Joo, Byung Chang
Practice Areas
Introduction
Byung Chang Joo is a partner at Yulchon LLC, specializing in dispute resolution. He earned a B.A. in Business Administration from Yonsei University and an LL.M. from the University of Southern California, where he also obtained a Certificate in Media and Entertainment Law. He is admitted to the Korean Bar, having passed the 52nd Korean Bar Examination and completed the 42nd class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. His practice focuses on securities and financial disputes, commercial and corporate control disputes, financial consumer disputes, white-collar crime involving unfair trade practices under the Capital Markets Act, and disputes in the sports, media, and entertainment sectors.
- 2022 University of Southern California, LL.M.
- 2013 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 2013 Yonsei University, Business Administration, B.A
- 2016-present Yulchon LLC
- 2019-2020 Seconded to Financial Consumer Protection Department, Hana Bank
- 2014-2016 Government Attorney, Commercial Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Justice, Korea
- 2013-2014 Government Attorney, Busan Eastern Branch, Korea Legal Aid Corporation
- 2013 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Representative Matters
- 2025 Represented non-ferrous metal smelting company K and obtained a favorable ruling in a lawsuit raised by a shareholder seeking a preliminary injunction against the exercise of voting rights
- 2024 Represented asset management company S and obtained a favorable judgment in a lawsuit concerning the alleged mis-selling of B Fund
- 2024 Represented securities company H and obtained a favorable judgment in a lawsuit concerning losses in wrap accounts
- 2024 Represented securities company K and obtained a favorable judgment in a lawsuit concerning the alleged mis-selling of H Fund
- 2023 Represented semiconductor equipment manufacturer A in a corporate control dispute (including a shareholder’s application for a preliminary injunction to inspect and copy accounting books, etc.), and obtained a favorable ruling for the client
- 2023 Advised telecommunications company K on matters arising from a shareholder derivative lawsuit against its directors
- 2023 Advised country club M on a corporate control dispute
- 2023 Represented securities company K in litigation concerning the alleged mis-selling of a Nikkei 225 index option fund
- 2022 Advised a DLS-issuing securities company and handled regulatory investigations relating to the mis-selling of healthcare, heritage, and UK funds
- 2021 Advised NH Bank, Busan Bank, and Kyongnam Bank on the amendment and enhancement of their internal policies in compliance with the Financial Consumer Protection Act
