YOON&YANG
Yoon & Yang’s Environment Team consists of attorneys rich with expertise in environmental law, and professionals with diverse hands-on experience gained while working for the Ministry of Environment and other government departments. With its strong track record in advisory services and an in-depth understanding of clients, the Environment Team offers critical legal services that matter at each stage, including advisory services for all areas of environmental laws and regulations, and representation in administrative appeals and litigation.

Key Services

  • Advising on environmental laws and regulations, including air, water, waste, land pollution/contamination, and hazardous chemical substances
  • Responding to administrative dispositions related to environmental laws and regulations
  • Responding to administrative appeal/litigation and criminal cases related to environmental laws and regulations
  • Performing environmental law-related due diligence in connection with M&As and other transactions, and contractual relationships
  • Advising on compliance with environmental laws and regulations
  • Advising on handling chemical products and chemical substances
  • Offering services related to car exhaust emissions
  • Offering legal advice related to climate change, green growth, and carbon neutral

Representative Cases

  • Performed CRM (compliance) for Company H (a large domestic company) related to environment, safety, and labor
  • Advised Company L (a large domestic company) on advertising and the safety of a chemical product, and responded to its criminal case
  • Advised Company S (a large domestic company) on the safety of a chemical product
  • Performed due diligence for Company B (a multinational company) related to car exhaust emissions
  • Performed due diligence for Company S (a large domestic company) related to its acquisition of a waste incineration facility
  • Advised Company A (a multinational company) on by-products and waste
  • Advised Company S (a large domestic company) on chemical substances
  • Advised Company L (a large domestic company) on soil contamination caused by a smelter
  • Responded to Company K’s (a domestic public enterprise) damages litigation related to soil contamination
  • Responded to administrative dispositions imposed on many environment-related companies and handled litigation seeking for a related revocation