YOON&YANG

Ho Seung Yang Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7550
FAX 82 2 6003 7036
E-MAIL hsyang@hwawoo.com

Ho Seung Yang is a partner (former managing partner) at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include corporate law, and financial/capital markets.
As Mr. Yang passed both the civil service examination and the bar examination, he built experiences in various organizations including the Ministry of Government Administration (currently Ministry of Public Administration and Safety). Based on such experiences, he has represented a large number of clients in litigation and other disputes in relation to corporate law, finance, securities, derivatives, funds, management rights, M&As and inheritance, etc. Mr. Yang has also handled antitrust and competition issues (e.g. Korea’s first civil litigation involving cartels of intermediary goods), and intellectual property issues (e.g. international litigation on NAND flash memories).

Experience

2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2018-present Vice President, Alumni Association of College of Commerce, Seoul National University
2015-present Vice President, Korea Securities Law Association
2011-present Director, SPC Happy Foundation
2007-present Member of KSTI / Korea Securities Law Association / Center for Financial Law of Seoul National University
1998-present Member of Civil Law Research Society, Supreme Court
2019-23 Executive Vice President, Seoul National University Alumni Association
2018-23 Vice President, Seoul National University Alumni Association
2014-17 Legal Counsel, Suhyup Bank
2013-15 Legal & Tax Advisor, National Tax Service
2012-21 Member of Steering Committee, Korea Specialty Contractor Financial Cooperative
2012-16 Member of Central Administrative Appeals Commission Corporation
2012-16 Member of Operating Committee, Bar Education Institute, Korean Bar Association
2011-15 Statutory Auditor, Korea Securities Law Association
2011-15 Commissioner, Deliberation Committee for KOSPI Market Listing & Disclosure, Korea Exchange
2011-13 Member of Deliberation Committee for KOSPI Market Listing & Disclosure, Korea Exchange
2010-14 Legal Counsel, Korea Food & Drug Administration
2009-13 Member of Examination Committee for Recoveries of Bad Debts, Korea Specialty Contractor Financial Cooperative
2009-13 Legal Advisor, Korea Specialty Contractor Financial Cooperative
2009-11 Director, Korean Securities Law Association
2006-08 Member of Supervisory Committee, Securities & Futures Commission
2004-06 Presiding Judge, Seoul Northern District Court
2003 Examiner, 1st and 2nd tests of the Korean Bar Exam
2001-04 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute
2000-01 Presiding Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court
1998-00 Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court
1996-98 Judge, Seoul High Court
1995-96 Judge, Seoul Family Court
1993-95 Judge, Seoul District Civil Court
1990-93 Judge, Seobu Branch of Seoul District Court
1988-90 Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court
1987-88 Judge, Seoul District Civil Court
1985-87 Judge, Suwon District Court
1978-79 Deputy Director, Ministry of Government Administration (currently Ministry of Public Administration and Safety)

Education

2005 Seoul National University Professional Legal Research Course (Internet and Law) (coursework completed)
1984 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1978 Seoul National University, B.A. in Economics
1977 Passed 19th Civil Service Examination

Representative Matters

Represented domestic companies in disputes with officers
Handled shareholders’ disputes
Advised a conglomerate on handling of minority shareholders
Advised on investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission
Handled international litigation on infringement of trade secrets regarding NAND flash
Handled litigations seeking damage compensation against companies involved in cartels for flour, sugar and automatic teller machines
Represented the Korea Water Resources Corporation in litigation seeking payment of indirect costs for four river projects and Ara Waterway construction
Represented a Hynix official in a litigation seeking damage compensation
Represented an outside auditor of SK in a litigation seeking damage compensation
Represented an accounting firm in litigation seeking damage compensation in relation to DR listing of Gao Xian (China)
Advised on sudden unintended acceleration of BMW
Represented a bank on litigation seeking payment upon payment guarantee

Publications

[Books]

“Handbook on Practical Administrative Litigation”, Seoul High Court (Co-author, 1998)
“Annotations to the Capital Markets Act”, Korean Securities Law Association, Pakyoungsa (Co-author, 2015)

[Dissertations]

“Validity of Double Transfer of Ownership”, Supreme Court Decision Commentary, Issue 31 (1999)
“Important Precedents by Subject Matter – Capital Markets Law”, Law Times (2008 - 2015)