Corporate Disputes · Insolvency Law · South Korea Fraudulent Conveyance Avoidance and Bankruptcy in South Korea:What Happens to the Claimant’s Priority? Soyoung Park · Representative Attorney, Atlas Legal Analysis of Korea Supreme Court Decision 2025Da210073 (May 20, 2026) Table of Contents 1. What Happened in This Case? 2. Why Was the Challenge to the Capital…
International Transactions & Disputes Can a Foreign Court Attachment OrderBe Enforced in South Korea? Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Supreme Court of Korea, Case 2025Da211405 (May 14, 2026) · Seoul Central District Court, Case 2023Na2687 Contents 1. Why This Ruling Matters 2. Background and Key Issues 3. What Qualifies as a “Final Foreign…
Insurance Disputes · South Korea Minor Life Insurance in South Korea —Void Death Coverage, Insurer Liability, and the Suicide Exclusion Soyoung Park · Representative Attorney, Atlas Legal | Incheon Songdo, South Korea Changwon District Court 2025GaHap10707 and related decisions Contents 1. The Case at a Glance 2. Issue 1 — Why the Death Benefit is…
Corporate Counseling · Intellectual Property Who Owns the Copyright in aWork-for-Hire Contract in South Korea? Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal | Incheon Songdo, South Korea Supreme Court 2004Da60461 · Seoul Central District Court 2015Gahap523420 · 2016Na60517 · 2018Gadan5257470 · 2020Gahap529255 · Supreme Court 2007Do7181 Contents 1. The Creator-First Principle: Who Owns Copyright by…
Corporate Advisory · Consumer Disputes · South Korea False Advertising in KoreanReal Estate Pre-Sales:10 Supreme Court Cases Soyoung Park · Representative Attorney, Atlas Legal Supreme Court 2025Da219673 (2026) & Key Precedents Contents 1. Legal Framework: Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising 2. Cases Where False Advertising Was Upheld 3. Cases Where False Advertising Was Rejected…
Corporate Law · Director Liability Director’s Duty of Oversight andInternal Control in South Korea Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Supreme Court 2017Da222368 · 2006Da68636 · 2007Da31518 · 2021Da279347 Contents 1. A CEO Receives a Call — After a Cartel Fine of KRW 32 Billion 2. What Is a Director’s Duty of Oversight in…
Corporate Advisory · M&A · Corporate Disputes What Happens When Representations and Warranties Are Breached in a South Korean M&A Contract?Four Supreme Court Decisions Analyzed Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Supreme Court 2017Da6108 · 2012Da64253 · 2019Da285226 · 2018Da285144 Contents 1. What Are Representations and Warranties in Korean M&A Contracts? 2. What Legal…
Industrial Accident · Subrogation · Construction Equipment · En Banc Construction Equipment Operators Are Not“Third Parties” Under South Korea’sWorkers’ Comp Subrogation Rules Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Supreme Court en banc, Jan. 22, 2026 (2022Da214040) · Supreme Court, Apr. 2, 2026 (2022Da250008) Contents 1. The Statute — IACIA Article 87 2. Two Rulings,…
Int’l Transactions & Disputes International Lis Pendens in South Korea:Can a Korean Court Dismiss Your Case? Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Seoul High Court 2023Na2056133 · Seoul Central District Court 2020Gahap533186 Contents 1. What Was This Dispute About? 2. What Is International Lis Pendens Under Korean Law? 3. How Does Article 11 of…
How South Korean Courts Calculate Trade Secret Damages:The ₩5.76 Billion Nexon v. Iron Mace Verdict Taejin Kim · Managing Partner, Atlas Legal Seoul High Court 2025Na206557 · Supreme Court 2026Da200492 Table of Contents 1. What Formula Do South Korean Courts Use to Calculate Trade Secret Damages? 2. What Happened in Nexon Korea v. Iron Mace…
