Daewoong Lee is a foreign attorney in the International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation and International Construction and Projects practice groups at Kim & Chang. 

He has extensive experience in claims, disputes and contracts in relation to oil & gas, power, infrastructure, industrial and environmental engineering, procurement, construction (“EPC”) projects. Throughout his career, his work has especially been focused on large-scale EPC projects in the Middle East. He also regularly advises clients on a wide range of complex construction contract/law issues, especially in delay and disruption claims. He has represented clients in arbitrations under ICC, LCIA, LMAA, HKIAC and KCAB rules. 

His experience also includes advising on commercial transactions for construction and energy projects, and he has drafted, reviewed and negotiated related agreements for projects in various jurisdictions around the world, including Korea, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Oman, Bahrain, and Thailand. He also advises overseas investors and clients on industrial, renewable and infrastructure projects in Korea regarding various Korean construction contract and law issues. He has also acted as project counsel in such projects during their execution. 

He often speaks at various construction focused events. His recent speaking engagements include speaking on offshore wind farm projects at a webinar event co-hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Transportation, Industry and Energy, and International Contractors Association of Korea, where he is a registered lecturer, and participating as a panelist during 2019 IBA Annual Conference held in Seoul on construction dispute issues. He has also co-authored the Korean chapter of Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Construction Disputes (updated in 2021). 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Lee was a principal counsel in Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. from 2007 to 2016. He was based in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. from 2012 to 2015. 

Mr. Lee is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2003) and University of Virginia (B.S., 2000). He was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2003.