Jung Wook Yoo is as senior associate in the International Arbitration & Litigation Practice at Peter & Kim and is qualified as a Korean lawyer. Jung Wook is a member of the Korean and Seoul Bar Associations and works in English and Korean with equal proficiency.
Career details
- Senior Associate, Peter & Kim (2025 – Present)
- Associate, Peter & Kim (2023 – 2024)
- Junior Associate, Peter & Kim (2020 – 2023)
- Legal Intern, LOGOS Law, LLC. Seocho Branch Office (2015)
- Interpretation Officer to the Commandant, ROK Marine Corps (2009 – 2012)
Education details
- Konkuk University Law School (J.D., 2018)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2008)
Experience
- 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.
- Counsel in an ICC arbitration case with the underlying dispute valued at multi-billion dollars seated in Seoul governed by Korean law over a dispute concerning multiple financial investors’ exercise of the put option and unlisted stock’s valuation.
- Counsel in an ICC arbitration seated in London arising from a joint venture between Korean and American biosimilar companies, after which the client entered into a successful settlement agreement for over USD 1 billion assets.
- Counsel for a German precision optics market leader in a dispute with a Korean company, encompassing asset freezes, civil litigation, criminal procedures, and execution of judgment.
- Counsel in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong between two consortiums of multinational financial investors arising from an M&A of a biotechnology company, concerning the alleged breach of representations and warranties.
- Counsel in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore arising out of the Settlement Agreement over the recalls of the luxury German-brand automobiles and the supply of the automotive parts by the Korean manufacturer.
- Counsel for a Korean retail company in a JCAA arbitration seated in Japan concerning a Shareholder dispute related to Joint Venture agreement.
- Counsel for a major automotive company in two HKIAC arbitrations arising from the sale of a subsidiary to a Chinese company.
- Counsel for a Korean steel supplier in a SIAC arbitration arising from a steel supply contract in connection with a major construction project in Australia.
- Counsel in an injunctive proceeding of a multi-billion dollar claim between a Korean supplier and an Australian LNG development company in a South Korean court.
- Advised the Republic of Korea in a series of ICSID proceedings.
- Advised the Republic of Korea in an anti-dumping WTO proceeding.
- Advised a Korean steel supplier in a payment dispute from a multi-national construction project.
- Advised a Korean entertainment conglomerate on claims regarding intellectual property against a Chinese IT company.
- Advised a Korean shareholder in a dispute arising between US-based shareholders of a South Korean golf equipment and sportswear manufacturer.
- Regularly advises Korean construction companies on construction-related claims and potential disputes with subcontractors and/or employers.
- Regularly advises clients on international arbitration procedures, challenges and enforcement of international arbitral awards, interim measures in respect of arbitration proceedings.
- Regularly advises the Korean government on issues relating to World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes and other international trade disputes, and investor-state disputes (ISD), etc.
Professional Affiliations
- Korean and Seoul Bar Associations
Accolades/Rankings
- Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP) Asia 2024: Oral Submission Finalist (Delos Dispute Resolution, 2024
Publications
- Korean Translation, ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention, 2nd Edition, ICCA, 2025
- Co-author, A Practical Guide to Delaware Chancery Court Litigation for Korean Companies, kslawbook, 2025.