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| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
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| No. of offices | 7 |
| No. of attorneys | Approx. 600 (including attorneys licensed outside of Korea) |
| Major practice areas | Full-service |
| Key people | Seok Hoon Kang, Managing Partner |
| Revenue | Approximately US$228 million |
| Date founded | 1997 |
| Website | yulchon.com |
| Yulchon | |
| Hangul | 율촌 |
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| Hanja | 律村 |
| Revised Romanization | Yulchon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yulch'on |
| Literally, "Law Village"[1] | |
Yulchon LLC is a full-service international corporate law firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea that was founded in 1997.[2] Initially known as Woo Yun Kang Jeong & Han, the firm changed its name to Yulchon in 2007.[3] Currently, Yulchon employs more than 600 fee earners,[4] including more than 60 licensed in jurisdictions outside of Korea. The firm offers services in the following practice areas: corporate & finance, tax, antitrust, real estate and construction, dispute resolution, and intellectual property.
The firm is widely recognized as one of the top law firms in Korea (5th largest by numbers of attorneys licensed in Korea[5] and 4th in terms of revenue[6]). Yulchon's revenue for the year of 2022 was approximately US$228 million.[7]
Yulchon was selected as the most innovative law firm in South Korea by the Financial Times in 2015 and 2016.[8] In addition, it was recognized as "South Korea Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers & Partners in 2017.[9] In particular, Yulchon is well-known for its strong tax practice,[10] winning the award of "South Korea Tax Firm of the Year" at the International Tax Review's Asia Tax Awards 2020.
In July 2013, Yulchon joined Ius Laboris, the international law firm network specialized in employment law.[11]
- ^ "Overview". Yulchon, Attorneys at Law. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "법무법인 율촌". yulchon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ "Korean firm comes of age through re-branding as Yulchon". ALB Legal News. Key Media. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Yulchon LLC, Global | Chambers Profiles". chambers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "20大 로펌 변호사 수, 10년새 '2배' 가까이 늘었다". www.lawtimes.co.kr (in Korean). 2020-08-31. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "로펌 매출 순위 엎치락 뒤치락…광장, 태평양에 역전". 연합인포맥스 (in Korean). 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "10대 로펌 작년 실적 살펴보니… '광장·율촌' 웃고, '대륙아주' 급성장". 조선비즈 (in Korean). 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "[Financial Times] The Financial Times awards "the Most Innovative Law Firm in Korea" to Yulchon two years in a row". yulchon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ "[Chambers and Partners] Yulchon recognized as "South Korea Law Firm of the Year" by Chambers & Partners". yulchon.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
- ^ "South Korea - Tax Lawyers & Law Firms - Asia-Pacific - Chambers and Partners". www.chambersandpartners.com. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
- ^ Ius Laboris (31 July 2013). "Ius Laboris expands in Asia-Pacific with top quality HR law firms".