Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2017-Present)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented an energy company in a dispute arising out of supply of key equipment to a power plant.
- Represented a manufacturer of construction materials relating to a distributorship agreement.
- Represented a consortium of construction and financial investors in a dispute surrounding an urban development project.
- Represented a financial company in a post-M&A dispute involving breaches of representations and warranties.
- Represented a pharmaceutical company relating to a joint venture dispute.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Winner (oral submissions), Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP) Asia 2022 (Delos Dispute Resolution, 2022)
- First Prize, KOCIA Essay Competition 2021 (Junior Practitioner entry) (Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA), 2021)
Publications/Activities
- “Legal Defences to Claims,” The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (Editions 6, 7, and 8) (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021-2023)
- “Mediation in South Korea,” Revista Brasileria de Alternative Dispute Resolution (RBADR; Brazilian Journal for Alternative Dispute Resolution), Issue 9 (Co-author, 2023.6.)
- “The anti-arbitration injunction under Korean law: the Korean Supreme Court Decision of 2018,” Arbitration International, Vol.39, Issue 2 (Co-author, 2023.6.)
- Book Review: ASEAN and the Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Global Challenges and Regional Options, Asian Dispute Review (2023.4.)
- “An Overview of the Investor-State Dispute Resolution (ISDS) System and Recent Cases,” BFL, Vol.118 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2023)
- Designated Debate Panel, “ISDS and Environment,” ISDS Joint Seminar (Korean Society of International Economic Law & Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), 2021.11.)
Education
Seoul National University School of Law (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, International Investment Law, 2023)
Seoul National University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2017)
Seoul National University (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 2014)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2017
Languages
Korean, English and Japanese
Insights
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Newsletters
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Enacts and Enforces “International Mediation Rules”
2024.04.23 -
Newsletters
UNCITRAL Adopts Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes
2023.09.27 -
Articles
The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (8th Edition): Legal Defences to Claims
2023.07.21 -
News
Kim & Chang Professionals Participate in KCAB-Dechert Joint Seminar Titled “Cross-Examination in International Arbitration for Korean Practitioners: Part 2”
2023.07.18 -
Newsletters
Amendments to the ICSID Arbitration Rules
2022.06.22 -
Articles
The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (7th Edition): Legal Defences to Claims
2022.06.14