YOON&YANG

Jeongju Jahng Partner

TEL 82 2 6182 8135
FAX 82 2 6003 7832
E-MAIL jjjahng@yoonyang.com

Jeongju Jahng is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice areas are customs, international trade, foreign investment, and intellectual property.
Mr. Jahng worked as a deputy director at the FTA Trade Rules Division, International Legal Affairs Division, Overseas Voting Team, and Trade Dispute Settlement Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From 2013 he served as a deputy director of the Trade Dispute Settlement Division and the FTA Goods Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and retired after working in the Trade Dispute Settlement Division. Based on these experiences, he provides legal services on resolving the various legal issues faced by domestic and foreign companies, and also provides advice to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Environment, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Experience

2018-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2018 Deputy Director, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2016-18 Deputy Director, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2015-16 Deputy Director, FTA Goods Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2013-15 Deputy Director, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2012-13 Deputy Director, Trade Distpute Settlement Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2011-12 Deputy Director, Overseas Voting Team, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2008-11 Deputy Director, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2007-08 Deputy Director, FTA Trade Rules Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Education

2007 Judicial Training & Research Institute
2001 Korea University, B.A. in Spanish Language and Literature (Minor: Law)

Representative Matters

[Response to government regulations of major countries]

Advised on US laws (Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), CHIPS Act and Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act) and EU laws & regulations (Foreign Subsidies Regulation, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, Critical Raw Materials Act, Eco Design Regulations, Packaging Waste Directive, and Amended Rules for Waste Shipment)
Represented a Brazilian company in the Korea Trade Commission’s anti-dumping investigation of Indonesian/Brazilian-made uncoated paper

[Free Trade Agreement (FTA)]

Represented the Korean government in the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) that a US citizen filed related to land expropriation based on the Korea-US FTA
Advised on various matters related to FTA negotiations (i.e., amendment of Korea-US FTA and RCEP) and previously executed FTAs by Korea

[World Trade Organization (WTO) Conventions]

Advised on various WTO conventions, such as GATT, Anti-dumping Agreement, Subsidy Agreement, and Government Procurement Agreement
Advised on case involving US anti-dumping measure against Korean-made oil well steel pipes
Advised on case involving US anti-dumping and countervailing duties against Korean-made washing machines
Advised on case involving US technical barriers to trade of tuna products from Mexico
Advised on case involving US technical barriers to trade of beef from Canada and Mexico
Advised on case involving US import regulation of Indonesian-made cigarette products