Yulchon Bolsters M&A Practice with Addition of Cross-Border M&A Veteran Sung Uk PARK

Yulchon - Yulchon LLC is pleased to announce that Sung Uk PARK, a cross-border M&A veteran, has joined the firm as a partner. With his distinguished track record in cross-border M&A, private equity, and strategic joint ventures, Mr. Park’s arrival significantly enhances the firm’s global transactional capabilities.

Mr. Park brings over 25 years of experience advising corporations, global private equity funds, and financial institutions on a wide range of cross-border matters. His practice focuses on M&A, mobility, funds/PE, digital finance, entertainment, energy, and technology law. He has acted on numerous landmark transactions globally, including inbound and outbound investments involving major players such as KKR, Cerberus Capital, Hahn & Company, UCK Partners, and SK.

Prior to joining Yulchon in 2025, Mr. Park served as Executive Vice President at SK On, where he led commercial negotiation and structuring of global joint ventures with OEM partners as well as complex negotiations with OEM customers and tier-one suppliers in the EV battery and materials sector. His experience also includes senior positions at leading international law firms in New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul.

Mr. Park has played a key advisory role in some of Korea’s most high-profile cross-border transactions. Notably, he advised on the $825 million purchase of Double Down Interactive LLC by DoubleU Games Co. Ltd, the approximately KRW 1.166 trillion acquisition of a Canadian iron ore mine interest by a consortium led by POSCO (now POSCO Holdings), the purchase of Korean waste management firms by KKR , the sale of Oriental Brewery by KKR and Affinity Equity Partners, and the merger between Woowa Brothers and Delivery Hero.

“Mr. Park is a globally minded professional with strong commercial instinct and deep legal insight,” said Jae Hyun PARK, Head of Yulchon’s M&A Practice. “His addition reflects our ongoing commitment to delivering best-in-class advice to clients navigating increasingly complex cross-border transactions.”

Mr. Park began his legal career in New York and is admitted to the New York Bar. He then gained extensive experience at global law firms, including A&O Shearman, Schulte Roth & Zabel, and other leading Korean law firms.

“I am thrilled to continue my cross-border transactional practice at Yulchon, a firm that combines deep local insight with global reach,” said Mr. Park. “As cross-border M&A becomes increasingly complex and strategic, I look forward to working with Yulchon’s exceptional team to deliver innovative, commercially grounded solutions to our clients worldwide. I am excited to contribute to the firm’s continued growth as a leading advisor for global investors and Korean corporates alike.”

Yulchon’s M&A practice continues to receive top-tier recognition from global legal directories and corporate clients alike. Most recently, the firm was ranked Band 1 for Corporate/M&A by Chambers Asia-Pacific and was named among the most trusted law firms by global companies in Korea in the 2025 Law Firm Consumer Report by The Law Times. Yulchon was ranked No. 1 in M&A, receiving the highest score from in-house counsel at foreign companies. With the addition of Mr. Park and continued recognition from leading legal directories, Yulchon reaffirms its position as a go-to firm for complex cross-border M&A.