Sup Joon Byun is a senior foreign attorney in the International Dispute Resolution Practice and Merger & Acquisitions Practice of Kim & Chang. 

Mr. Byun has extensive experience in international dispute resolution including international arbitrations administered by a wide array of institutions, including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, JCAA and KCAB as well as ad hoc arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations. He specializes in advising clients involved in cross-border investment and M&A-related disputes as well as investment treaty disputes and has arbitrated many complex and high-profile joint venture/shareholder disputes, post-M&A indemnities / price adjustment disputes, as well as commercial disputes arising from licensing or distribution agreements.

As a member of the Merger & Acquisitions Practice, Mr. Byun also has extensive experience in a wide range of cross-border M&A transactions, including share and asset purchases and joint ventures, and has advised multinational businesses and private equity funds in acquiring major Korean companies.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2004, Mr. Byun was an associate in the corporate department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York.

Mr. Byun received his J.D. from Columbia University’s School of Law in 2001, and his B.A. from Duke University in 1997.