Hwang, In Yong
Practice Areas
Introduction
In Yong Hwang is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Yulchon LLC. He engages primarily in litigation and advisory cases regarding various financial institutions, including banks, private equity/venture capital, securities companies, and also specializes in the areas of advisory and litigation for domestic/foreign insolvency procedures, corporate restructuring and maritime/shipbuilding/trade. Mr. Hwang studied in Japan and worked as a dispatched associate at Japanese law firms for a year and a half, during which he presented papers on the Japanese Insolvency Law.
- 2015-2017 Waseda University, Insolvency Law, Research Fellow (under Professor Tetsuo Kato)
- 2008 Seoul National University, Commercial Code, LL.M., Commercial Code, LL.M.
- 2006 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 2006 Seoul National University, Economics, B.A., Economics, B.A.
- 2011-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
- 2016-2017 Dispatched Attorney, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
- 2016 Dispatched Attorney, TMI Associates
- 2009-2011 Public-service Attorney, Korea Justice Department
- 2008-2009 Public-service Attorney, Ulsan District Proscutor’s office
- 2008 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English, Japanese
Awards/Recognition
- 2026 Leading Lawyer, Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers AP
- 2025 Up and Coming, Restructuring/Insolvency, Chambers AP
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Restructuring and insolvency, IFLR 1000
- 2023 Highly regarded, Restructuring and insolvency, IFLR 1000 (Edition 33)
- 2023-2026 Litigation star, Insolvency, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific