Nathan Yun
Sang (Nathan) Yun serves as General Counsel of Navien, Inc. in Irvine, California, and is the head of the legal and risk management. His responsibility at Navien, Inc. reaches North America and with the parent company in Korea.
Previously, Yun worked at Yun Law firm where he handled various major injury cases for the Plaintiffs. One notable case in Yun’s legal career was Eun Ha Lee, et al. v. Pupil Transportation Cooperative (JPA) where he represented the Plaintiffs in the wrongful death of their Autistic Son (Paul Lee), who was left in the bus on a very hot day. This case eventually settled for $23,500,000.00 in 2017. As a result of Paul Lee’s death, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the “Paul Lee School Bus Safety Law” on September 27, 2016.
Previous to Yun Law Firm, Yun served as General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors at Samsung Chemical (USA), Inc. He managed the day to day operation of the departments including administration, corporate and human resources. In addition, Yun managed the legal matters for business conducted in North and South America & South Korea. His role focused on legal matters internationally while assisting other divisions in the company. His career at Samsung span from 2001 to 2014 working for US subsidiaries of Samsung Corporation, Samsung Cheil Industries, Inc and Samsung SDI, Inc. Previously to Samsung, he worked at various law firms including Hong & Chang (associated office of Kim & Chang, the largest law firm in Korea).