Management Disputes
From hostile takeover defense and shareholder disputes to management control contests,
we provide strategic legal services to protect corporate governance stability.
Overview
Management disputes involve sophisticated legal issues surrounding corporate control, including hostile takeover attempts and defenses, shareholder disputes, director removal and appointment contests, shareholder proposals and proxy fights, and application of the business judgment rule. This is a complex legal area where the Commercial Act, Capital Markets Act, and Fair Trade Act intersect.
PYEONG AN's management dispute team comprises former judges with commercial division experience at the Supreme Court and High Courts, as well as M&A and corporate finance specialists. We formulate and implement hostile takeover defense strategies (poison pills, golden parachutes, white knights, etc.), file injunctions related to shareholders' meetings, represent clients in director liability litigation, and advise on corporate stabilization.
Alongside rapid response capabilities in crisis situations, we also provide proactive advisory on dispute prevention, including pre-dispute corporate governance reform, shareholder agreement design, and management control defense framework development.
Key Practice Areas
- Hostile takeover defense strategy formulation and execution
- Shareholder dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, and negotiation)
- Injunctions related to shareholders' meetings (voting right prohibition, resolution validity suspension, etc.)
- Proxy fight strategy formulation
- Director appointment/removal and injunction to suspend performance of duties
- Director liability disputes under the business judgment rule
- Management control defense framework development (governance reform and articles of association design)