Suyeon Jung > Kwon & Co > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile
Kwon & Co Offices
19, SAEMUNAN-RO 5-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03173
South Korea
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Suyeon Jung
Work Department
Shipping, Marine Insurance
Position
Senior Associate
Career
As a Senior Associate of Kwon & Co., Suyeon Jung has assisted Tae Il Kwon in most of the prominent cases at Kwon & Co. and has received good outcomes.
Having lived in the United States for 4 years, she has excellent command of English which is very helpful in providing legal opinions to foreign clients of Kwon & Co. which comprises about 80% of Kwon & Co.’s work.
Suyeon Jung has been especially accumulating huge volume of experience in various issues on the vessel crew/stevedores, especially regarding work related and non-work related disease concerning Korean Seafarers’ Act. She has also dealt with numerous vessel arrest cases in Korea; based on her professional and prompt response to the cases, she has never failed in arresting or releasing the vessels so far since her years in Kwon & Moon.
She has also worked with many Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy cases representing Hanjin Shipping’s creditors; by assisting Tae Il Kwon, Kwon & Co. has received very good outcomes in retrieving foundation credits regarding time-charterparties.
Languages
Korean, English
Memberships
Korean Bar Association
Education
Jan. 2017 – Present : Law Offices Kwon & Co.
Apr. 2014 – Dec. 2016 : Law Offices Kwon & Moon
2014 : Passed the Bar Exam, Korea
2014 : Yonsei University Law School
2009 : Seoul National University (B.A. in International Relations, Minor in Law)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Shipping: local firms
(Next Generation Partners)Praised for its consistently ‘prompt and precise advice’, boutique firm Kwon & Co is led by Tae Il Kwon, a renowned charterparty dispute, rehabilitation and bankruptcy specialist with expertise in Korean and English law. Suyeon Jung, who has considerable experience assisting with cargo claims and handling cases relating to seafarers’ injury and illness, provides valuable support. With clients comprising domestic and global shipping companies, along with P&I clubs, the firm is regularly instructed to act on vessel arrests, collisions and groundings, and cases involving criminal and maritime tribunals, all of which the team is adept at handling.