JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Deok Jung SON

TEL +86-21-5208-2808 / +82-2-6200-0918
FAX +86-21-5208-2807 / +82-2-6200-0821
E-MAIL djson@jipyong.com

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Mr. Deok Jung Son is an attorney at Jipyong’s Shanghai office and his practice mainly involves advising on corporate, M&A and cross-border investment matters.

After being admitted to the Korean bar in 2013, Mr. Son started his legal career as a judicial researcher at Gwangju District Court and thereafter, Gwangju High Court. Mr. Son was the first ethnic Chinese to be admitted to the Korean bar. He has since been utilizing his Chinese background to conduct a variety of advisory and litigation work for numerous Chinese companies regarding their foreign investments, M&A, cross-border trade and taxes during his time at Yeyul LLC and law firm Seungjeon.

Education Close

2018East China University of Political Science and Law (Ph.D.)
2013Chonnam National University Law School (J.D.)
2006Sungkyunkwan University (B.A. in Philosophy)

Experience Close

2018-PresentJIPYONG Shanghai Office
2018-PresentJIPYONG LLC (Partner)
2022-PresentForeign correspondent, Law Times
2022-PresentArbitrator, Qingdao Arbitration Committee
2020-PresentCommittee Member, Legal Counsel Overseas of China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese
2020-PresentKOTRA Global Regional Expert
2015-2018Legal Office Seungjeon
2015Yeyul LLC
2014-2015Law clerk, Gwangju High Court
2013-2014Law clerk, Gwangju District Court

Speaking Engagements and Publications Close

2020Relocation Strategy of Korean Companies Entering the Chinese Market Amid Reorganization of Global Value Chain, KOTRA (co-author, “China” part)
2020Investment Environment Report – Wuxi, China, Wuxi Investment Promotion Center
2020Introduction to Foreign Investment Law of the PRC, South Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, China
2019Risk of Cryptocurrency and How to Supervise it, Shanghai Law Review
2019Guide to Contract Execution in China, South Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, China
2018Guide to Civil/Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, South Korean Consulate General in Shanghai, China