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Overview
Yoon & Yang’s Europe Team is comprised of foreign attorneys licensed to practice law in Europe, Korea-licensed attorneys who were trained in Europe, and experienced partner attorneys who worked with European clients for many years. In addition to the bench with deep knowledge of local markets, the Team is expanding its collaborative ties with global law firms across Europe as well as locally specialized law firms.
Wherever the client is at—not only in Western Europe, such as Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, the three Benelux countries, and Portugal, but also the three Scandinavian Countries and Eastern Europe—Yoon & Yang’s international presence ensures that its experts provide seamless business advice on various legal matters, such as domestic investment, transactions with domestic companies, domestic civil/criminal cases, and regulations. In addition, the Team’s nuanced understanding of the underlying values and corporate culture achieves a pragmatic solution that ensures a gain for all parties involved.
The Europe Team approaches its matters with an international perspective. Accordingly, the Team aims to deliver a holistic strategy for each client by working with the Germany and the Spain Teams, as well as the Russia & CIS Team, the Southeast Asia Team, the China Team, the Japan Team, and the MENA Team.
Wherever the client is at—not only in Western Europe, such as Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, the three Benelux countries, and Portugal, but also the three Scandinavian Countries and Eastern Europe—Yoon & Yang’s international presence ensures that its experts provide seamless business advice on various legal matters, such as domestic investment, transactions with domestic companies, domestic civil/criminal cases, and regulations. In addition, the Team’s nuanced understanding of the underlying values and corporate culture achieves a pragmatic solution that ensures a gain for all parties involved.
The Europe Team approaches its matters with an international perspective. Accordingly, the Team aims to deliver a holistic strategy for each client by working with the Germany and the Spain Teams, as well as the Russia & CIS Team, the Southeast Asia Team, the China Team, the Japan Team, and the MENA Team.
Key Services
- Offering overall advice to European companies on domestic investment and M&As
- Offering overall advice to domestic companies on investment and M&As in Europe
- Advising European companies on domestic antitrust and competition laws, and domestic companies on antitrust and competition laws related to foreign investment
- Advising European companies on domestic IP and trade secret infringement
- Advising European companies on domestic civil/criminal cases and administrative regulations
- Resolving disputes, including international arbitration and litigation (dispute resolution)
- Advising on international trade, the WTO, and FTAs
- Advising on international taxation, customs duties, and transfer pricing taxation
Representative Cases
- Advised the National Pension Service on real estate and tax affairs in connection with its purchase of Sony Center in Berlin, Germany
- Successfully represented Salvatore Ferragamo in trademark infringement litigation against Kumkang, a leading Korean shoe brand
- Represented Italian defense company Oto Melara in trade secret infringement litigation against Hyundai Wia
- Advised E-Land Group on its acquisition of shares of Carrefour Korea
- Represented C&M in the issuance of USD 650 million bonds in the Euro market in 2006, the largest issuance carried out by a Korean company
- Represented Parker ITR (Italy) and Trellebord Industrie (Sweden) in an international cartel case involving 6 international marine hose sellers and significantly reduced the amount of penalty surcharges imposed on them
- Represented Infineon Technology (Germany) in a KFTC deliberation case on the international cartel of 4 DRAM manufacturers and concluded the relevant deliberation procedure
