Yulchon

Environment/Energy Disputes, Sports / Entertainment / Game Disputes, Healthcare Disputes, Corporate/M&A Disputes, Dispute Resolution

Partner, Co-head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Yong Pyo Yeom is a partner at Yulchon where his practice area focuses on litigation and arbitration. He joined Yulchon as an associate in 1998 and was made a partner in 2007. Mr. Yeom’s experience also includes an associate position at Shin & Kim. Additionally, he held a public prosecutor position at the Changwon District Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office.

• 2005-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
• 2021-present  Outside Director, KG Chemical
• 2021-present  Member, National Election Survey Deliberation Commission
• 2021-present  Member, Sports Fair Commission of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
• 2021-present  Member, KBO Reward and Punishment Committee
• 2019-present  Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
• 2019-2021  Member of the Sentencing Commission, Supreme Court
• 2019-2021  Vice President, Korean Bar Association
• 2017-2019  Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, Seoul Bar Association
• 2017-2019  Civil Mediation Committee Member, Seoul Central District Court
• 2015-2017  Director of International Affairs & Member Director, Seoul Bar Association
• 2013-2018  Adjunct professor, Seoul National University School of Law
• 2012-2019  Early Mediator, Seoul Bar Association
• 2011-2013  Director, Korean Bar Association
• 2007-2008  Media Committee Member, SK Communications Co., Ltd.
• 2004-2005  Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors Office
• 2002-2004  Prosecutor, Changwon District Prosecutors Office
• 2001-2002  Shin & Kim
• 1999-2001  Yulchon LLC

Korean, English

• 1996 Seoul National University, LL.B.
• 2003 Seoul National University, Graduate School(Master Course)
• 2009 University of California Berkeley, LL.M.
• 1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

• 2024  Super 50 Disputes Lawyers, Asian Legal Business
• 2024  Litigation star, Product liability and recall, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
• 2022-2024  Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution, Legal 500
• 2022  Korea's Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
• 2021-2022  Korea Super 30 Lawyers, Asian Legal Business
• 2020-2023  Litigation Star, BENCHMARK LITIGATION AP
• 2020  Leading Lawyer, Legal Times
• 2019-2023  Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers AP
• 2019  Dispute Resolution Star, BENCHMARK LITIGATION AP
• 2019  Lawyer of the Year, Legal Times
• 2017  Commended External Counsel of the Year, In-House Community, ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL