Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2019-Present)
Yulchon LLC (2015-2019)
DAC Beachcroft, London and Singapore (2013-2015)
Singapore Management University, Singapore (2007-2015)
Associate, Melbourne Law School Centre for Corporate Law & Securities Regulation (2007-2008)
Melbourne Law School Centre for Islamic Law and Society (2007-2008)
University of Melbourne Law School (2005-2008)
Newman College, University of Melbourne, Australia (2005-2006)
Principal Attorney, Andrew White, Esq., PLLC, North Carolina, USA (1998-2004)
von Maur & Partner, Frankfurt, Germany / von Maur & White, Charlotte, USA (1996-1997)
Patton Boggs & Blow, LLP (now Squire Patton Boggs), Washington DC, USA (1987-1996)
Carlton Fields, Florida, USA (1984-1987)
Smith, Currie & Hancock, Atlanta, USA (1982-1984)
Construction Law Publishing Institute, North Carolina, USA (1980-1981)
Representative Mattersshow
- US Federal Court litigation in Washington and Tenth Circuit appeal defending a Korean firm sued over sale of securities in the US
- US Federal Court litigation in California pursuing claims by a Korean financial institution against US entities
- US Federal Court litigation, 4th Circuit appeal and successful mediation defending Australian investors in dispute with US Internal Revenue Service
- Cross-border arbitration acting for a Korean energy provider in successful defense of claim for wrongful cancellation of supply contract for Russian steam coal to be burned in CFBC boilers
- Cross-border arbitration and mediation acting for a Korean construction company in claims involving construction of highly sensitive security and military intelligence facilities on a US military base
- Cross-border arbitration and mediation acting for a Korean construction company in claims involving a project in Kazakhstan
- Cross-border arbitration acting for a Korean company involving R&D rights and royalties under an IP license agreement with a US technology company
- Early-stage administrative dismissal of HKIAC arbitration brought against an asset-backed finance provider
- Client Relationship Partner managing Korean Police seizure/trade secrets investigation involving a global tech company with subsidiary in Korea
- Negotiation of dispute under master development and supply agreement between a Korean electronic technology developer/supplier and a US-based global mobile phone manufacturer/seller
- Negotiation of dispute between a European high temperature insulation manufacturer in Korea and Japanese and Korean firms
- Consultation to Sindh High Court in Karachi (Pakistan) with regard to new mediation laws
- Defense of mass tort / product liability litigation against a chemical manufacturer in US state courts
- Defense of government owner/operator in complex litigation involving land fill designated as a NPL/SuperFund site by US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Armed Service Board of Contract Appeals litigation on behalf of German construction contractors involving projects on US Army bases in Germany
- Advice to a Korean hospital/clinic network regarding global expansion strategy, including JV in Singapore
- Advice to a UK Government entity regarding Korean employment law issues
- Advice to a Korean Government-owned business enterprise in determining oil & gas rights under production sharing agreement with Indonesian State Enterprise
- Advice to Middle Eastern military technology company regarding JV and export/import of IP rights
- Comprehensive Shariah compliance and contract certainty audit of facultative reinsurance/retakaful arrangements of a large Southeast Asian insurance and takaful company
- Advice to several high profile sports stars in the US and Germany involving investments and marketing
- Representation to Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and related investors in US commercial real estate assets
- Conduct internal investigation of whistle-blower allegations against senior management of Korean subsidiary of a European high tech MNC
- Client Relationship Partner (Korean regulatory/tax, corporate, marketing, HR, disputes) and Asia outside general counsel managing matters in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia for a global US-based institutional investment firm specializing in long-term asset-backed financing (SBLs & Repos)
- Client Relationship Partner managing Korean regulatory/tax and marketing advice for a global provider of litigation/arbitration, asset recovery and other legal finance and advisory activities
- Creation of Shariah-based musharakah joint venture between an Australian fund manager and a large Middle Eastern Islamic financial institution
- Framework review and advice on Islamic murabahah funding for development/construction of high-profile office development in Central London (UK)
- Consultation to Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank) with respect to establishment of financial ombudsman
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021, 2023)
- Counsel of the Year, Asian-MENA Counsel (2020)
Publications/Activities
- Early Resolution of Disputes in Korea: Negotiation, Mediation, and Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution, Dispute Resolution Journal Vol. 72 No. 1 (Co-author, 2017)
Education
Corporate Law Studies Interest Group, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Visiting Scholar, 2011)
Melbourne Law School (LL.M., First Class Honors, 2007)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1982)
Guilford College (B.Sc., Geology, 1977)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Colorado, 1993
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, Washington DC, USA, 1995
United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, USA 1994
United States District Court, Colorado, USA, 1993
Supreme Court of the United States, 1992
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991
Languages
English, German and Limited French