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Soo Yeon Han
Partner
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- TEL 82 2 6182 8343
- FAX 82 2 6003 7016
- E-MAIL sooyh@yoonyang.com
Biography
Soo Yeon Han is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include environment, ESG, public contracts, national defense, construction, M&As, maritime affairs and fisheries, food industry and North Korea.
After completing his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Mr. Han worked as a judge advocate of the Republic of Korea Army and an attorney-at-law at Yulchon LLC.
After completing his legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Mr. Han worked as a judge advocate of the Republic of Korea Army and an attorney-at-law at Yulchon LLC.
Experience
- 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2021-present Commissioner for Development and System Development, Korea Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
- 2020-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- 2010-22 Yulchon LLC
Education
- 2014 Kyunghee University Graduate School of Public Policy & Civic Engagement (M.A. in National Security and North Korea Policy)
- 2010 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.
- 2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute
Representative Matters
- Advised Tongil Foundation on acquisition of a defense industry company (2011)
- Advised Emart on acquisition of Kim’s Club (2012)
- Advised Harim Group on conversion into holding company and restructuring (2012)
- Represented construction companies and defense industry companies in litigations to seek cancellation of restriction on eligibility for participation in bids (sanctions on improper businesses) and suspension of business
- Represented construction companies in litigations involving price fluctuation, change of design, indirect costs and liquidated damage
- Represented construction companies, defense industry companies, fisheries companies and shipbuilders, etc. in application for preliminary injunctions regarding bidding (confirmation of successful bidder, prohibition on proceedings of bidding)
- Represented a construction company in arbitration to seek payment of construction costs for expansion of facilities at a production base in Incheon (2018)
- Represented Hanmi Global in litigation against Republic of Korea to seek payment of additional CM service fee (2019)
- Represented construction companies and engineering companies in litigation against LH to seek cancellation of penalty points for improper businesses (2020)
- Represented an SI company in litigation to seek payment for services to establish next-generation hospital information system for a police hospital (2020)
- Represented an environmental impact assessment company in litigation to seek cancellation of suspension of business (2021)
- Advised on soil remediation projects (returned US military base, sites for large development projects, etc.)
- Advised on waste disposal (comprehensive waste recycling business)
- Conducted environmental due diligence for acquisition of wastewater disposal company, waste incinerating/landfill facilities and recycling companies
- Advised on wastewater discharge facilities / permissible discharge limits (Water Environment Conservation Act)
- Advised on wastes and by-products
- Advised a refinery in handling a criminal case involving soil pollution
- Handled litigations to claim damage for soil pollution and the price of clean-up service
- Represented construction/environment-related companies in handling administrative dispositions and litigations to seek their cancellation
Publications
- A Study on Remedies for Claiming Compensation against North Korea (2017, master’s thesis)
- How to Successfully Invest in North Korea (2018)
- Cases under Construction Technology Promotion Act (2019)
- Environmental Law Cases, Pakyoungsa (Co-author)(2019)
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2007)
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Korean and English