Deloitte Signs Corporate Governance Consulting MOU With Jipyung and UnicoSearch

Deloitte Korea Group, Jipyung Law Firm, and UnicoSearch signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 10th for an integrated corporate governance consulting service that covers everything from the appointment of directors to their operation and evaluation, as well as legal risk management. Deloitte explained that this collaboration, which brings together specialized institutions in law, management, and human capital, is a proactive response to market demand to advance corporate governance from a mere "formality" to a "working system."

Through this agreement, the three organizations will establish a mutually complementary collaboration framework based on their respective areas of expertise. Deloitte Korea Group will be responsible for diagnosing corporate governance, defining the roles of outside directors, establishing performance evaluation systems, and providing board education and operational advisory services based on global best practices. Jipyung Law Firm will focus on responding to regulations related to governance, including corporate law and the Capital Markets Act, and will support the legal coherence and stability of governance through the design of board operation structures, management of legal liability risks, and advisory services for dispute prevention. Leveraging its position as the holder of the largest talent database in Korea and its insights, UnicoSearch will identify optimal director candidate pools and, through its Board Lab, provide practical advisory services across the full spectrum of governance operations, including board operation diagnostics and external evaluations, succession programs, and capability management. As a result, companies will be able to receive seamless, one-stop integrated corporate governance consulting services, from the governance design stage to advanced board operations and legal risk management.

Lee Haenggyu, Managing Partner at Jipyung Law Firm (from left), Hong Jongseong, Country Managing Partner of Deloitte Korea, and Kim Hyeyang, CEO of UnicoSearch, are posing for a commemorative photo. Deloitte Korea

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With this MOU, the three companies plan to actively expand their integrated corporate governance consulting services, focusing on large conglomerates and listed companies in Korea.

Hong Jongsung, Group CEO of Deloitte Korea, said, "Managing the lifecycle of outside directors is no longer optional but an essential management task," adding, "By combining Jipyung's legal expertise, UnicoSearch's talent search capabilities, and Deloitte's global corporate governance advisory experience, we expect to elevate the competitiveness of boards of directors at Korean companies to a higher level."

Lee Haenggyu, Representative Attorney at Jipyung Law Firm, said, "As legal liability for outside directors and regulations related to corporate governance are being strengthened, the importance of systematic risk management throughout all activities, starting from the appointment stage, is growing even further," and added, "Through this collaboration, Jipyung plans to provide customized integrated consulting services for companies, ranging from board structure design and operational advisory to liability risk management, dispute prevention, and the establishment of transparent governance."

Kim Hyeyang, CEO of UnicoSearch, said, "Now is the time to design boards of directors that can accurately recognize a company's strategic direction and risks and structurally respond to the essence of change," and added, "Based on the research capabilities of Board Lab and data-driven insights, we will provide differentiated integrated services that cover all aspects of governance operations, thereby contributing to the spread of a trust-based board culture."

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