JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Soo Saeng MOON

TEL +82-2-6200-1882
FAX +82-2-6200-0811
E-MAIL ssmoon@jipyong.com

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After completing the trainings at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2007 and after serving on all levels of courts and retiring from the bench of Seoul Southern District Court as presiding judge, Mr. Soo Saeng Moon joined JIPYONG in March 2018.

While serving as judge for 21 years, Mr. Moon handled a wide range of matters at the Incheon District Court, Southern Branch of Seoul District Court, Changwon District Court, Jinhae Municipal Court of Changwon District Court, Seoul Southern District Court, Seoul High Court (medical, family division), Seoul Western District Court, Gwangju District Court (civil collegiate), Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court (criminal collegiate and non-litigating family division), Seoul Northern District Court (civil collegiate, medical division). After retiring from the bench, as an attorney, Mr. Moon has successfully represented clients in diverse labor cases, including ordinary wages, illegal dispatch, severance pay disputes relating to the worker’s status, and disciplinary and dismissal cases.

With his extended experience and knowledge, he is providing quality and professional legal services to our clients in the fields of labor and employment, securities and finance litigation, civil and criminal proceedings, and commercial and administrative proceedings.

Education Close

2007 Visiting Scholar, University of California at Davis (UC Davis)
1991 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M.)
1989 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Experience Close

2018-Present JIPYONG LLC
2021-Present Member, Dispute Mediation & Deliberation Committee, Korea Exchange
2020-2021Adjunct Professor, Korea University School of Law
2016-2018 Chief Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
2014-2016 Head of each Election Commission, Sosa-gu, Bucheon City
2013-2016 Chief Judge, Bucheon Branch Court of Incheon District Court
2012-2013 Chief Judge, Gwangju District Court (Chairperson, Gurye/Gokseong Election Commission)
2010-2012 Judge, Seoul Western District Court
2008-2010 Judge, Seoul High Court
2005-2008 Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
2003-2004 Judge, Changwon District Court, Jinhae-si Branch
2001-2005 Judge, Changwon District Court
1999-2001 Judge, Seoul District Court, Southern Branch
1997-1999 Judge, Incheon District Court
1997 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

Honors and Recognitions Close

2024Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Legal Times
2023Leading Lawyer in Labor Practice, Legal Times

Speaking Engagements and Publications Close

2021-2025Administrative Interpretation of Major Labor Cases (Co-Author), JoongAng Economy
2023[12 Labor Judgments of the Year ⑦] Judgment that Established Individualization of Liability in a Case Involving Claim for Damage based on Illegal Act of Dispute, Monthly Labor Law December, 2023
2023Financial Consumer Protection Act Commentary (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
2021Shareholder Activism and Stewardship Code (Co-author), Pakyoungsa