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William H.Y. Park

Partner

Seoul +82 2 6281 0001

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    William Park heads Covington's Seoul office.  His experience includes representing companies and financial institutions on a range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, financing and real property transactions, corporate reorganizations, EPC contracts, Energy projects, and antitrust investigations in the US and EU.

    He has also advised clients on special investigations by US and foreign governments, numerous arbitration, litigation and other types of dispute resolution matters in the US, Africa, Middle East and Latin America.  Select clients have included Korea National Oil Corporation, SK Innovation, SK hynix, Hyundai Heavy Industry, Kumho Group companies (notably Asiana Airlines, Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd, and Kumho Tire), Samsung Electronics, Samsung Engineering, Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Mobis, and several major Korean commercial banks including Woori Bank and Korea Exchange Bank.

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    • Representation of an airline in an antitrust investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and subsequent class action cases in the US. 
    • Representation of a Korean petrochemical company in antitrust investigations in the US and EU.
    • Representation of several Korean companies in Section 337 proceedings before ITC and parallel patent infringement lawsuits in federal courts in the US.
    • Representation of Korean companies in setting up joint ventures in the US, China, and other parts of Asia.

    • Representation of Korean construction companies in negotiating EPC contracts and financing documents relating to construction projects in the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia.
    • Advising Korean construction companies relating to disputes with the owners of projects or consortium partners of the projects in the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia.
    • Representation of Korean commercial banks in syndication loans to large real estate developments in Korea where foreign investors are participating.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Stanford Law School, J.D., 1988
        • with distinction
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1985
    Bar Admissions
    • California
    Languages
    • Korean

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