Sue Yeon Woo

Yoon & Yang

Partner

Seoul

+82 2 6182 8302

Future Star

Korean and English


Jurisdiction:

South Korea

Practice area:

Commercial and transactions


As a prominent litigator in Korea, Sue Yeon Woo is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and her main practice area includes commercial litigation. Sue Yeon Woo handles most of the firm’s complex litigations. Especially, she is an expert in financial disputes. Her clients include Hana Bank and British American Tobacco Korea. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Judge at the Daegu District Court and Suwon District Court. Based on experience as a Judge, she provides expert advice on a wide range of civil and commercial matters. She has been recognised as a Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific since 2020.

  • Representing Shinhan Bank in various disputes and litigations arising from the sales of faulted equity-linked fund scandal in Korea.
  • Representing Samsung C&T Corporation in civil and criminal litigations regarding the merger between Samsung C&T Corporation and Cheil Industries.
  • Successfully represented British American Tobacco Korea in a civil litigation for its product liability.

  • Capital markets
  • Litigation
  • Product liability and recall
  • White-collar crime

  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Industrials

  • South Korea

  • The Korean Bar Association

  • LL.B., Ewha Womans University College of Law (2001)
  • LL.M., Wake Forest University School of Law (2014)