Our Practices

Counsel across
the business lifecycle.

From the first agreement to a complex dispute, our team brings the relevant areas of Korean law into one view.

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01Transactions

Establish. Invest. Grow.

Legal support for business formation, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, and the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements. We help foreign enterprises structure and execute transactions in Korea, identify legal and regulatory risks, and protect their commercial interests.

  • Company formation
  • M&A and joint ventures
  • Commercial agreements
02Taxation

A considered view of tax exposure.

Advice and representation on corporate income tax, international taxation, transfer pricing and cross-border transactions. Our services cover tax planning and compliance, responses to audits and assessments, administrative appeals and tax litigation. SEEWAN’s founder previously served as Litigation Counsel for Korea’s National Tax Service.

  • Cross-border tax
  • Tax audits
  • Tax disputes
03Real Estate

From due diligence to registration.

Counsel on commercial real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing and development. We assist with due diligence, contract negotiation and drafting, property registration, regulatory approvals and disputes, including matters involving foreign investment and ownership restrictions.

  • Acquisitions and leases
  • Development
  • Property disputes
04Regulatory Compliance

Understand the rules that shape your business.

Advice on foreign investment, employment, data privacy, fair trade and industry-specific licensing. We also support regulatory risk management, internal compliance policies, government investigations and administrative proceedings.

  • Foreign investment
  • Employment and privacy
  • Investigations
05Litigation & Arbitration

A strategy that looks beyond the hearing.

Representation before Korean courts and domestic and international arbitral tribunals. Our work includes commercial contracts, corporate transactions, shareholder disputes, intellectual property, unfair competition and business torts. We advise on case assessment, evidence and damages, hearings, settlement, and the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.

  • Korean litigation
  • International arbitration
  • Enforcement

CROSS-BORDER DISPUTES

Local proceedings.
International perspective.

A dispute strategy should account for where your counterparty operates, where the evidence sits and how a decision can be enforced. We combine Korean litigation experience with international legal perspectives.

  1. 01

    Assess

    The contract, the facts and the available remedies.

  2. 02

    Resolve

    Court proceedings, arbitration or a negotiated settlement.

  3. 03

    Enforce

    Judgments, arbitral awards and the practical path to recovery.

When a Korean counterparty becomes insolvent

We also represent foreign creditors in Korean bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, including filing and protecting claims and pursuing the recovery of outstanding commercial obligations.

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