Matouk Bassiouny

Corporate and M&A

Partner, Head of Korea Desk

Ms. Jiyoung is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny and a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group, she also heads the firm’s Korea desk. She joined the firm in 2023, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and expertise, specifically in the MENA region. She has represented multinational companies in different countries across multiple industries including construction, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, banking & financing, trading, pharmaceutical, IT, and E-commerce.

She served as the first president of the Islamic Law Society of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and the first president of the Korea Islamic Law Association. From 2014 to 2016, she was seconded at Pinsent Masons LLP Dubai Office, a global UK law firm that specializes in international construction. She was in Teheran from January 2017 to June 2019 and provided legal advice on Iranian business for clients. She is representing and advising clients in cases involving UAE, Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East and African regions.

English, Korean, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), French, Japanese

Korean Bar Association – Member (2009).

Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales – Member (2025)

AICPA (Maine) - Successful Candidate (2002)

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS). (2019)

Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS). (2022)

Korea Commercial Arbitration Board – International Arbitrator. (2021-Present)

Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) – Global Healthcare Key Opinion Leader (GHKol) of Advisory Committee Member (Middle East). (2021-Present)

Korea Academy of Government-supported Scholars, Middle East and Africa branch – President. (2020-Present)

Legal Advisory Group for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Expanding Overseas, Ministry of Justice of Korea – Advisory Member. (2015-Present)

Embassy of South Korea in Iran – Attorney and Legal Advisor. (2015-Present)

Korea-Iran Association – Head of Legal Committee. (2021-Present)

2014     School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (LL.M., cum laude)

2009     Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

2000     Seoul National University (LL.B.)