Dr. Jon is a partner lawyer at Jeong Yul LLC. Dr. Jon’s primary areas of practice include international trade arbitration and international Investment. Dr. Jon advises on M&A, employment and labor-related matters, financial regulations, contract review and other general matters for a wide variety of corporate clients who have multinational businesses in Korea.

Dr. Jon taught international law, company law and financial regulations at Yonsei University Underwood International College, National Tax Officials Training Institute, Sejong University School of Management, etc. Dr. Jon worked as a member of the Public Institution Evaluation Committee, commissioned by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance of Korea. He is a director of the Korea Bar Association. Dr. Jon is a listed arbitrator of the Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration (KLRCA) and Qingdao International Arbitration Center (QIAC). He has extensive experience in the field of international arbitration.

Dr. Jon graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law as valedictorian, and graduated from Korea University Law School (summa cum laude). Dr. Jon studied his law doctorate (DPhil) and master’s (MSt) degrees from the University of Oxford. Dr. Jon also studied an LL.M. from Peking University Law School and an LL.M. from Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing, China. Dr. Jon speaks Korean, English and Chinese.