Constitutional & Administrative Litigation
When statutes or governmental actions overstep their bounds by infringing on fundamental rights, or when administrative actions violate the limits of due process and become unconstitutional or unlawful, constitutional and administrative litigation provides the principal avenue for redress. As private participation expands into spheres once reserved for the government-such as investment in public infrastructure-the traditional boundaries of sector-based regulation have blurred. At the same time, new rules addressing an evolving economy have sparked ongoing debate over the proper scope of economic freedom. The rise of the digital economy and platform industries, along with rapid advances in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and energy, continues to generate legal questions that existing regulatory frameworks were never designed to address.
Drawing on deep expertise in the Constitution, regulatory statutes, and industry-specific laws, Jipyong protects our clients’ rights through constitutional and administrative litigation. From the earliest stages, including objections and administrative appeals, we work to resolve disputes efficiently and cost-effectively, while maintaining a consistent and systematic strategy should matters proceed to court. By helping ensure that government regulation meets the standards of legality and appropriateness, we also contribute to the development of a fair and free market economy.
Our practice covers the full spectrum of constitutional and administrative matters, including disputes over refusals and revocations of authorizations and permits; administrative sanctions such as penalty surcharges, administrative fines, and business suspensions; tax and levy assessments; information disclosure and personal data-related actions; public procurement and bidding disputes; and matters involving urban planning, land expropriation, and environmental regulation.
In our constitutional practice, we have directly challenged laws and institutions tainted by unconstitutionality and secured landmark decisions of considerable social significance. These include rulings on the lease provision and statute of limitations provision of the Civil Act, the judicial appointment provision of the Court Organization Act, provisions of the Public Official Election Act, and provisions of the Community Credit Cooperatives Act. We bring substantial experience across the full range of constitutional adjudication procedures-including adjudication on constitutional complaints (now encompassing complaints against court judgments), requests for adjudication on the constitutionality of statutes, and adjudication on competence disputes-and our work consistently produces outcomes that go beyond individual redress to drive improvements in the law itself.
Jipyong is not bound by conventional views on dispute resolution methods. By seamlessly integrating constitutional litigation with administrative litigation, we craft solutions that address our clients’ concerns at their root, and we have achieved substantial results through this approach. Our engagement extends well beyond reactive litigation: we also provide preventive counsel, including submitting opinions during legislative and rulemaking processes, consulting with administrative authorities, and supporting applications under regulatory sandbox and provisional authorization regimes to help clients anticipate and manage regulatory risk. Our Constitutional & Administrative Litigation Team brings together attorneys with deep expertise in constitutional adjudication and administrative litigation, working in close collaboration to design optimal strategies that protect our clients’ rights and interests to the fullest extent, even in the most complex regulatory environments.