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John D. Ro
Senior Foreign Attorney
- TEL 82 2 6003 7584
- FAX 82 2 6003 7806
- E-MAIL dhr@hwawoo.com
Biography
John D. Ro' is a senior foreign attorney and his practice areas include M&A, cross-border transactions, corporate law, finance and banking, international litigation, criminal proceedings and alternative dispute resolution.
With his extensive experience in the above practice areas, Mr. Ro has been the lead attorney in various negotiations, documentation and consummation of complex M&A, formation of joint ventures, cross-border investments and financial transactions, as well as in licensing intellectual property rights. Mr. Ro has also handled litigation and other contentious matters for commercial and intellectual property related disputes in courts. In addition, he has advised a large number of multinational corporations in cross-border transactions, formation of subsidiaries and branch offices, trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation, real-estate leases and transactions, financing, litigation, criminal proceedings, and more for his clients.
With his extensive experience in the above practice areas, Mr. Ro has been the lead attorney in various negotiations, documentation and consummation of complex M&A, formation of joint ventures, cross-border investments and financial transactions, as well as in licensing intellectual property rights. Mr. Ro has also handled litigation and other contentious matters for commercial and intellectual property related disputes in courts. In addition, he has advised a large number of multinational corporations in cross-border transactions, formation of subsidiaries and branch offices, trademark infringement and trade secret misappropriation, real-estate leases and transactions, financing, litigation, criminal proceedings, and more for his clients.
Experience
- 2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2002-06 Kim Shin & Yu
- 1994-02 Central International Law Firm
- 1990-93 TRT Communications (Financial Reporting Accountant)
- 1989-90 Northern Telecom (Financial Analyst)
Education
- 1996 University of Maryland School of Law J.D.
- 1989 University of Washington, B.A. in Economics
Representative Matters
- Advised on acquisition of Carrefour by E-land (second largest M&A of the year in Korea)
- Advised on acquisition of UBM Korea by Informa
- Handled a fraud case between Apple and a Korean criminal group regarding warranty claim / Represented IBM before the National Labor Relations Commission and the Ministry of Employment and Labor
- Handled commercial litigation in Korea and split-off of Honeywell
- Handled regulations applicable to CHANEL and its commercial projects
- Handled application for merger of Maersk and IBM in Korea for purposes of cooperation based on block chain technologies
- Represented AIA in an insurance related litigation
- Represented Vicenzi in a commercial litigation against a multinational confectionary manufacturer
- Handled the case involving massive labor-related issue of IBM
- Handled the case involving infringement of intellectual properties of WL Gore
- Handled the case involving infringement of copyright of Barbri
- Handled the joint venture project between Northern Trust and Woori Bank
- Advised Airbus on privacy compliance
- Advised Walter Wang on regulatory compliance regarding investment
- Advised on charity activities in Korea by Paypal and SC Johnson
- Reviewed various commercial agreements for Amazon
Insights
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Admitted to bar, California (1997); New York (2000)
Certified Public Accountant, Maryland (1997) -
English and Korean
