Jiyoung Bae
Jiyoung Bae
Partner and Head of Korea Desk
Ms. Jiyoung Bae is a Partner at Matouk Bassiouny and a member of the Corporate and M&A practice group, she also heads the firm’s Korea desk. She recently joined the firm in 2023, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and expertise, specifically in the MENA region. She has represented multinational companies in different countries across multiple industries including construction, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, banking & financing, trading, pharmaceutical, IT, and E-commerce.
She served as the first president of the Islamic Law Society of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, and the first president of the Korea Islamic Law Association. 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 Iranian business for clients. She is representing and advising clients in cases involving UAE, Iran, Turkey, and the Middle East and African regions.
Selected Recent Experience
- Representation of a Korean hospital in connection with the operating agreements with a UAE sponsor and represented the hospital in related disputes.
- Representation of a Korean construction company in connection with the establishment of a branch office in the UAE.
- Representation of a Korean shipbuilding company in connection with the procedures of the Head Office's branch in the UAE.
- Representation of a Korean nuclear facility company in connection with the establishment and operation of its joint venture in the UAE.
- Representation of a Korean machinery company in connection with the risk of international sanctions.
- Representation of a Korean motor company in connection with UAE labor laws
- Representation of a Korean power control company in connection with the operation of their UAE branch.
- Representation of a Korean construction company in connection with the review of the Construction Work Agreement concerning a hotel in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and more.
- Representation of a Korean security company in connection with its expansion into Saudi Arabia.
- Representation of a Korean design office in connection with an agreement on the metro in Doha, Qatar.
- Representation of a Korean construction company in connection with the bidding of a large-scale real estate development project and construction work in Qatar.
- Representation of Korean public institutions and medical/pharmaceutical companies in connection with humanitarian trade with Iran
- Representation of a Korean manufacturing company in connection with the establishment of a factory in Iran.
- Representation of a Korean investor in connection with an M&A transaction concerning an Iranian advertisement and logistics company.
- Representation of Korean manufacturing companies in connection with investigations and disputes on trademarks.
- Representation of a Korean manufacturing company in connection with the investment in a joint venture specializing in chemical products in Iran.
- Representation of a Korean manufacturing company in connection with a trade dispute in Iran.
- Representation of a Korean manufacturer in connection with a criminal litigation regarding a provisional attachment of Iran agent's account.
- Representation of a Korean IT company in connection with the conclusion of a Distributor Agreement in Iran.
- Representation of a Korean manufacturing company in connection with the conclusion of a contract for the transfer of technology in Iran.
- Representation of a Korean manufacturing company in connection with the legislation of technology leakage in Iran.
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