Yulchon

Environment/Energy Disputes, Sports / Entertainment / Game Disputes, Healthcare Disputes, Corporate/M&A Disputes, Dispute Resolution

Partner, Co-head of Dispute Resolution Practice

Yong Pyo Yeom is a partner at Yulchon where his practice area focuses on litigation and arbitration. He joined Yulchon as an associate in 1998 and was made a partner in 2007. Mr. Yeom’s experience also includes an associate position at Shin & Kim. Additionally, he held a public prosecutor position at the Changwon District Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office.

2005-present Partner, Yulchon LLC 2021-present  Outside Director, KG Chemical 2021-present  Member, National Election Survey Deliberation Commission 2021-present  Member, Sports Fair Commission of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee 2021-present  Member, KBO Reward and Punishment Committee 2019-present  Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board 2019-2021  Member of the Sentencing Commission, Supreme Court 2019-2021  Vice President, Korean Bar Association 2017-2019  Vice Chairman and Acting Chairman, Seoul Bar Association 2017-2019  Civil Mediation Committee Member, Seoul Central District Court 2015-2017  Director of International Affairs & Member Director, Seoul Bar Association 2013-2018  Adjunct professor, Seoul National University School of Law 2012-2019  Early Mediator, Seoul Bar Association 2011-2013  Director, Korean Bar Association 2007-2008  Media Committee Member, SK Communications Co., Ltd. 2004-2005  Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors Office 2002-2004  Prosecutor, Changwon District Prosecutors Office 2001-2002  Shin & Kim 1999-2001  Yulchon LLC

Korean, English

1996 Seoul National University, LL.B. 2003 Seoul National University, Graduate School(Master Course) 2009 University of California Berkeley, LL.M. 1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

2024  Super 50 Disputes Lawyers, Asian Legal Business 2024  Litigation star, Product liability and recall, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022-2024  Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution, Legal 500 2022  Korea's Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal 2021-2022  Korea Super 30 Lawyers, Asian Legal Business 2020-2023  Litigation Star, BENCHMARK LITIGATION AP 2020  Leading Lawyer, Legal Times 2019-2023  Leading Lawyer, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Chambers AP 2019  Dispute Resolution Star, BENCHMARK LITIGATION AP 2019  Lawyer of the Year, Legal Times 2017  Commended External Counsel of the Year, In-House Community, ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL