Yoon & Yang has added Jae Woo Jeon and Sam Park as partners in its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Jeon joins as a partner in the Construction/Engineering and Public Procurement Practice Group, while Park joins as a partner in the Labor Practice Group. Before joining the firm, Jeon worked from 2009 to 2023 at Daewoo Engineering & Construction, a leading Korean construction and engineering company in Korea. His roles included Head of the Legal Affairs Team, Head of the Compliance Support Office and, most recently, Head of the Domestic Legal Affairs Office. In these positions, he had oversight of legal issues related to real estate development, contracts and construction, and general corporate. Jeon brings deep understanding of the real estate and construction industry, along with extensive experience in construction-related matters. On the other hand, Park is an expert in labor and employment issues. He joined the firm after his stint at Samsung Electronics from 2011, where he served as a labor lawyer in the Human Resources Team and Legal Team, successfully navigating various labor issues. Most recently, he headed the Legal Team, supervising corporate legal affairs, including claims related to dispatched employees and unfair labor practices, at Samsung Electronics Service, a service/repair affiliate of Samsung Electronics. In particular, as the Legal Director of a task force for direct employment of employees from the partner companies of Samsung Electronics Service, he played a key role in the resolution of such issue. Prior to moving to the private sector, Park gained significant experience in administrative roles at the National Labor Relations Commission and the Ministry of Employment and Labor of Korea, dealing with administrative litigations and handling collective labor relations. With his broad experience from government agencies and conglomerate corporations, he is poised to offer practical and effective solutions that are customized to a client’s needs.
