Seunghoon Chae
Managing Partner
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- +82 2 549 9588
Practice Areas
- General Corporate Advisory
- Corporate Disputes and Civil, Criminal and Administrative Litigation
- Competition and Antitrust
- M&A and Investment
- Real Estate
- Startups
- Compliance and Serious Accidents
Education
- 2008 Graduated from Seoul National University College of Law
- 2002 Graduated from Keisung High School, Daegu
Professional Experience
- 2026.09
–Present Managing Partner, KUDO - 2022
–Present Outside Director, Coupang Financial - 2018
–2026.09 Partner, Law Firm Changchun - 2014
–2018 Attorney, Kim & Chang - 2011
–2014 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force - Participated in the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry's task force on the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act
Qualifications
- 2011 Completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute program, 40th class
- 2008 Passed the 50th Judicial Examination
Representative Experience
The matters below include work undertaken at previous firms.
Corporate Disputes and Litigation
- Shareholder disputes arising from the exercise of put options and claims for repayment of investment funds
- Civil and criminal matters concerning an e-commerce company's direct delivery operations, and litigation to revoke an administrative decision reclassifying its business category
- Disputes among consortium members in construction projects and privately financed infrastructure projects
- Corporate litigation involving inspection and copying of accounting books, annulment of shareholders' meeting resolutions, and shareholder derivative actions
- Criminal matters involving embezzlement and breach of trust by corporate management, officers and employees, and representation of criminal complainants
- Disputes involving restrictions on joining competitors, non-compete obligations and trade secret disclosure
Competition and Antitrust
- Cases involving swap rate-fixing by foreign banks, price-fixing by automotive parts companies, and bid-rigging in public works contracts
- Cases involving false or exaggerated advertising by automotive and online education companies, and unfair trade practices in sales of commercial units
- Merger notifications for M&A transactions and mediation of competition disputes involving an online shopping platform
M&A and Investment
- Advised on corporate split-offs, spin-offs and mergers
- Advised an investment company on acquisitions of a Korean value-added network (VAN) company and a manufacturer of environmentally friendly biodegradable products
- Advised on mergers and acquisitions of education and content companies, investments in startups, and comprehensive share exchanges
Real Estate
- Advised on real estate transactions and management, including building sales and leases, court-approved pre-litigation settlements, and recovery of possession
Compliance and Serious Accidents
- Drafted compliance policies for financial institutions and global companies, and conducted internal investigations involving officers and employees of foreign companies
- Advised on responses to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act