Jun Chul Whang

Partner

Mr. Whang specializes in the representation of the firm's clients in complex multi-jurisdictional products liability litigation, and on advising the firm's clients on matters relating to product liability issues. He has worked in managing national and international product liability litigation, including identifying and working with expert witnesses throughout the U.S. and Europe, identifying and reviewing relevant scientific literature within different fields of medicine and science, and all other aspects of trial preparation.

Before joining Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan, Mr. Whang was associated with the New York law firm of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft.

Noteworthy

  • Director and Founding Member, Korean American Community Foundation
  • Head Coach - Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Taekwondo Team, 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Greece
  • Co-founder and Co-owner, West Side Taekwondo, Master Instructor rank of 5th Dan
  • Co-author, Taekwondo, State of the Art, Broadway Books (1999)
  • U.S. Taekwondo Union (now USA Taekwondo), Past Member of Tournament Committee and Law & Legislation Committee
  • Languages: Korean, Spanish, French

Professional Activities

  • International Association of Korean Lawyers
  • Korean/American Lawyers Association of Greater New York
  • American Bar Association

  • 1270 Avenue of the Americas
  • Rockefeller Center
  • New York, NY 10020
  • TEL:(212) 524-5043
  • FAX:(212) 524-5050
  • Email

Areas of Concentration

Education

  • LL.M., with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990
  • J.D., Cornell Law School, 1989
  • B.A., Dartmouth College, 1986

Bar Admissions

  • New York