conflict and conduct objective, professional workplace harassment investigations
Cases · Analysis · Trends
- Coming soon.
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