IPG Legal professionals are recognized internationally for delivering tailored and effective solutions to the most rewarding opportunities and most perplexing challenges via our Strategy-First focus, intense dedication, and our love for assisting clients in winning opportunities, and resolving challenges. We run the highly-rated Korean Law Blog. The Korean Law Blog (www.thekoreanlawblog.com)
IPG Legal received recognition and awards for its legal services, including being ranked as a leading law firm in Korea by Chambers and Partners, a prominent legal ranking organization.
- IPG Legal was rated the Top Dispute Resolution Law of the Year.
- IPG Legal foreign attorney Sean Hayes was Rated a Top 100 Lawyer working in Korea.
- IPG Legal has an excellent track record of assisting expats in Korea in divorce, child abduction, estate, labor & employment law, inheritance, immigration, criminal defense, and civil litigation.
- IPG Legal has a strong track record in helping foreign businesses navigate the legal and regulatory landscape in Korea, including advising on market entry, investment, and M&A transactions.
- The firm’s attorneys are fluent in Chinese, English, & Korean and have experience working with clients from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
IPG Legal is engaged in work for individuals and companies in the following areas of law:
PRACTICES
- Korean Antitrust, Competition & FTC
- Korean Arbitration, Int'l & Domestic
- Korean Civil Litigation
- Korean Child Abduction
- Korean Criminal Defense
- Korean Corporate Law & Compliance
- Korean Employment, Labor & Compensation
- Korean Entertainment, Media & Sport
- Korean Estate Law & Family Asset Protection
- Korean Family Law (Divorce &Custody)
- Korean Franchising & Distribution
- Korean Inheritance Law
- International Trade
- Korean Intellectual Property
- Joint Ventures under Korean Law
- Korean Mergers & Acquisitions
- Korean Family Law
- SMEs & Growing Enterprises in Korea
- Korean Technology & New Tech Companies
- Korean Real Estate
- Korean Retail, Consumer & Online
- Korean Restructuring & Insolvency
- Korean Tax & Customs
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
- Abduction: Widely publicized case involving the abduction of a child by a Korean mother under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
- Arbitration: International Arbitration between an international construction company and a Korean conglomerate.
- Arbitration: International Arbitration between a multinational defense contractor for work performed in U.S. military installations in Korea.
- Administrative Law/Commercial Litigation: Successful resolution of a Korean Customs and Tax Audit for a leading international chemical company.
- Civil Litigation Against Korean Police: Widely publicized case concerning the shooting with a handgun of a retired American soldier by a Korean police officer.
- Commercial Litigation/Franchise Law: Successful resolution of a dispute between an F & B Franchise and a Korean franchisee.
- Commercial Litigation/IP Law: Enforcement and monitoring of trademarks for numerous clients.
- Commercial Litigation/Localization of Foreign Judgment: Localization and enforcement of an eight-figure commercial debt in Korea.
- Corporate Law: Successful entry of a leading e-commerce site into the Korean market.
- Corporate Law: Successful entry of defense, manufacturing, technology, new tech, and fintech companies into the Korean market.
- Corporate Law/Market Entry: Successful entry of a leading e-commerce site into the Korean market.
- Corporate Law/IP: Consultation services related to licensing, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance issues for an American real estate developer’s shopping mall projects in Korea.
- Criminal Defense: Not guilty verdict for the president of a major foreign defense company.
- Criminal Defense: Over 50 not guilty verdicts.
- Distribution/Corporate Law: Drafting agency and distribution agreements for leading multinational corporations doing business in Korea, China, and North America.
- Distribution/Corporate Law: Successful termination of a multi-year exclusive distributor agreement without compensation to the distributor for termination for a major international technology company.
- Employment Law: Complete restructuring of the HR compliance for an international retailer.
- Employment Law: Numerous successful terminations of employees of companies.
- Employment Law: Drafting of employment rules, employment agreements, and compliance handbooks for companies doing business in Korea.
- Estate & Probate Law: Protection of assets of individuals and disclaimer of estates.
- Franchise Law: Registration of a leading New York bakery franchise in Korea.
- Franchise Law: Registration of a leading international educational franchise in Korea.
- General Practice: Numerous estate, family, general civil law, and criminal law services for individuals.
- IP Law: Successful challenge of a registered trademark for an international fashion brand.
- Labor Law: Successful challenge of the termination of an expat executive of a leading Korean conglomerate.
- Tax Law: Successful challenge to a large portion of a tax imposition by the Korean National Tax Service against a defense company.
- Tax Law/Corporate Law: Review, yearly, the end-of-year tax audit and closing statement for clients.
- Trade Law: Local counsel for a leading international law firm’s Fortune 500 client in a trade dispute leading to a tariff on the products of a local Korean conglomerate.
AWARDS
Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
Korea’s Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year, Corp. Intl.
Who’s Who in Franchise Law.
Who’s Who in the World.
Excellent Rating (10/10), AVVO.
Best Advice Blog, K-Blog Awards.
Top 25 International Law Blog, LexisNexis.
Top Blogs, AVVO’s Listing of Blogs.
Who’s Who in Entertainment Law.
