Yoon & Yang LLC provides a full range of legal advisory and dispute settlement services on all types of maritime disputes and transactions for domestic and foreign ship caterers, P&I clubs, maritime insurance companies, government agencies and shippers of every type. Sang-Pil Lee heads the practice and has extensive experience in a wide variety of shipping and maritime matters, specialising in shipping-related dispute resolution. Elayne Heeseung Sung is a foreign attorney and holds extensive experience of advising financial institutions and businesses on cross-border transactions, with a focus on lease and transportation finance.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘I believe that Elayne Heeseung Sung is one of the few lawyers capable of providing top-level legal advice in shipping financing in Korea. Her comprehensive advice from various angles instils confidence.’

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Key clients

  • Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.
  • H-LINE Shipping Co.,Ltd.
  • S-OIL Corporation
  • SK Shipping Co.,Ltd.
  • HeungKuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co.,Ltd.
  • HYUNDAI STEEL COMPANY
  • LOTTE GLOBAL LOGISTICS CO,. LTD
  • Korea Export Insurance Corporation
  • INTERGIS CO., LTD
  • PLANTEC Co.,Ltd
  • KDB
  • KOREAN AIR LINES CO.,LTD
  • K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised Hyundai Steel on a dispute involving additional freight costs claimed by Polaris Shipping and Hyundai Glovis due to a route change mandated by K-line to avoid war risks.
  • Represented POSCO Plantec in a lawsuit against Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance and Dongbang Co., Ltd for compensation and insurance payments after obsolete unloading equipment was damaged during transport.
  • Represented SK Shipping in a product liability case against KOGAS for defects in LNG carriers' containment systems, causing annual losses exceeding KRW 120bn.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sang-Pil Lee

Other key lawyers

Elayne Heeseung Sung, Chongsu Seo, Myung-Ahn Kim, David Lee