Yulchon Honored with Prestigious Awards
2025.05.08.
Yulchon Named Among Financial Times’ Top 10 Asia-Pacific Law Firms -Only Korean Law Firm Recognized in FT’s 20th Anniversary Ranking of Most Innovative Firms
Yulchon Named Among Financial Times’ Top 10 Asia-Pacific Law Firms -Only Korean Law Firm Recognized in FT’s 20th Anniversary Ranking of Most Innovative Firms.
Yulchon LLC has been named one of the Top 10 Asia-Pacific Law Firms by the Financial Times, marking the only Korean law firm to be recognized in this year’s ranking.
The recognition was announced at the FT Innovative Lawyers Global Summit, held on June 24 in London, as part of the publication’s 20th anniversary celebration of the Innovative Lawyers Awards—a globally respected program that highlights legal innovation across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.
This year’s list was compiled based on the law firms that appeared most frequently in the Top 10 of FT Regional Reports over the past two decades. In addition to a global Top 20 ranking, the FT named Top 10 firms by region, with Yulchon ranking 10th in Asia-Pacific.
Over the past decade, Yulchon has been consistently recognized for its innovation in areas such as New Products and Services and Digital Tools, receiving accolades including Most Innovative Korean Law Firm and Most Innovative Asia-Pacific Law Firm.
“This recognition reflects Yulchon’s commitment to embracing technological change and addressing the evolving needs of our clients,” said Seok Hoon KANG, Managing Partner at Yulchon. “We will continue to pursue innovation not only in legal service delivery, but also in creating meaningful value for society.”
Yulchon Recognised in Financial Times’ Top 10 Asia-Pacific Law Firms. – AustCham
Yulchon Achieves Unrivaled Top Ranking in the ‘2025 Law Firm Consumer Report’ by The Law Times
Yulchon has earned the top overall ranking among major Korean law firms in the 2025 Law Firm Consumer Report published by The Law Times, reaffirming its position as a premier provider of legal services in Korea.
The survey collected responses from 1,252 in-house counsel at 400 companies, including Korea’s 40 largest conglomerates, the five major financial holding groups, and leading foreign-invested enterprises. Participants evaluated law firms across two major categories—Firm Capabilities (14 criteria) and Practice Area Performance (19 legal fields)—through both multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
Market-Leading Scores in Firm Capabilities
Yulchon achieved the highest rating in 13 of 14 criteria, demonstrating its exceptional performance, client-centered approach, and operational excellence. The firm received top marks for:
△ Expertise and professionalism
△ Responsiveness
△ Strategic planning ability
△ Business understanding
△ Communication skills
△ Process stability
△ Lead partner engagement
△ Teamwork
△ Client satisfaction with outcomes
△ Detailed and objective explanation of results
△ Value for fees charged
△ Commitment to pro bono activities
△ Willingness to re-engage or recommend the firm
No. 1 Across Practice Areas
In practice area performance, Yulchon ranked first in 17 out of 19 legal fields, showcasing its broad-based legal capabilities. Top-ranked practices include:
△ Finance & Securities
△ Capital Markets
△ Tax
△ Antitrust/Competition
△ Labor & Employment
△ Serious Accidents Punishment Act
△ Intellectual Property
△ Data Protection
△ IT & TMT
△ Construction & Real Estate
△ Energy
△ Anti-Money Laundering
△ Criminal Litigation
△ Civil Litigation
△ Administrative Litigation
△ Family Law
Chosen as “Best Law Firm” by Clients
Yulchon was selected as the “Best Law Firm” by 24.5% of all respondents (385 out of 1,573), receiving the highest number of client votes. Additionally, three Yulchon attorneys were named among the top four individual lawyers:
• Seong MUN – Corporate Governance & ESG
• Kwang Sun LEE – Labor & Employment
• Hyeong Joo LIM – IP & Technology
Leadership in Pro Bono and Social Impact
Yulchon also led in the Pro Bono category, earning a score of 4.16 out of 5, well above the average of 3.84. This reflects the firm’s continued commitment to social responsibility through initiatives such as Onyul, its public interest foundation established in 2014, and the Value Growth Committee, launched in 2024.
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