Mr. Pil Sun SHIM is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Advisory Services, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes, Construction & Real Estate, and Subcontracting.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2009)

Education

• Graduate School of Science in Taxation, University of Seoul (Completed Coursework, MA in Taxation, 2015)
• College of Law, Yonsei University (LLB, 2007)

Significant Accomplishments

• Best Lawyer in Business Management Advisory, 2025 Best Law Firms & Lawyers, Hankyung Business (2025)
• Auditor, Ministry of SMEs and Startups (2024-Present)
• Best Lawyer in Business Management Advisory, 2023 Best Law Firms & Lawyers, Hankyung Business (2023)
• D&A LLC (2009-Present)
• Senior Advisor, KORENS (2017)
• External Director, DK Innotech (2016)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2009)

Professional Activities and Experience

• [Corporate Advisory, Business Management Advisory, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)]
• |N|· Advised NISSIN FOODS Group, a large Japanese food conglomerate, on the acquisition of a controlling stake in KEMY FOOD, a food processing company
• |N|· Advised on the establishment and M&A of Kreation Music Rights (a music publishing company), a subsidiary of SM Entertainment, a publicly listed company in the music and audio publishing industry
• |N|· Advised MXST, a publicly listed company, on the acquisition of a controlling stake in ILFU, a telecommunications and IT company
• |N|· Advised NH RECYTECH, a waste recycling company, on the sale of a controlling stake
• |N|· Advised Genexine, a listed company in the pharmaceutical R&D field, on the M&A of EPD Biotherapeutics, a drug development company
• |N|· Advised Woosung Pharma, a pharmaceutical R&D company, on the sale of a controlling stake
• |N|· Advised Seyon E-Hwa, a listed auto parts manufacturer, on the merger of its subsidiary
• |N|· Advised HANSAE MK, a listed company in the apparel retail industry, on the merger of its subsidiary
• |N|· Advised KORENS EM, an auto parts manufacturer, on the issuance of convertible bonds
• |N|· Advised Pyeongchang Highgross, a building materials wholesaler, on the sale of its existing shares and the issuance of redeemable convertible preferred shares
• |N|· Advised Chungnam Express, a passenger transportation company, on management disputes and conducted litigation
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• [Construction & Real Estate and Subcontracting Transactions]
• |N|· Advised and handled litigation involving various disputes between joint contractors, including a case regarding an application for provisional disposition for the disclosure of accounting books in construction projects
• |N|· Advised and handled various civil and criminal litigation cases on matters related to the reconstruction and maintenance of business associations, including a reconstruction case in Gwangan-dong, Busan
• |N|· Advised and represented construction investors, including Hyundai E&C, GS E&C Corp., and Lotte Engineering & Construction, in litigation involving disputes between financial investors and construction investors in the Eunpyeong New Town PF development project
• |N|· Provided advisory services for developers involved in various PF development projects, such as the Seongnam Pangyo District Housing Site Development Project
• |N|· Advised and represented an auto parts manufacturer (Tier 1 supplier) in civil and criminal litigation involving subcontracting and trade secret infringement
• |N|· Handled violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act and special criminal cases (extortion), including supply disruption (refusal to return molds) and monetary claims by a Tier 2 auto parts supplier
• |N|· Conducted prosecution investigations and criminal proceedings on a case involving a violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud) related to the issuance of ABCP corporate bonds by TONGYANG Group
• |N|· Advised on various matters related to the selection of preferred bidders for the GTX private investment project and the airport railroad train wireless facility installation project, and filed an injunction to suspend the bidding process

• Wrote the section “bond” in the Interpretation of the Civil Act (Articles 564 to 567 of the Civil Act)
• Wrote on the interpretation of the provision of automatic termination added to the provisions of added payment for non-performance in real estate sales contracts (Issues of Civil Litigation Vol. 9)
• Wrote on registration consistent with substantive relationship (43rd edition of Court Data)
• Wrote on the meaning of the phrase “a public official who, by taking advantage of his or her post” in Article 132 (Acceptance of Bribe through Good Offices) under the Criminal Act (Supreme Court Case Explanation Vol. 14)
• Wrote on the legitimacy of written appeal that does not have the prescribed form under Article 19 of the Administrative Appeals Act (Supreme Court Case Explanation No. 14)