South Korea

South Korea

Our mission is to support our Korean clients as they adapt their businesses to the ever-changing, interconnected, business environment in the regions of greatest interest to them.

Pinsent Masons has a long-standing record of providing exceptional service to our Korean clients.  For decades we have been advising Korean clients on their business-critical outbound investments, projects, other business law matters, and  international arbitration and litigation.

We bring the full weight of Pinsent Mason’s global talent pool and international experience to our Korean clients - working with them on matters across the Asia Pacific and Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Core members of our global Korea client team speak Korean and have a strong and successful track record supporting Korean enterprises on their most important legal matters to the highest degree of quality, efficiency, and value. 

Our industry specialisms include:

  • Infrastructure – Construction, Projects and Project Finance, and Asset Acquisition
  • Energy & Natural Resources – Renewables, Oil & Gas, Minerals & Mining, Conventional Power, and Exploration & Production
  • Technology, Science and Industry
  • Financial Services
  • Real Estate

 

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Out-Law / Your daily need to know in South Korea

Our latest work

Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.

  • Client confidential

    Advised an offshore EPC contractor on a contractual and payment dispute arising from delayed financial close, non payment, supply chain disruption and collateral warranty issues, including threatened suspension and termination, providing strategy on claims, responses to notices, suspension rights and subcontractor interfaces, and leading negotiations on a contract amendment to stabilise delivery and mitigate risk.

  • MYSE Korea Co., Ltd

    Advised MYSE Korea Co., Ltd, a wind energy company, on the preparation of the Turbine Supply Agreement and the Service and Availability Agreement for the Aphae Offshore Wind Farm Project in South Korea.

  • GS Entec Corp.

    Advised an engineering and construction contractor on its bid for a foundation supply package for an offshore wind project in South Korea, including review and negotiation of bid stage contracts, alignment of risk and pricing, management of interfaces, and advice on technical standards, programme risk and liquidated damages to support a competitive bid.

  • Client confidential

    Advised a major Korean construction company on negotiation and drafting of a settlement agreement on transfer of safety and criminal liability under Philippine law, including risk assessment, enforceability of contractual clauses, and coordination of local and international legal advice to safeguard client interests on a high value claim.

  • Client confidential

    Advising consortium of international contractors in dispute board proceedings under FIDIC Pink Book for an airport project, in relation to final account disputes exceeding US$1 billion.

  • Samsung Gulf Electronics FZE

    Advised a South Korean multinational technology client on a complex post-termination dispute concerning an expired distribution agreement and related agency, jurisdictional and settlement issues across Kuwait and the UAE, including implications of the dissolution of the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre.

  • POSCO International Corporation

    Supporting POSCO International on its proposed investment in the Wooreen BESS project being partly divested by Energy Australia.

  • Client confidential

    Advising a supplier on its supply agreements for multiple offshore wind projects in Japan.

  • POSCO Holdings Inc

    Advised POSCO on its joint development arrangements with Australian hydrogen tech company Hysata.

  • Service Stream Maintenance Pty Ltd

    Advised Service Stream (formerly Lendlease Services) as the maintenance contractor for the successful bid of the PPP package (Gowrie to Kagaru) for the now cancelled Inland Rail project in Queensland.

Our expertise, at your disposal

With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

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