YOON&YANG

Soo Hyeon Park Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7777
FAX 82 2 6003 7012
E-MAIL soohpark@hwawoo.com

Soo Hyeon Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate, construction, litigations and arbitration, etc.
Mr. Park has successfully represented construction companies in litigations or arbitration regarding construction costs, other payments and damage compensation, etc. and has advised on various relevant issues such as rebuilding, redevelopment and trust, etc. He also provides consulting services and reviews contracts upon accurate interpretation of construction laws, e.g. Building Act, Housing Act, Framework Act on the Construction Industry, and Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, etc.

Experience

2009-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2023-present Member, Central Cadastral Resurvey Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2023-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

Education

2015 University of Minnesota Law School, LL.M.
2009 Judicial Research and Training Institute
2009 Pusan National University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Handled cases on additional and indirect construction costs for construction companies including DL E&C, GS E&C, Hanjin Shipbuilding & Construction, and Hyundai E&C, etc.
Represented Samchully ES in arbitration on request for payment of construction costs and liquidated damages
Handled arbitration on expansion of combined cycle power plant in Cote d’Ivoire
Handled arbitrations involving power plants, including Ulsan Combined-cycle Power Plant, Taean Thermal Power Plant Units No. 9 and 10, and Dangjin Thermal Power Plant, etc.
Handled arbitrations involving disputes of SNG plant construction
Advised on the dispute involving construction of a plant in Tennessee, United States
Handled the case involving construction costs sharing for Hyundai E&C and DL E&C, etc.
Advised on private investment projects, e.g. for A Line (Paju to Gangnam) of Great Train Express (GTX), Baegot Bridge, and Ui-Sinseol LRT
Handled litigations involving improvement project associations, including Jangwi 7 District Association and Namyangju Jinju Apartment Association, etc.
Obtained preliminary injunctions, e.g. for confirmation of position as preferred bidder for the development project for unused land at the Northern side of Seoul Station, and for preservation of position as preferred bidder for the urban park of Changwon City
Advised trust companies including KORAMCO REITS & TRUST, Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust, and Korea Investment Management, etc. in various litigations

Awards

Future Star, Construction, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2023)
National Leader, Construction & Real Estate, Who's Who Legal Korea (2022-2023)
Rising Star, Real Estate·Construction, Korea JoongAng Daily (2023)

Publications

Contract Formation and Enforcement in South Korea: Overview, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2023)
Legal Issues arising from Cancellation of Construction Contract by Maintenance Business Association, Human Rights and Justice, Korean Bar Association (2019)
The Story of the Constitution in the World by Law Firm Lawyers, Pakyoungsa (Co-author, 2019)
Legal Issues of Request for Payment of Costs for Rush Construction, Lawyer Vol. 51, Seoul Bar Association (2019. 1.)
Litigation for Alteration of Decision on Periodic Payment and Change of Circumstances - Supreme Court Decision 2015Da243996 rendered on March 10, 2016, Lawyer Vol. 49, Seoul Bar Association (2017. 1.)