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Pyo, Jung Ryul
Practice Areas
Introduction
Jung Ryul Pyo is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Yulchon LLC. He primarily practices in the area of securities/finance disputes, insurance claims, commercial and corporate disputes, and criminal defense of market abuse (insider dealing and market manipulation). He also specializes in capital market regulation, insurance regulation, and laws relating to FinTech. Mr. Pyo received his LL.B. from Seoul National University and his LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law from Queen Mary University of London, and is licensed to practice in Korea.
- 2017 Queen Mary University of London, LL.M.
- 2009 Seoul National University, M.A.
- 2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 2005 Seoul National University, LL.B.
- 2012-present Yulchon LLC
- 2017-2018 Government Attorney, Secretariat of Korean Civil Code Reform Committee, Office of Legal Counsel of the Ministry of Justice
- 2009-2010 Government Attorney, Korea Legal Aid Corporation, Tongyoung Branch
Korean, English, Japanese, French
Representative Matters
- 2016 Represented KOSPI 2000 Option traders in their alleged market manipulation
- 2015 Successfully represented ex-officers and employees of listed companies in their alleged use of undisclosed information
- 2015 Successfully represented ELS Hedge traders in their alleged market manipulation
- 2015 Successfully represented small investors in their alleged market manipulation
- 2015 Represented officers and employees of securities companies in their sanctions with respect to prohibition of compensating loss to investors
Awards/Recognition
- 2026 Up and Coming, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers AP
- 2024-2026 Future star, Commercial and transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
