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Yoon & Yang’s Criminal Defense Practice provides the highest caliber legal services in a full range of criminal cases. Since criminal cases involves investigation and trial, a seamless integration in both domains is essential to an effective criminal defense. Drawing upon the combined expertise of our criminal defense specialists, many of whom are former judges, prosecutors and police officers with extensive experience in the criminal justice system, the Practice offers integrated criminal defense.

The Practice has former prosecutors who gained extensive hands-on experience conducting, directing, and supervising investigation. The Practice also includes former police officers who worked for the National Police Agency. The Practice’s Criminal Investigation Team consisting of these professionals leverages from their exceptional professional knowledge to provide effective advisory and defense services in all phases of criminal investigation. The Criminal Investigation Team covers a full range of investigation including investigation by regulatory authorities such as the Board of Audit and Inspection, the National Tax Service, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, the Korea Customs Service, and regional environmental offices in addition to investigation by the law enforcement agencies such as the Prosecutors’ Office and the National Police Agency. The Criminal Investigation Team also collaborates with the Criminal Trial Team to provide clients with comprehensive and seamless defense based on an in-depth understanding of each case.

Yoon & Yang’s Criminal Defense Practice also enlists support of its other practices including Corporate Litigation, Capital Market, M&A, Antitrust & Competition, Intellectual Property, Tax, Construction, Healthcare, and Employment & Labor. The Practice pulls together specialized teams of experts from these other practices including professionals with many years of investigation experience at the KFTC, the FSS, and the National Tax Service, among others. These specialized teams tailored to the needs of each case offer a comprehensive and strategic defense to deliver the desired outcome in all types of complex investigations and trials, ensuring that each client is provided with a consistent and dedicated defense in all phases of the case, from investigation/examination to final resolution of a criminal trial. The Practice also provides clients with innovative legal services for improved transparency and compliance to minimize legal risks that are increasingly diversified and complicated.

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