법무법인(유한) 율촌 | Yulchon LLC

In recent years, there has been a surge in investigations and trials on large-scale financial crimes, virtual currency-related crimes and technology leakage incidents that occur across borders, as well as investigations and trials involving multinational corporations, stemming from various administrative controls on fair trade, personal information, environment, and industrial safety. This trend has led to a rise in criminal cases with international dimensions, including cases involving international cooperative investigations facilitated by mutual legal assistance between countries, Interpol’s alerts for locating wanted persons, and requests for extradition. In response, Yulchon has formed a Global White-Collar Defense Team to provide more professional and systematic services, leveraging seamless collaboration between domestic and international experts. The team brings together top professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. It is composed of lawyers with previous experience as police officers and former prosecutors who have developed unparalleled expertise in international criminal affairs, including the former head of the International Crime Investigation Department of the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office, the former head of the International Criminal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Justice and those with career backgrounds in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, as well as former U.S. federal prosecutors and lawyers with extensive experience in handling international criminal cases at major foreign companies. The team's key services include (i) advice regarding investigations by Korean investigative agencies against foreign companies and their executives and employees (interviews, seizure and search, requests for documents, mutual legal assistance in criminal affairs, travel bans, Interpol's alerts for wanted persons, requests for extradition, etc.); (ii) advice regarding investigations by foreign investigative agencies against Korean companies and their executives and employees (FCPA issues, etc.); (iii) advice regarding criminal charges/accusations filed by foreign companies or their executives and employees against Korean investigative agencies; and (iv) advice regarding internal investigations concerning finance, HR, risk management, compliance and other matters within foreign companies and the overseas offices of Korean companies.