Joel E. RICHARDSON - Kim & Chang |金・張法律事務所

紹介

Joel Richardson is a senior member of the International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Practice of Kim & Chang and leads Kim & Chang’s North American Arbitration Desk.

Mr. Richardson has extensive experience representing clients in arbitrations administered by a wide variety of institutions including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, AAA and CAS as well as ad hoc arbitrations, and seated in a diverse range of jurisdictions, including Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, New York, Zurich and Lausanne. Mr. Richardson’s arbitration experience has covered a broad range of fields, including mergers and acquisitions, pharmaceuticals, energy, construction and engineering, outbound investment, joint ventures, sales of goods and intellectual property licensing.

Mr. Richardson regularly speaks at seminars and international conferences on international arbitration topics, and has published numerous articles on issues in international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution in Korea. Mr. Richardson also regularly advises Korean parties regarding litigation in the United States and advises foreign clients regarding Korean court litigation in conjunction with Kim & Chang’s Korean licensed attorneys.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Richardson served as a judicial clerk to Judge William D. Stiehl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, and practiced commercial litigation with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. and New York, where he gained extensive experience in all phases of litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts.

経歴

International Mediator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International Mediation Panel (2024-Present)

Steering Committee Co-chair, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board(KCAB) NEXT (2021-Present)

Specialist Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Centre (2018-Present)

International Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2017-Present)

Kim & Chang (2006-Present)

Adjunct Professor, Korean Judicial Research and Training Institute (2007-2017)

Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC, U.S.A. (2002-2006)

Judicial Clerk Extern to Judge William D. Stiehl, United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, East Saint Louis, IL, U.S.A (2001)

主な実績View All

Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Arbitration (Lexology Index, 2025)
Expert Guides: Commercial Arbitration (Expert Guides, 2021)
Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2023)
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: International Arbitration (Delinian, 2020-2025)
Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Commercial Mediation (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Arbitration (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
Dispute Resolution Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: International Arbitration (Euromoney, 2019)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders - Arbitration (Legal Business Research, 2018-2019)
Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2024)
Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2025)
Admitted to the Order of the Coif

主な活動View All

受賞等

Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Arbitration (Lexology Index, 2025)
Expert Guides: Commercial Arbitration (Expert Guides, 2021)
Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2023)
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: International Arbitration (Delinian, 2020-2024)
Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Commercial Mediation (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Arbitration (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
Dispute Resolution Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: International Arbitration (Euromoney, 2019)
Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders - Arbitration (Legal Business Research, 2018-2019)
Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2024)
Leading Individual, Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Chambers and Partners, 2017-2025)
Admitted to the Order of the Coif

著書/活動

Mason Capital and Elliott Associates Awards: Divergence in Approach But Convergence in Conclusion (Co-author, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2024)
Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration 2025: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2024)
Understanding the Cultural Challenges of Arbitrating in the Middle East, The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration: Looking Beyond the Common and Civil Law Divide (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2024)
Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2024)
Admissibility of New Evidence When Seeking Set-Aside, Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards Guide, Third Edition (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2023)
Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020-2022)
Understanding Cultural Challenges in the Cross-Examination of Asian Witnesses, Take the Witness: Cross-Examination in International Arbitration (JurisNet, LLC, 2019)
The International Arbitration Review: Korea chapter (8th-10th edition) (Co-author, The Law Reviews, 2017-2019)
Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2017-2019)
Understanding the Culture Challenge of Representing Korean Parties in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Co-author, Juris, 2017)
The 2016 Seoul Arbitration Lecture on 10 November, Korean Arbitration Review, Seventh Issue (Co-author, KCAB, 2017.3.)
Rush to Judgment: Speed v Fairness in Emergency Arbitration, Asian Dispute Review (Co-author, HKIAC, 2016.10.)
50 Years Since Inception: The Recent Trends of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Korean Arbitration Review, Sixth Issue (Co-author, KCAB, 2016.7.)
The Korean Badminton Case; Lessons in Managing International Drug Testing in Sport, Recent Trends of Law & Regulation in Korea, Vol. 23 (Ministry of Justice, Summer 2016)
Key Provisions of the 2015 Amendments to the KCAB International Arbitration Rules, Korean Arbitration Review, Fifth Issue (Co-author, KCAB, 2015.12.)
The Legal System for International Arbitration of Korea, Korean Arbitration Review, Fourth Issue (Co-author, KCAB, 2014.10.)
European Lawyer Reference - Construction Law & Practice, First Edition 2012: Korea chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2012)
Successful Dispute Resolution in Korea: Litigation and Arbitration, AmericanLawyer.com, Webinar (Originally Presented on March 4, 2010)
Discovery in Investment Arbitration Involving Republic of Korea, Asian International Arbitration Journal, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2008)
Legal Privilege in Korea, Asialaw, Vol. 5, Issue 2 (Co-author, Asia Law & Practice, 2007.6.)

学歴

Washington University School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2002)

Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, Economics and Accounting, 1998)

資格

Admitted to bar, Maryland, 2002; District of Columbia, 2003; United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2005

言語

英語

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Joel E. RICHARDSON(リチャードソン・ジョエルE.) 外国弁護士

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