Law firm Jipyong said last year's revenue surpassed 150 billion won. That was up 10% from the previous year.
Jipyong's revenue last year from its Korea law firm operations was 132.7 billion won. Adding 11.8 billion won from its patent firm and 5.5 billion won from overseas branches, total revenue came to 150 billion won.
Jipyong said it pushed innovation last year as the cohort hired after the founders stepped to the forefront of management. It also said it brought in nonlawyer experts from a range of fields to key teams to provide integrated solutions beyond legal advisory.
Last year it launched a listing maintenance support center; a control dispute and shareholder engagement response center; a climate and energy center; a technology center; a project REITs integrated support center; a digital forensics center; and a global risk response center. This year it plans to roll out a safety management consulting center, an AI biohealthcare center, and a financial consumer response center, among others.
Jipyong stood out in antitrust by winning cases over Kakao Mobility's taxi dispatch algorithm and Naver Shopping's search algorithm. It also completed the local listing of CUCKOO Homesys's Malaysian subsidiary, CUCKOO International. In labor, representing a contractor, it overturned an appraisal that had recognized a builder's liability and secured a full win.
Managing partner Lee Haeng-gyu said, "Our specialization strategy by field and stronger collaboration across divisions led to results," adding, "We will continue to respond preemptively to changes in the market and among clients."