Ms. Eugenia Woo is a foreign attorney at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on International Arbitration & Litigation.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Washington D.C. (2022)

Education

• Regent University School of Law (LLM, 2021)
• Handong International Law School (JD, 2021)
• Hongik University (BA in English Language & Literature, 2019)
• University of Maryland Baltimore County Biology (2015)
• International Christian School (2005)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2025-Present)
• Paul Hastings LLP (2024-2025)
• YOON & YANG LLC (2022-2024)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Successfully represented a client in a civil lawsuit related to the sale of a clan-owned real estate valued at KRW 8 billion and secured an acquittal in a related criminal fraud case against the client
• Successfully secured ownership for a client clan in a multi-party dispute over the same real estate
• Successfully represented the defendant in an appeal involving additional construction costs, resulting in a mediation that reduced the first-instance judgment amount by one-fifth
• Successfully represented the plaintiff in an appeal involving additional construction costs, resulting in a mediation that doubled the first-instance ruling in favor of the plaintiff (Argued the invalidity of unfair contractual clauses under the Framework Act on the Construction Industry from the appeal stage, which was acknowledged by the court)
• Successfully reached an agreement at mediation in favor of the client in a case involving the demolition of a hotel building and the claim for the purchase of the surface structures, valued at KRW 20 billion
• Successfully represented clients in multiple management control disputes involving corporations and agricultural cooperatives
• Successfully obtained preliminary injunctions for suspending the performance of duties or prohibiting the exercise of voting rights in cases involving a number of associations, corporations, and building management committees
• Secured a favorable appellate court judgment in a wage claim case for a university faculty member, overturning a lower court loss handled by another firm
• Successfully obtained a favorable ruling for the client in a petition for reconsideration regarding the dismissal of a university faculty member
• Secured the sole favorable judgment in a high-stakes dispute over changes to employment rules at C University, where multiple law firms had failed
• Successfully led an environmental class action lawsuit involving approximately 10,000 individuals affected by the red tap water contamination incident
• Represented clients, including Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL), in collective wage litigation, achieving favorable settlements
• Successfully obtained a favorable judgment on several key issues in a physician’s claim for damages, including the recognition of a retirement age of 70
• Successfully resolved multiple Labor Office complaints related to wages and interim settlement refunds within hospitals
• Successfully defended multiple healthcare-related cases, securing non-indictment outcomes in investigations into illegal “corporate-run” hospitals
• Secured judgments significantly exceeding court-appointed expert assessments in multiple construction defect cases
• Advised on and handled numerous litigation matters involving construction and real estate, corporate, and general civil disputes
• Represented clients in investigations and criminal trials involving various property crime and bid-rigging matters
• Secured favorable judgments in multiple disputes involving the invalidation of shareholder resolutions

• Chambers & Partners Global Shipping Guide 2026 (South Korea), Co-author (2026)
• Getting the Deal Through - Port and Terminal 2024 (Korean Chapter), Lexology (2024)
• Legal Issues Related To The Acquisition Of Wind Turbine Installation Vessels In Korea, Mondaq (2023)
• Getting the Deal Through - Port and Terminal 2023 (Korean Chapter), Lexology (2023)
• Getting the Deal Through - Port and Terminal 2022 (Korean Chapter), Lexology (2022)
• Ship Arrests And Maritime Liens In South Korea, Mondaq (2021)
• A Study on Legal Issues Concerning Floating Cities, Journal of Korean Maritime Police Science. Vol. 13, No. 2. (Corresponding author)
• Study on Improving the Seafood Self-Help Fund System (Lead Researcher and Co-author)
• Research Services for Legal Reforms Regarding Search and Rescue Laws, Including the Enactment of the Private Rescue Act, Etc. (Lead Researcher and Co-author)
• Research Services on the Legal Reforms of the Water-related Leisure Activities Safety Act (I, II) (Lead Researcher and Co-author)