Former arbitration partner with Korea’s largest law firm, Kim & Chang. Also previously practiced in international trade disputes and arbitration at Skadden, Arps, Meagher & Flom and Perkins Coie LLP in Washington, DC, and served as a full time faculty member of the Korea Military Academy.

International General Counsel of world’s largest shipbuilding company and responsible for overseeing all shipbuilding, maritime, offshore and construction disputes for HHI and its group affiliates. Served as sole, co-arbitrator and presiding arbitrator in international and domestic cases. Counsel in international arbitrations in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the North America, under rules including the ICC, AAA, SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA, KCAB, SCC, Netherlands Arbitration Institute, UNCITRAL and other ad hoc proceedings. Experiences include arbitrations involving M&A, joint venture, IP/IT, engineering and construction, distributorships, and shareholder disputes under governing laws from diverse civil and common law jurisdictions.

Publications:
Culture, Custom and Contractual Obligations: an East Asian Perspective, (Dispute Resolution Journal, AAA) (Vol. 72, No. 1, 2017)

Getting the Deal Through Arbitration: Korea Arbitration Section (Global Arbitration Review, 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 editions)

ALR International, Vol. 4: New York Convention-Global Cases: Waiver of Right of Arbitration, Notice of Proceedings, and Scope of Matters Submitted to Arbitration (Korea section) (American Law Reports, 2011)

ALR International, Vol.1: New York Convention-Global Cases: Jurisdiction, Construction of Terms, Conventions and Reciprocity (Korea section) (American Law Reports, 2010)

Dispute Resolution, Vol.2: Arbitration (Korea) (PLC Cross-border Handbooks 2009/2008);

International Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (Asian Dispute Review, 2007) International Arbitration in Korea (ADR in Asia, Asia Law & Practice, 2005);

Development of Intellectual Property Laws in China and Prospects Under the WTO (International Trade Law Journal, Ministry of Justice, Vol. 42, 2001).Back