Overview
Jiyoung Bae represents and advises clients on foreign matters, corporate practice, international transaction, M&A, energy, natural resources, environment, and overseas construction.
Ms. Bae served as the first president of the Islam Law Association of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and first president of the Korea Islam Law Association. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the Middle East and North African region. From 2014 to 2016, she was seconded at Pinsent Masons LLP Dubai Office, a global UK law firm that specializes in international construction. She was in Teheran from January 2017 to June 2019 and provided legal advice on Iran business for clients. Ms. Bae is the current head of the Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, Dubai. She is representing and advising clients in cases involving UAE, Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East and African regions.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2022-Present
Non-standing advisor, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, Dubai
2019-2022
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2014-2016
Pinsent Masons LLP, Dubai (Secondment)
2009-2019
Jipyong LLC
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2021-Present
GHKol Advisory Committee Member (Middle East) of KHIDI
2021-Present
President of Legal Committee of Korea-Iran Association
2020-Present
President of Middle East and Africa branch, Korea Academy of Government-supported Scholars
2015-Present
Advisory Member, Legal Advisory Group for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Expanding Overseas, Ministry of Justice
2015-Present
Attorney and Legal Advisor, Embassy of South Korea in Iran
2011-2013
First President, Korea Islam Law Association
Representative Matters
Represented and advised Korean public institutions and medical/pharmaceutical companies in humanitarian trades with Iran
Advised a Korean hospital on the operating agreements with a UAE sponsor and represented the hospital in related disputes
Represented a Korean construction company during the establishment of a branch office in UAE
Advised a Korean shipbuilding company on the procedures of Head Office's spin-off in UAE
Advised a Korean nuclear facility company on the establishment and operation of JV in UAE
Represented and advised Korean public institutions and medical/pharmaceutical companies in humanitarian trades with Iran
Advised a Korean hospital on the operating agreements with a UAE sponsor and represented the hospital in related disputes
Represented a Korean construction company during the establishment of a branch office in UAE
Advised a Korean shipbuilding company on the procedures of Head Office's spin-off in UAE
Advised a Korean nuclear facility company on the establishment and operation of JV in UAE
Advised a Korean machinery company on the risk of international sanctions
Advised a Korean motor company on UAE labor laws
Advised a Korean power control company on the operation of UAE branch
Represented a Korean construction company and reviewed the Construction Work Agreement in connection with the hotel in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and more
Advised a Korean security company on the expansion into Saudi Arabia
Advised a Korean design office on the Agreement on the metro in Doha, Qatar
Advised a Korean construction company on the bidding of a large-scale real estate development project and construction work in Qatar
Advised Korean manufacturing company A on the establishment of a factory in Iran
Advised a Korean investor on the M&A in connection with Iran's advertisement and logistics company
Represented and advised Korean manufacturing companies B and BA in investigations and disputes on trademark
Advised Korean manufacturing company C on the investment in JV in connection with chemical products in Iran
Represented and advised Korean manufacturing company D in a trade dispute in Iran
Represented and advised Korean manufacturer E in criminal litigation in connection with a provisional attachment of Iran agent's account
Represented and advised Korean trading company F in filing a suit to collect debts in Iran
Represented and advised Korean construction company G in litigation in Korea and Iran in connection with the establishment of strategies to collect receivables in Iran
Represented a Korean plant company on Iran's economic sanctions, specifically the application scope and its analysis
Advised Korean IT company H on the conclusion of a Distributor Agreement in Iran
Advised Korea's consumer goods manufacturing companies I and IA on the Agent Agreement and registration in a competent government agency in Iran
Advised Korean manufacturer (company J) on the conclusion of a contract for the transfer of technology in Iran
Advised Korean manufacturer (company K) on legislation in connection with technology leakage in Iran
Represented Korea's services, energy, and manufacturing companies and advised them on JV in Iran
Represented Korea's services, energy, and manufacturing companies and advised them on the establishment of branch offices and corporations in Iran
Education
2014
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (LL.M., cum laude)
2009
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2000
Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Qualifications
2022
Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)
2019
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)
2009
Korea
2002
AICPA (Maine)
