Jipyong LLC

Labor & Employment; Labor & Employment Disputes; Industrial Health & Safety; Corporate Advisory; Crisis Management; Financial Disputes; Construction & Real Estate Disputes; Criminal Defense; Criminal Defense (Trial); Family Law

Partner

After completing the trainings at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2007 and after serving on all levels of courts and retiring from the bench of Seoul Southern District Court as presiding judge, Mr. Soo Saeng Moon joined JIPYONG in March 2018.

While serving as judge for 21 years, Mr. Moon handled a wide range of matters at the Incheon District Court, Southern Branch of Seoul District Court, Changwon District Court, Jinhae Municipal Court of Changwon District Court, Seoul Southern District Court, Seoul High Court, Seoul Western District Court, Gwangju District Court (civil collegiate), Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court (criminal collegiate), Seoul Northern District Court (civil collegiate).  After retiring from the bench, as an attorney, Mr. Moon has successfully represented clients in diverse labor cases, including ordinary wages, illegal dispatch, severance pay disputes relating to the worker’s status, and disciplinary and dismissal cases. As an attorney, he has successfully handled civil litigation cases related to corporate and financial matters, including fund sales and investor liability, as well as corporate acquisitions and disputes over management control; labor cases involving ordinary wages, illegal dispatch, and disciplinary actions or dismissals; and criminal cases such as violations of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, economic crimes, and crimes involving public officials.

With his extended experience and knowledge, he is providing quality and professional legal services to our clients in various fields, including securities and finance litigation, labor, civil and criminal proceedings, and commercial and administrative proceedings.

2018-Present / JIPYONG LLC

2021-Present / Member, Dispute Mediation & Deliberation Committee, Korea Exchange

2020-2021 / Adjunct Professor, Korea University School of Law

2016-2018 / Chief Judge, Seoul Southern District Court

2014-2016 / Head of each Election Commission, Sosa-gu, Bucheon City

2013-2016 / Chief Judge, Bucheon Branch Court of Incheon District Court

2012-2013 / Chief Judge, Gwangju District Court (Chairperson, Gurye/Gokseong Election Commission)

2010-2012 / Judge, Seoul Western District Court

2008-2010 / Judge, Seoul High Court

2005-2008 / Judge, Seoul Southern District Court

2003-2004 / Judge, Changwon District Court, Jinhae-si Branch

2001-2005 / Judge, Changwon District Court

1999-2001 / Judge, Seoul District Court, Southern Branch

1997-1999 / Judge, Incheon District Court

Korean / English

1997 / Admitted to bar, Korea

2007 / Visiting Scholar, University of California at Davis (UC Davis)

1991 / Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M.)

1989 / Seoul National University (LL.B.)