Yoon & Yang LLC said on the 30th that it launched the "Urban Renewal Dispute Research Center." The goal is to strengthen competitiveness in legal services for redevelopment and reconstruction and proactively respond to market changes.
Large law firms operate centers focused on general construction claims or public contracts. Among large law firms, Yoon & Yang is the first to launch a specialized organization dedicated to urban renewal disputes.
The Yoon & Yang Urban Renewal Dispute Research Center handles complex legal issues that arise across redevelopment and reconstruction. ▲ Dispute resolution support (disputes between contractors and project operators, internal conflicts among project operators, advisory services and litigation responses related to permits and approvals) ▲ Conflict coordination and arbitration consulting (consulting services that proactively manage conflicts among multiple stakeholders) ▲ Ongoing research and expertise enhancement (analysis of the latest precedents and amended laws, publication of regular newsletters, and seminars for industry stakeholders) are among its planned activities.
Participants include ▲ Attorney Hong Seung-gu, head of the Construction and Public Procurement Group and a former High Court judge in the Seoul High Court's construction division (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 28) ▲ Attorney Lee O-young, a former presiding judge in the Seoul Central District Court's construction division (class 29) ▲ Attorney Park Jeong-dae, a former presiding judge at the Seoul Administrative Court (class 31) ▲ Attorney Jeong Gyeong-in, who has long provided advisory and litigation services on renewal projects at Yoon & Yang (class 29) ▲ Attorney Jeon Jae-woo, a former legal executive at a major construction company (class 32) ▲ Attorney Park Geun-bae, who has extensive experience advising project operators such as associations (class 35) ▲ Attorney Kim Seong-ho, a former lecturer on redevelopment and reconstruction at the Seoul Bar Association (1st bar exam) ▲ Attorney An Hyo-seop, currently serving as a Seoul Metropolitan Government renewal project coordinator (2nd bar exam).
To mark the launch, the center also published a booklet, "Urban Renewal Dispute Research I." It addresses issues that have recently been contentious in renewal projects, including ▲ whether a general meeting resolution is required by an association when increasing construction costs ▲ project implementation methods in renewal projects, such as the selection of contractors (public operators, designated developers, project agents, etc.) ▲ the rights and legal status of religious facilities in disputes with project operators ▲ the ratio for estimating values of reconstruction commercial units.
Hong Seung-gu, head of Yoon & Yang's Construction and Public Procurement Group, said, "We have been able to bring together our respective expertise built at courts, law firms, and construction companies in one place," adding, "We plan to continue providing tailored legal solutions to the parties in urban renewal projects in a consistent and efficient manner and to keep publishing the booklet."