Tyler Hong Shik Won is a partner in the firm's Seoul and Washington, D.C., offices and a member of the Intellectual Property; International Trade: CFIUS, Sanctions, and Export Controls; and Antitrust, Competition, and Trade Regulation practices. Tyler counsels both domestic and international clients on intellectual property law, specifically trade secret compliance and litigation, and international trade, and antitrust issues. He advises leading Asian global companies on a wide range of legal issues affecting their US and global operations, including legal and regulatory compliance, business risk mitigation strategies, and litigation and dispute resolution. Tyler has also counseled in the areas of renewable energy projects, merger and acquisitions, project finance, employment, litigation, and anti-corruption advice.
Prior to joining the firm, Tyler was a partner in a Washington, D.C., headquartered international AmLaw 100 law firm, where he was co-chair of the Korea practice. While there, his experience includes advising major international conglomerates and domestic companies in M&A, general corporate matters, and antitrust issues with a focus on cross-border transactions. As a client advocate, he led and negotiated transactions, completed HSR clearance filings before the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), and supervised and coordinated legal due diligence and the drafting of due diligence reports. He began his legal practice at one of the largest Korean law firms, where he served as second chair on major corporate transactions. There, he advised Korean and international clients in various corporate, real estate development, employment, and project finance matters.
