Mr Sung Keun Park > Yulchon > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Yulchon Offices

Yulchon
PARNAS TOWER 38F, 521 TEHERAN-RO
GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06164
South Korea
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Mr Sung Keun Park

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Work Department

Lease&Transportation Finance, Acquisition Finance, Corporate & Finance, Real Estate & Construction, Alternative Investments (Real Estate Transactions / Shipping / Aviation / Infrastructure)

Position

Foreign Attorney

Career

Sung Keun Park is a foreign attorney at Yulchon LLC in the corporate and finance practice. Mr. Park’s practice focuses on general banking and finance, ship finance, aviation finance, acquisition finance, project finance, real estate and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Park has extensive experience in representing financial institutions, private equity funds and corporations in a broad range of cross-border transactions and matters. Prior to joining Yulchon LLC in 2012, Mr. Park worked at Schulte Roth & Zabel in its New York office. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2007 and B.A. in business administration from Seoul National University in 2000. He is admitted to practice law in New York.                    

  • 2012-present  Foreign Attorney, Yulchon LLC
  • 2009-2012  Foreign attorney, Lee & Ko
  • 2007-2009  Associate, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • 2000-2003  Loan Officer, New York Branch, Chohung Bank

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • 2008  New York

Education

  • 2007  Cornell Law School, J.D.
  • Summer 2005  Institute of International and Comparative Law, Cornell Law School and Universite de Paris 1 (Pantheon – Sorbonne), Paris, France
  • 2000  Seoul National University, B.A.

Personal

  • 2024  Leading Lawyer, Banking, M&A, IFLR 1000
  • 2019-2024  Next Generation Partner, Banking & Finance, Legal 500
  • 2023  Rising Star Partner, Banking, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 33)
  • 2023  Rising Star Partner, Banking, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 32)
  • 2022  Rising Star, Banking, M&A, IFLR 1000 (Edition 31)
  • 2021  IFLR Asia Future Leaders, IFLR
  • 2019-2021  Rising Star, Banking; M&A, IFLR1000

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Shipping: local firms

Yulchon offers comprehensive expertise across both contentious and non-contentious shipping matters, with a particular focus on shipping finance for domestic clients. The practice is co-headed by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun, both of whom are highly regarded in the field. Christopher Joon Tae Cho brings a strong financial background to his focus on shipping finance, providing clients with in-depth expertise in complex financial transactions. Geen Kim specialises in alternative investments, while Sung Keun Park has extensive experience representing financial institutions, private equity funds, and corporations in a wide range of cross-border transactions.

South Korea > Banking and finance: local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Sung Keun Park – Yulchon

Yulchon is highly regarded for its expertise in advising banks and lenders as well as corporate borrowers on a wide array of transactions involving bank loans, structured finance, and finance-linked derivatives for hedging purposes. The team is co-led by Young Su Shin and Sung Wook Eun. Sung Keun Park and senior foreign legal counsel Christopher Joon Tae Cho handle a wide range of mandates, including financial restructuring and infrastructure-related transactions. Ho Jin Lee specialises in advising on acquisitions in the construction industry, private equity, and loan financing.

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