Yoon & Yang LLC

May 30, 2025 Yoon & Yang announced that Myong-Hyon (Brandon) Ryu (admitted in New York, USA), a leading expert in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joined the firm as a Senior Foreign Attorney.

Yoon & Yang LLC (“Yoon & Yang”) announced that it has hired mergers and acquisitions heavyweight Hee Woong Yoon as a new Managing Partner and the Head of the firm’s newly established Future Strategy Planning Task Force.

Yoon & Yang, one of the big-six law firms in Korea, has doubled down on its international practice. The firm is being hailed for its “game changing hires” for its international tax practice with the recruitment of three leading figures from a competing law firm – Messrs. Jay Shim, Sung Hyun Ryu, and Hoanku Lee.

Yoon & Yang LLC (“Yoon & Yang”) has recently bolstered its litigation practice by recruiting three former judges as partners: Oh Young Lee, a former presiding judge at the Seoul Central District Court, Jeong Dae Park, a former presiding judge at the Seoul Administrative Court, and Dong Bok Park, a former high court judge at the Suwon High Court.

Yoon & Yang LLC has bolstered its Antitrust & Competition practice by welcoming former KFTC deputy director Chiyeol Kim as a partner. Having passed multiple professional tests including the Korean Certified Public Accountant (KICPA) Examination, the Korean Bar Examination, and the Higher Civil Service Examination, Chiyeol Kim demonstrates his exceptional credentials across law, accounting, and public administration.

Yoon & Yang LLC (“Yoon & Yang”) announces a leadership change, effective on January 1, 2024.

Leading full-service law firm Yoon & Yang is further strengthening its Antitrust & Competition practice with the hire of a former director of the Korea Fair Trade Commission.

Yoon & Yang LLC has hired three Senior Foreign Attorneys, Jason W. Lee (U.S.-qualified), Sung Jin Ro (U.S.-qualified) and Song Feng Hong (China-qualified), in anticipation of further strengthening the firm’s cross-border capacity. Yoon & Yang looks forward to expanding its presence in the global market by engaging in more cross-border work across industries and providing exceptional service to fulfill clients’ needs.