South Korea

Overview

Yulchon is a full-service law firm headquartered in Seoul, Korea, advising on a full range of specialized practice areas, including corporate & finance, antitrust, tax, real estate & construction, dispute resolution, IP & technology, and labor & employment. With more than 600 professionals, including former KIPO examiners and in-house counsel, Yulchon has six overseas offices in five jurisdictions and has 10 regional practice teams covering the world.

Yulchon was established in 1997 by top legal professionals to create “a community of legal experts combining their talents,” the literal meaning of Yulchon. Yulchon has grown rapidly without any mergers or acquisitions, to become an acknowledged market leader among Korea’s law firms. Today, Yulchon lawyers rank among the very top practitioners in the country and work together in multidisciplinary teams to provide the highest quality of legal services to its clients.

Furthermore, as Korea’s leading provider of pro bono legal services, Yulchon takes on various public interest legal matters together with Onyul, a public interest affiliate Yulchon established in 2014. Our pro bono efforts include works related to non-profit organizations, community development, charitable fund-raising, tax litigation support, refugee assistance, and adult guardianship.