Attorneys Young-ho Chae and Carolyn Ye-Eun Kang of One Law Partners, LLC successfully represented a financial institution in an appellate damages action arising from the transfer of a non-performing loan (NPL) and related security interests.This case involved a financial dispute concerning the validity of loan receivables and mortgage security inte...

One Law Partners, LLC successfully represented its client in proceedings seeking suspension of a board resolution removing the president of an organization, obtaining dismissal of the application in its entirety.1. Case Overview The board of directors determined that multiple grounds existed for the removal of the president, including inadequate m...

1. Case Overview The applicant was a company engaged in the import, export, and sale of consumer goods and had been manufacturing and selling a particular product. The respondent was likewise manufacturing and selling products made from the same material.Claiming that the respondent's products were imitations of its own products, the applicant...

Case Overview Representing the client company, Law Firm One handled the entire process from issuing a certified demand for inspection of books and records to filing for a provisional injunction. The court granted full access to all requested accounting books and records, accepting every item sought by the applicant.Key Features of the Case The opp...

Case Overview A road construction project in the Wirye New Town development required the relocation of KEPCO’s transmission and distribution facilities. The central issue was who should bear the KRW 12.8 billion relocation cost. KEPCO sued Seongnam City to recover the full amount, but the court dismissed the claim entirely. Law Firm One repr...

Case OverviewA dispute arose from a joint business agreement for installing food‑waste drying equipment. The plaintiff terminated the contract and sued for damages, while the defendant filed a counterclaim seeking approximately KRW 5.9 billion. Law Firm One represented the plaintiff and secured a major appellate victory.Key StrategyDemonstrated the...

Recent court decisions have increasingly recognized buyers of office-tel units as “consumers” under the Door-to-Door Sales Act, granting them protections similar to those in door-to-door transactions.However, ONE LAW PARTNERS, LLC successfully argued that purchasing multiple office-tel units for rental income purposes cannot be conside...

ONE LAW PARTNERS, LLC successfully represented A Bank in a case where the court ruled that the Asset Purchase Agreement does not constitute “standard terms” under the law. The plaintiff argued that “A Bank unilaterally drafted the agreement, making it unfair and invalid,” but the court dismissed this claim.Court’s Rea...

The company extended the retirement age from 58 to 60 in 2017 and introduced a wage peak system through a collective agreement, reducing base salary from age 58.Retired employees claimed the system was invalid and sought compensation for lost wages and benefits.Key Issue: Whether the wage peak provisions remained valid after the collective agreeme...

Attorneys Young-Ho Chae and Ye-Eun Kang recently succeeded in dismissing a damages claim arising from the dismissal of a director, by establishing the precedence of executive treatment regulations over the term provisions in the company’s articles of incorporation.