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31/12/2025

Happy New Year & Happy Holidays from all of us at the IPG Legal family! May the year ahead bring peace, prosperity, and new opportunities.

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23/12/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at IPG Legal! May your season be filled with joy, peace, and cherished moments with your loved ones.

20/10/2025

Sean Hayes gave a well-received speech to the Kiwanis Club of Angeles City, Philippines in commemoration of the 50 year anniversary of the club. Kiwanis Clubs are dedicated to assisting the most needy in society.

17/10/2025

IPG Legal is proud to announce that Sean Hayes received the highest possible rating from AVVO for his work on international legal issues.

AVVO is the leading lawyer rating portal in the United States.

IPG is proud to announce that Sean Hayes received the highest rating from AVVO. Avvo is an American attorney rating site and information portal. AVVO is one

09/10/2025

The Korean Law Blog by IPG Legal posts around three new law articles each week on Korean Law, Doing Business in Korea and on IPG Legal.

The Korean Law Blog is the largest database of information on Korean Law in the English language. Check back often or subscribe.

IPG Legal offers a free legal consultation. The link can be found on the blog or at the IPG Legal website.

Updates by English-Speaking Korean Lawyers in Korea on Korean Law, Korean Legal System & Korean Law Firms. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year. International Law Firm with offices in North America and throughout Asia.

15/07/2025

Article by Sean Hayes of IPG Legal Law Firm on the enforcement of Korean corporate voting rights agreements in Korean courts.

The Korean Supreme Court upheld the decision of lower courts in ordering a shareholder to vote to dismiss directors appointed in violation of a shareholder agreement’s voting rights clause.

Additionally, the Supreme Court of Korea upheld the imposition of daily fines (indirect enforcement) for not following the order.

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Enforcement of Korean Corporate Voting Rights Agreements

14/07/2025

Attorney Sean Hayes was rated the top rating of 10 of 10 for International Law from AVVO. Avvo is a leading database of lawyers and one of the most respected legal rating services.

Sean Hayes is an attorney working for IPG Legal. A leading international law firm.

You may schedule a call with Sean Hayes via the link below.

Sean Hayes has honed his legal and commercial insights over 20+ years across Asia and the U.S. As the go-to counsel for cross-border deals, IP

12/06/2025

IPG Legal has the most comprehensive blog in the English language on Korean Law. The Korean Law Blog has over 1500 posts on Korean Law and posts are added regularly.

The Korean Law Blog is authored by Sean Hayes, a lawyer rated a Top 100 lawyer in Korea and other lawyers, accountants and professionals at IPG Legal.

If you are interested in a subject being covered by the blog - please send us a message.

The Korean Law Blog may be found at:

Updates by English-Speaking Korean Lawyers in Korea on Korean Law, Korean Legal System & Korean Law Firms. Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year. International Law Firm with offices in North America and throughout Asia.

26/05/2025

Sean Hayes, an attorney for IPG Legal, wrote an article on The Korean Law Blog by IPG Legal on how an injunction can be granted in Korea against a patent infringer for advertising products to Korean consumers even if you maintain no legal presence in Korea.

The case filed to the Korean Patent Court granted an injunction to an Italian company against a Chinese manufactuer, thus, prohibiting the Chinese company from exporting product to Korea.

www.thekoreanlawblog.com/2025/05/korea-patent-infringement-alibaba.html


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The Korean Patent Court (2023na10693) ruled in favor of an Italian patent holder in a Korean patent infringement injunction case against a Chinese

23/05/2025

Korean Attorney Mina Kim, an attorney working with IPG Legal’s Seoul Office was quoted and profiled by the AP and JoongAng Ilbo.

Attorney Mina is a Korean Lawyer that was educated in the United States (Berkley) and in Korea. She works on some of the most noteworthy and contentious Korean and international litigation and arbitration matters.

You may schedule a consultation with an attorney via either our website or at The Korean Law Blog.

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Korean Attorney Mina Kim, an associate at IPG Legal's law office in Seoul, Korea was recently quoted by The Associated Press and JoongAng Ilbo for her

22/05/2025

Attorney Sean Hayes is rated a Top 100 Lawyer in Korea and led a team of lawyers that was rated the top dispute resolution law firm of the year.

Sean Hayes is the only non-Korean attorney (New York Attorney) to have worked for the Korean court system and one of the only non-Koreans to be a regular member of a Korean law faculty.

He works on some of the most noteworthy contentious and non-contentious matters in Asia.

You can schedule a free consultation with Sean Hayes via The Korean Law Blog or via IPG Legal’s law firm website

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21/05/2025

Attorney Min, a partner at IPG Legal Office in Seoul, Korea and one of the leading family and estate lawyers in Korea was featured in The Korea Times.

Attorney Min criticized the lack of adequate enforcement measures in Child Abduction return order cases and with the help of Sean Hayes, retired Korean Judge and the U.S. Embassy succeeded in getting the Supreme Court of Korea to implement a bailiff enforcement system.

Please take a look at the article and the links in the article.

Https://www.theKoreanLawBlog.com/2022/12/jiwon-min-child-abduction-lawyer.html

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Attorney Jiwon MIN, a partner at IPG Legal Law Office in Seoul, Korea, and one of Korea's leading family and estate lawyers, was featured in The Korea Times,