WooSeok CHUNG Partner Attorney | 법무법인(유한) 대륜

WooSeok CHUNG

Partner Attorney

Attorney holding Certified Public Accountant and Patent Attorney qualifications Specialist in Corporate Law/M&A/Taxation

T. 070-7510-2012

WooSeok CHUNG

Partner Attorney

Attorney holding Certified Public Accountant and Patent Attorney qualifications Specialist in Corporate Law/M&A/Taxation

T. 070-7510-2012

“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.

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Career

(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

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

Related practice areas

administration

Corporate Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy

administration

Accounting supervision