Ms. Sohyun YOON is a partner at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on International Labor & Employment, Shipping & Aviation, and Energy & Infrastructure.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2014)

Education

• Yonsei University Law School (JD, 2014)
• Yonsei University (BA in Journalism and Communication & Psychology, 2011)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2019-Present)
• Attorney, Sechang & Co (2014)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented Canada’s Teekay Tankers in legal proceedings in Korea and advised on its British LMAA arbitration process against a Korean shipyard S
• Advised the Netherland’s Damen Group on the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Romanian establishment
• Represented a Korean insurance company H in an international ad hoc arbitration case against an American reinsurance company
• Advised a Korean investment and securities firm N on the exercise of its security rights and sales of establishments in Romania
• Advised companies including a French manufacturer K, British manufacturer U, Japanese shipping company M and French forwarding company C on execution and performance of investment contracts in Korea
• Undertook debt collection against a Korean shipping company H on behalf of an Italian freightforwarder H
• Represented a Chinese forwarder S in a legal proceeding of a provisional arrest of the vessels in Korea against a Chinese shipping company H
• Represented a Saudi Arabian ship-owner in a lawsuit on product liability against a Korean manufacturer N
• Enforced international arbitration awards from SIAC, LMAA JCAA, Kazakhstan IAC and AAA and provided legal advice in relation thereto
• Advised UPS Expeditors and Geodis Wilson on maritime/aviation claims
• Advised numerous foreign creditors from Spain, Canada and Singapore on a case regarding rehabilitation of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding
• Advised numerous foreign creditors from Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States of America Australia and Italy on a case regarding rehabilitation and bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping
• Advised the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on compensation and salvage services following the tragic Sinking of MV Sewol
• Advised the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on ICC arbitration regarding Incheon Bridge

• Lecture on the Entrusted Election Law (Co-author, 2025)
• Lecture on Election Law (Co-author, 2024)