Mr. Sun Woong YOON is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Tax Litigation, National Tax & Local Tax, Corporate Succession, and Entertainment (Game, Sports, Etc.).

Mr. Yoon worked as a public service advocate at the Seoul Regional Tax Office, the National Tax Service, and the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2017)

Education

• Korea University (PhD in Trust Law, 2019-Present)
• Chung-Ang University Law School (JD, 2017)
• College of Law, Korea University (LLB, 2014)
• Sangmook High School (2005)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2021-Present)
• Attorney, Gaon Law Group (2020)
• Public Service Advocate, Taxation Team, Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office (2019-2020)
• Public Service Advocate, National Tax Service (2018-2019)
• Public Service Advocate, Seoul Regional Office, National Tax Service (2017-2018)

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

• Getting the Deal Through: Tax on Inbound Investment in South Korea 2023, Lexology (Co-author, 2023)
• Getting the Deal Through: Tax on Inbound Investment in South Korea 2023, Lexology (Co-author, 2022)