Yulchon Relocates to New Offices Yulchon LLC is pleased to announce that we have relocated to new offices as of October 10, 2017. Our new address is Parnas Tower, 38F, 521 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06164 Korea, just across the street from our previous location. Yulchon Clinches the Matter of the Year and Best in Tax Award at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017 Yulchon LLC is honored to be recognized in the categories of the Matter of the Year and Best in Tax at the Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards 2017 hosted by Asialaw Profiles. The winners were announced at an awards dinner held at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong on September 28, 2017. Yulchon received the Matter of the Year award for its role in a series of patent litigations between two of the largest steel manufacturers in the world in POSCO v. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation. In 2015, Yulchon was recognized with the same award for its role in the landmark case of Apple v. Samsung Electronics. In addition, Yulchon was blessed with a second award this year in the category of Best in Tax for its successful representation in a number of significant tax litigation cases, including the Korea Rail Network Authority VAT litigation and the Korea Gas Corporation customs duty litigation. This is the second consecutive year Yulchon was recognized in the category of Best in Tax. Jeong Yeol Choe, Chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group, provided the following statement regarding the awards on behalf of Yulchon, “We are delighted to receive both of these honors. These achievements are the result of collaboration and sharing ideas across the firm and the work of our talented people. We thank our clients and the industry for their support, and we will continue to strive to better serve our clients.” The Asialaw Asia-Pacific Dispute Resolution Awards, in its third year, recognize leaders in a variety of practice areas and jurisdictions. The awards highlight law firms that have notable strengths in handling Asia-related contentious matters. Sae Youn Kim, Hyung Keun Lee, Harald Sippel and Soo Jeong Ahn have been recognized as leading lawyers in Who’s Who Legal 2018. Sae Youn Kim, Hyung Keun Lee, Harald Sippel and Soo Jeong Ahn have been recognized as leading lawyers in Who’s Who Legal 2018. Selected practice areas are: - Sae Youn Kim: Arbitration - Hyung Keun Lee: Arbitration - Harald Sippel: Arbitration - Soo Jeong Ahn: Private Client Who’s Who Legal, a legal magazine published by Law Business Research Media Group, identifies the foremost legal practitioners across a broad range of legal practice areas for their expertise based upon a thorough, independent survey with general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Soon Moo Soh awarded with the 48th Korean Legal Culture Award Soon Moo Soh was honored with the 48th Korean Legal Culture Award by the Korean Bar Association on August 28. This award was given in acknowledgement of Mr. Soh’s invaluable contribution in advancing human rights and building a better legal culture through exemplary practice of law and legal research. Moritz Winkler receives reappointment from German School Seoul International (DSSI) Moritz Winkler has been reappointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of German School Seoul International (DSSI). As a Private International school accredited by the German Federal Ministry of Education, DSSI provides top-quality education to German expatriate families, other foreigners and Koreans living in Seoul. Hyeong Joo Lim listed in the ALB 40 Under 40 Hyeong Joo Lim from the Intellectual Property Practice Group was named in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) 40 Under 40. With this annual survey, ALB recognizes 40 outstanding legal professionals under the age of 40 who have worked on significant deals and disputes in the past year and have earned accolades from their colleagues and clients. In its October edition, ALB described Mr. Lim’s major achievements and quoted one of his clients saying “Lim is creative and driven in conducting projects.” Also, Mr. Lim was recently appointed as an evaluation committee member of the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA). NIPA provides technology commerce development services and develops strategic plans for the advancement of South Korean IT companies. Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to GRR: The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review 2018 Yulchon Restructuring & Insolvency Group lawyers Chul Man Kim, Ki Young Kim, Su Yeon Lee, Sun Kyoung Kim and Jin Seok Choi contributed the Korea chapter to the 2018 GRR: The Asia-Pacific Restructuring Review, published by Law Business Research. Kang Man Lee Authors ‘Handbook on the Urban Regeneration Act’ to be Published by the Seoul Government Handbook on the Urban Regeneration Act written by Kang Man Lee has been published in the midst of the urban regeneration issue attracting public attention in line with the Urban Regeneration New Deal policy driven by the Moon Jae-in Government, which announced that it will invest 10 trillion won every year and a total of 50 trillion won for five years in renovating outdated cities and in creating jobs in small and medium-sized construction companies. The Seoul Government is the first city government that has led the publication of the Handbook on the Urban Regeneration Act in order to improve understanding on legal systems applicable to the urban regeneration issue. Attorney Kang Man Lee, a recognized expert in the relevant field, co-authored the handbook with Officer Ji In Huh of the Seoul Government Regeneration Policy Department. The handbook explains the Special Act on Promotion of and Support for Urban Regeneration and the Enforcement Decree of the same, ordinances, guidelines, inquiries and answers as well as the concept of urban regeneration, and applicable legal systems and legislative procedures.