South Korea

Arbitrators

Il Bong Moon

Il Bong Moon

Yulchon, South Korea

Work Department

Asset Management, Financial Regulation Disputes, Bankruptcy/Rehabilitation Disputes, Labor/Employment Disputes, Corporate/M&A Disputes, Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner, Co-head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Career

Il Bong Moon is a partner at Yulchon LLC and serves as the Co-head of the Dispute Resolution Practice. Mr. Moon practices primarily in litigation, area and advisory services mainly in the field of finance and corporate field (M&A). Before joining Yulchon in 1999, he served as a judge on various courts, including Uijeongbu Branch and Southern Branch of Seoul District Court, Gunsan Branch of Jeonju District Court, and Seoul Central District Court.

  • 2010-present  Partner, Yulchon LLC
  • 2021-present  Member of Warrant Deliberation Committee, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2016-present  The Panel of Arbitrators, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
  • 2015-present  Director, Korean Securities Law Association
  • 2011-2012  Adjunct professor, Seoul National University Law School
  • 2011  Adjunct professor, Basics of Civil Practice, Korea University Law School
  • 2010  Adjunct professor, Civil Procedure Act, Hanyang University Law School
  • 2009-2010  Advisor, Judicial Policy Advisory Committee, Korean Supreme Court
  • 2009-2010  Member, Analysis Committee of Bar Exam Question Types, Ministry of Justice
  • 2008-2010  Partner, Hyun Attorneys at Law (formerly Achim Attorneys at Law)
  • 2008  Lecturer, Seoul National University Graduate School (Special Study of Corporate Law)
  • 2007-2008  Member of Dispute Resolution Board, Korea Securities Dealers Association
  • 2006-2007  Adjunct Professor, Civil Law in Practice, Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Korean Supreme Court
  • 2002- present  Lecturer, Corporate Law (Bankruptcy), Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Korean Supreme Court
  • 2001  Member, Amendment Committee of the Attorney-at-Law Act, Ministry of Justice
  • 2000-2008  Bankruptcy Trustee, Jinro Construction
  • 2000-2002  Lecturer, Seoul Public Officials Training Center
  • 1999-2008  Partner, Yulchon Attorneys at Law
  • 1998-1999  Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  • 1995-1998  Judge, Jeonju District Court, Gunsan Branch
  • 1995-1997  Lecturer, Civil Procedure Act, Gunsan University
  • 1994  Lecturer, Civil Procedure Act, Sookmyung Women’s University
  • 1993-1995  Judge, Seoul District Court, Southern Branch
  • 1991-1993  Judge, Seoul District Court, Uijeongbu Branch

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • 1991  Republic of Korea

Education

  • 1997  Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, Ph.D. course completed
  • 1994  Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, M.A
  • 1991  Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Korean Supreme Court
  • 1989  Seoul National University, LL.B

Personal

  • 2024  Leading Lawyer, Dispute resolution, asialaw
  • 2021-2023  Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
  • 2020-2024  Band 1, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers AP
  • 2020-2024  Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution, Legal 500
  • 2023  Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution, asialaw (Edition 27)(Edition 28)
  • 2019-2022  Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution, asialaw
  • 2019-2024  Litigation Star, Commercial and transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
  • 2018  Dispute Resolution Star, Commercial Disputes, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
  • 2016-2019  Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers AP

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