JIPYONG LLC

Associate

Seonghoon YOON

TEL +82-2-6200-1959
FAX +82-2-6200-0820
E-MAIL shyoon@jipyong.com

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Mr. Seonghoon Yoon is a member of Jipyong LLC’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) & Funds Group, where he primarily provides legal advisory services on the acquisition and development of real estate through investment vehicles such as REITs, real estate funds (REFs), and project financing vehicles (PFVs).

Specifically, his work includes (i) advising on the establishment of real estate investment companies and asset management companies under the Real Estate Investment Trusts Act, private collective investment schemes under the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, and PFVs under the Restriction of Special Taxation Act; (ii) conducting due diligence on investment assets such as office buildings, retail complexes, logistics facilities, private rental housing, senior care facilities, gas stations, golf courses, and hospitals; and (iii) advising on legal issues arising from the acquisition, development and transfer of real estate or shares of REITs, funds, and PFVs.

Mr. Yoon is qualified both as an attorney in Korea and as a Solicitor of England and Wales, and also holds a Certified Real Estate Agent license. Drawing on this unique combination of qualifications, he has developed strong expertise in advising on cross-border real estate asset and share deals involving foreign investors. He also provides regular legal advice to foreign real estate consulting, brokerage, and leasing firms operating in Korea, offering practical guidance on regulatory and transactional issues under Korean real estate law.

He has advised government agencies and local governments on legislative research projects, including advisory for the full-scale amendments to the Real Estate Investment Trusts Act (dividends, taxation, and asset revaluation) and the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act (rent, maintenance fee increases, and renewal rights). He has also advised on the establishment of real estate funds aimed at stabilizing distressed property development projects, contributing to the sound development and revitalization of the real estate market.

Recently, he has been advising landlords (REITs and funds) on legal strategies to protect their rights in connection with the rehabilitation proceedings of Homeplus, as well as on the acquisition and property tax issues related to unsold residential properties purchased and owned by Corporate Restructuring REITs (CR-REITs) under the amended tax laws.

Education Close

2020Korea University, Graduate School of Law (J.D.)
2017Korea University Business School (B.A. in Business Administration)
2014The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Exchange Student)
2009Daewon Foreign Language High School

Experience Close

2020-PresentJIPYONG LLC
2020Associate, Nexus Law Group
2015 Standard Chartered Private Equity (SCPE) Managers Korea, PE Intern

Notable Achievements Close

[Real Estate Transactions Utilizing REITs, Real Estate Funds, and PFVs]

Advised SK REITs Management on SK REIT’s acquisition of gas stations and water treatment facilities
Advised HDC Asset Management on a real estate fund’s acquisition and planned expansion/remodeling of Namsan Square
Advised CBRE IM Asset Management on a cross-border sale of CBRE GI logistics centers
Advised K-Global Asset Management on the acquisition of CenterPoint Seocho
Advised KB Asset Management on a REIT’s sale of Samsung Fire Yeoksam Office
Advised Together Investment Management on a REIT’s acquisition of Sigma Tower, Jamsil
Advised Hanssem on the sale of its Sangam-dong and Bangbae-dong headquarters
Advised Kiwoom Asset Management on a REIT’s acquisition of Lotte Mall Gwangmyeong
Advised Pacific Asset Management on a real estate fund’s acquisition of Glastower at Samseong Station
Advised Mastern Investment Management on a real estate fund’s acquisition of Musinsa Seongsu-dong Headquarters
Advised Weave Living on acquisition and leasing of serviced apartments for foreigners
Advised Kalon Asset Management on the share transfer of a logistics-center-holding company in Uiwang Technopark Industrial Complex
Advised Korea Land & Trust on a REIT’s acquisition and operation of the Icheon International Logistics Center
Advised D&O and Koramco Asset Management on a REIT’s acquisition of Sangam Dream Tower
Advised KB Asset Management on a real estate fund’s acquisition of a department store in Bucheon
Advised Hana Alternative Investment Asset Management on a real estate fund’s sale of a Bundang data center
Represented numerous other transactions involving office, retail, logistics, residential, senior care, gas station, golf course, and hospital assets

[Development Projects Utilizing REITs, Real Estate Funds, and PFVs]

Advised Korea Land & Trust on REIT-based private rental housing developments in Paju Unjeong, Incheon Geomdan, and Yeosu Jukrim
Advised Cheongna Medipolis Development PFV on the development of Cheongna Medical Complex Town and operation of senior residential housing
Advised HDC Asset Management on development of the Yongsan Railway Hospital Complex and Gwangwoon University Station Area
Advised Mastern Investment Management on acquisition and sale of Namsa Logistics Center in Yongin
Advised Multi-Asset Investment Management on youth housing development projects near Seorim Station and Balsan Station
Advised Capstone Asset Management on acquisition of development rights for Sewoon Urban Redevelopment District

[Establishment and Operation of REITs, Real Estate Funds, PFVs, and AMCs]

Advised SK Group on establishment of SK REIT and its asset management company (AMC)
Advised D&O on establishment of LG-affiliated REIT and AMC
Advised Heungkuk Asset Management on establishment of a REIT AMC
Advised Cheongna Medipolis Development on formation and operation of a PFV and AMC for the Cheongna Medical Complex Town Project
Advised Koramco Asset Management on Shinhan Global Active REIT investment
Advised Korea Land & Trust on trust structures for PFV leasehold rights
Advised KB Asset Management on multiple real estate PF restructuring funds
Advised Hana Alternative Investment Asset Management on a HUG-guaranteed loan blind fund
Advised multiple landlords (REITs/Funds) on legal measures to protect rights in connection with the Homeplus rehabilitation proceedings

[Real Estate Consulting, Brokerage, and Leasing Businesses]

Advised Cushman & Wakefield’s headquarters in Singapore and Australia on various real estate consulting contracts concerning leasing, sales and acquisition of real estate and shares of real estate vehicles (REITs, Funds, PFVs)

[Legal Research for Amendment of Real Estate Laws]

Conducted legal research to propose amendments to the Real Estate Investment Trusts Act for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea
Conducted legal research to propose amendments to the Commercial Building Lease Protection Act for the Seongdong-gu Office of Seoul Metropolitan City