Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2018-Present)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding an insurance dispute under a construction insurance contract between an insurer and a contractor in a power generation project overseas.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under an equipment supply contract between a contractor and a supplier in a power generation project overseas.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a delay in vessel construction under a supply contract between an employer and a contractor.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a supply contract between a shipyard and a main equipment supplier.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under an EPC contract between an employer and a contractor in an overseas biomass energy project.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a share purchase agreement between the investors in a joint venture.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a supply contract between an employer and a supplier in a vessel construction project.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a post-M&A dispute under a shareholders’ agreement between the shareholders of a corporation.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a service contract between a contractor and a sub-contractor in a project overseas.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a license agreement between global manufacturers.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a supply contract between an employer and a supplier in a renewable energy project.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding a dispute under a shipbuilding contract between an employer and a contractor in an offshore project.
- Represented a client in an international arbitration regarding disputes on the validity of an arbitration agreement and the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal.
- Represented a client in Korean court proceedings regarding a Korean court’s review of an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction and authority in international arbitration.
- Represented clients in various interim/provisional measures, including provisional seizure, related to international arbitration and/or disputes before Korean courts.
- Represented a client in arbitrator appointment proceedings in Korean courts.
- Advised various clients regarding strategy and procedures for numerous international arbitration or dispute cases.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Rising Star: International Arbitration (Legal Times, 2025)
- First Prize, KOCIA Essay Competition 2022 (Junior Practitioner Entry) (Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA), 2022)
- The Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy's Award (First Place) and the President of Korea International Trade Law Association's Award (Best Written Memorandum) (International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, 2016)
Publications/Activities
- Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration 2025: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2024)
Education
School of Law, Seoul National University (J.D., 2018)
Korea University (B.A., Food & Resource Economics, 2015)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2018
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Newsletters
Revision of KCAB Domestic Arbitration Rules (Effective March 1, 2025)
2025.08.04 -
Newsletters
Supreme Court Reaffirms Arbitration-Friendly Stance in Judgment (Supreme Court Decision 2024Da243172, January 23, 2025)
2025.08.04 -
Newsletters
Key Contents and Implications of Amended 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules
2025.05.14 -
Articles
Arbitration 2025: South Korea │ Panoramic
2024.12.26 -
Newsletters
Key Contents of Proposed Amendment to English Arbitration Act and Implications in International Arbitration
2024.10.25 -
News
Kim & Chang Professionals Participate in Seoul ADR Festival 2023
2023.11.03




