Jung Wook
Yoo

J.D.
Associate

jwyoo@peterandkim.com +82 2 538 2900
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Bar admission
Republic of Korea, 2020
Nationalities
Korean
Languages
Korean, English
Location
Seoul

PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE

Jung Wook Yoo is as junior associate in the International Arbitration & Litigation Practice at Peter & Kim and is qualified as Korean lawyer. Jung Wook is a member of the Korean and Seoul Bar Associations, and works in English and Korean with equal proficiency.

Areas of
Expertise

  • Arbitration / Litigation
  • International project contracting
  • Korean Litigation
  • Joint Ventures / Consortia

Industry
Sector

  • Real Estate Icon Real Estate
  • Automotive & Heavy Industry Icon Automotive & Heavy Industry
  • Acting as counsel for a Korean investment fund in a US court litigation arising from a transaction involving the acquisition of 15 luxury hotels in the US net worth USD 5.8 billion.
  • Representing a Korean retail company in a JCAA arbitration seated in Japan concerning a Shareholder dispute related to Joint Venture agreement.
  • Providing legal advice to the Republic of Korea in an anti-dumping WTO proceeding.
  • Providing legal advice to a Korean steel supplier in a payment dispute from a multinational construction project.
  • Other various advisory and international arbitration cases.
  • Associate, Peter & Kim (2020 – present)
  • Legal Intern, LOGOS Law, LLC. Seocho Branch Office (2015)
  • Interpretation Officer to the Commandant, ROK Marine Corps (2009 – 2012)
  • Konkuk University Law School (J.D., 2018)
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2008)
  • Korean and Seoul Bar Associations