Shawn Youn
Bilingual (English & Native Korean) Attorney | 15+ Years of E-Discovery & Litigation Expertise
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Experienced attorney with over 15 years of practice specializing in e-discovery, arbitration, and litigation. Strong background in complex legal matters, including misappropriation of trade secrets, antitrust and competition law, 2nd request under the HSR Act, M&A transactions and related investigations, breach of contract, FCPA and SEC investigations, ITC Section 337 investigations, internal corporate investigations, corporate governance & board disputes, and patent infringement litigation. Proficient in managing complex discovery processes using Technology Assisted Review (TAR), including Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) depositions, privilege review and logging, and second-level quality control.
Skilled in translation and cross-jurisdictional legal matters, leveraging bilingual capabilities in English and Korean to bridge gaps in international arbitration and litigation.
Experience
Contract Attorney - TransPerfect - Remote
(2023-02 - 2026-08)
Remotely conducted document review and litigation support for various complex matters.
- Remotely conducted document review for 6 M&A-related projects, including 2nd request issued by FTC for pharmaceutical companies, aerospace & defense companies, and industrial companies.
- Performed document review for 3 class action lawsuits, 1 RICO Act-based litigation, 1 SEC investigation, 1 highly confidential internal investigation, and 1 Civil Investigative Demand (CID) with grand jury subpoenas.
- Contributed to cases involving a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), labor/employment litigation, 2 antitrust cases (Monopolizing Trade), 1 arbitration case (Construction) and a dispute over the contractual right to broadcast and distribute sports media.
- Prepared brief summaries for key documents, performed 2nd level QC, and conducted privilege reviews/logging.
- Participated in projects on behalf of leading law firms, including: Cooley LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Akerman LLP, Bredhoff & Kaiser, PLLC, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP, Weiner Brodsky Kider PC, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Hooper, Lund & Bookman, P.C., King & Spalding LLP, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP, and K&L Gates LLP.
Contract Attorney - Stris & Maher LLP - Los Angeles, CA
(2025-08 - 2026-04)
- Remotely conducted document review for breach of the equity purchase agreement and specific performance claim.
- Reviewed Korean-language documents, prepared brief summaries for key documents, performed second-level QC, and ensured accuracy of vendor-provided translations.
Contract Attorney - Fronteo USA - Remote
(2024-08 - 2024-08)
Remotely reviewed privileged documents in Korean and English related to patent infringement case and performed 2nd level QC & privilege log with litigation team at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.
Contract Attorney - Legalpeople - Remote
(2024-06 - 2024-07)
Remotely reviewed privileged documents in Korean for patent infringement lawsuit using Relativity system with litigation team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.
Contract Attorney - Fronteo USA - Remote
(2024-02 - 2024-03)
Remotely reviewed privileged and 3rd party confidential documents in Korean and English related to patent infringement case with litigation team at Fish & Richardson P.C.
Contract Attorney - CJK Group - Remote
(2022-02 - 2022-12)
Remotely reviewed 2 document review projects for internal investigation related to corporate ethics and compliance using Secure Review system with litigation team at Covington & Burling LLP and breach of contract case related to Product License Agreement with Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Contract Attorney - FTI Acuity - Remote
(2021-12 - 2022-02)
Remotely reviewed documents related to large bankruptcy case to determine the amount of money necessary to cover the claims of present and future claimants with litigation team at Robinson & Cole LLP.
Contract Attorney - Beacon Hill Staffing Group - Remote
(2021-03 - 2021-11)
Involved in 4 remote review projects.
- Reviewed documents in Korean regarding a breach of Prepared Forward Purchase Agreement dispute in the American Arbitration Association with litigation team at Bartlit Beck LLP.
- Analyzed and reviewed English documents in the Axcelerate database in connection with an insurance claim and breach of contract case and performed 2nd level QC & privilege log with litigation team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.
- Reviewed documents for internal investigation on allegations by shareholders in a derivative demand and recommending whether or not the Board should commence litigation against certain company fiduciaries with litigation teams at Ballard Spahr LLP.
Contract Attorney - Epiq Global - Remote
(2021-11 - 2021-11)
Remotely reviewed documents for potential anticompetitive effects of proposed transaction pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act in connection with FTC's 2nd request with litigation team at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.
Contract Attorney - TransPerfect - Remote
(2021-09 - 2021-09)
Remotely reviewed audio documents for internal investigation responding to investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with litigation team at Cooley LLP.
Contract Attorney - Legalpeople - Remote
(2021-06 - 2021-07)
Remotely reviewed documents for internal investigation regarding potential financial and other misconduct and potential legal issues with respect to foreign subsidiaries using Relativity system with litigation team at Cooley LLP.
Contract Attorney - CJK Group - Remote
(2020-11 - 2020-11)
Remotely reviewed English and Korean documents for internal investigation related to corporate ethics and compliance for potential fraud case using Secure Review system with litigation team at Covington & Burling LLP.
Contract Attorney - Lexolution LLC - Remote
(2020-05 - 2020-09)
Involved in 2 remote Korean projects.
- Breach of Cooperation Agreement and Employment Contract dispute in the American Arbitration Association (AAA) with litigation team at Hogan Lovells.
- Breach of Contract dispute over a failed negotiation to purchase multiple luxury hotels case for QC review focusing on the substantive issues and privilege by using Relativity system with litigation team at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP.
Contract Attorney - KoPro TS LLC - Remote
(2020-03 - 2020-10)
Remotely reviewed privileged documents in Korean related to Patent Infringement and Misappropriation of Trade Secrets case by using Relativity system with litigation team at Paul Hastings LLP.
Contract Attorney - HLP Integration - Washington, DC
(2019-08 - 2020-02)
Reviewed documents in Korean and English using iCONECT-XERA software and SENTIO's Artificial Intelligence engine regarding Misappropriation of Trade Secrets case in the ITC Section 337 Investigation.
- Selected as a deposition team member and traveled to Korea with litigation teams of Latham & Watkins LLP, Dentons, and Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP to prepare witness depositions.
- Translated Korean language documents and verified court-certified translators' translations.
Contract Attorney - Fronteo USA - Los Angeles, CA
(2019-06 - 2019-07)
Discovered and analyzed the internal information responding to a grand jury investigation conducted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York by reviewing technical engineering documents in Korean/English for global automotive manufacturing company preparing privilege log with litigation team at O'Melveny & Myers LLP.
Contract Attorney - Beacon Hill Staffing Group - Washington, DC
(2018-08 - 2018-09)
Reviewed documents in Korean for internal investigation related to antitrust issues with litigation team at Eimer Stahl LLP.
Contract Attorney - Adams & Martin Group - Washington, DC
(2016-07 - 2018-08)
Involved multiple litigations regarding a dispute over legal control of nonprofit corporation.
- Reviewed documents in Korean and English in Concordance and Relativity databases, summarized/translated Korean language documents, verified court-certified translators' translations, reviewed privileged documents and created a privilege log, prepared Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) depositions including expert witnesses, summarized deposition transcripts, and prepared potential trial exhibits for litigation team of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP.
Clearwater Legal - Washington, DC
