SOUTH KOREA Law and Practice Contributed by: Woorin Sung and Hee Kyung Jeong, D&A LLC
D&A LLC was founded in 2009 through the merger of Daeryook and AJU. D&A LLC has grown into one of South Korea’s leading law firms, with a deep bench of more than 300 professionals, strengthening its ex - pertise and expanding its services. The firm is widely recognised for its capabilities in corporate restructur - ing and insolvency, tax, international arbitration, en - ergy and infrastructure, and maritime law. D&A’s ship - ping practice provides comprehensive legal services covering bills of lading and air waybills, letters of credit transactions, maritime casualties, international
cargo loss and damage, charter contracts, shipbuild - ing and ship financing, and the insolvency of ship - ping and shipbuilding companies. D&A serves as a trusted legal adviser and representative for a number of clients, including the Ministry of Oceans and Fish - eries (MOF), the Korea Coast Guard, Incheon Port Authority, Busan Port Authority, Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority, Korea National Oil Corporation, Qatar Fuel, Korea Western Power Co, Ltd and Hanjin Ship - ping Co, Ltd.
Authors
Woorin Sung (partner) graduated from Korea Maritime & Ocean University with a degree in Navigation Science, joined STX Pan Ocean in 2008 and served for three years as a ship’s officer on cargo, container and
Hee Kyung Jeong (associate) focuses on shipping and aviation matters. She was admitted to the Korean Bar in 2022 and leverages her background in global economics in shipping and ship finance matters. Her experience
oil tankers. He is among the few Korean attorneys with seafaring experience. His practice focuses on maritime accidents, including vessel sinkings, fires and collisions, and subsequent post-accident measures, as well as charterparty and carriage disputes, bills of lading and marine insurance. He advises public authorities and state-owned entities, including the MOF and port authorities, on shipping, logistics and maritime regulatory matters.
includes maritime accidents, such as vessel collisions and onboard fires, cargo loss or damage, and disputes relating to the operation and use of port facilities. She provides legal advice to global transportation and logistics companies on shipping matters. Jeong has particular expertise in ship finance, advising companies and financial institutions on financing structures, security interests, and the drafting and review of financing agreements in domestic and cross-border transactions.
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