International arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, ICDR, SIAC, LMAA, JCAA, KCAB and ad hoc (including UNCITRAL); arbitration related proceedings

Industries or matters involved in arbitrations: included M&A, joint venture agreement and shareholders’ claim, construction, shipbuilding, power plant, engineering projects, technology license agreement, purchase and distribution agreement

Experience as counsel includes:

M&A-related disputes:

Represented conglomerates in an ICC arbitration, along with two foreign consortium members, against a government-affiliated agency in a dispute concerning the sale and control of a financial services company. New York seat, Korean law
Represented a US private equity fund in an ICC arbitration in London
Represented a US private equity fund in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore with Korean law as the governing law against another US private equity fund arising out of the acquisition of shares in a Korean credit card company
Represented a French automobile manufacturer in an ICC arbitration in Seoul against Korean creditor banks on an indemnification claim for damages from a share transfer agreement
Represented a Korean pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration in US against a Canadian-listed company

Disputes involving joint venture agreement and shareholders’ claim:

Counsel for a private equity fund in an ICC arbitration governed by Bermuda law with the arbitration seat in Tokyo against a government-affiliated commercial entity
Represented a Dutch client and its British parent company against their Korean joint venture partner in an ICC arbitration in Switzerland in a dispute concerning the scope of operations of their joint venture company
Represented a German-based automobile parts manufacturer in a SIAC arbitration governed by German law with the arbitration seat in Singapore in a joint venture dispute
Represented a Korean steel company in ad hoc arbitration in Hong Kong regarding disputes arising under tax indemnification provisions in the share purchase agreement

Disputes involving construction, shipbuilding, power plant, and engineering projects:

Represented an international consortium led by a rail and aviation company against a municipal government in an ICC arbitration in a dispute relating to the construction of a railway system
Represented a Korean construction company against a European consortium in an ICC arbitration seated in London and governed by Saudi Arabian law in a dispute arising from a construction project in the Middle East
Represented a Luxembourg company in an ICC arbitration against a Korean construction company in Korea in a dispute relating to the construction of a new port
Counsel to a Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration seated in Toronto, Canada and governed by Ontario law against multinational consortium in a dispute arising out of a power plant construction project in Madagascar
Acting for a Korean-based engineering and construction company in an ICC arbitration seated in London with English law as the governing law against a Middle Eastern company in a dispute arising out of a contract for the construction of power and desalination plants
Counsel for a Korean construction and engineering company in ad hoc arbitration in Singapore against a government-affiliated petrochemical company
Represented a Korean shipbuilding company in a London ad hoc arbitration against a buyer in a dispute relating to the construction of drilling rig
Represented a Korean rolling stock manufacturing company in an ICC arbitration against an Austrian buyer in a dispute relating to supply of rolling stocks

Disputes involving technology license agreement:

Represented a gaming company as co-counsel in a JCAA arbitration proceeding governed by Japanese law against a Korean online entertainment company in a dispute arising from a software sub-license agreement
Represented a Korean online gaming company in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore and governed by Singapore law in a dispute with its Chinese licensee and distributor
Represented a Japanese company against a claim by a Korean electronics manufacturer in an ICC arbitration governed by Japanese law with the seat of arbitration in Seoul

Disputes involving purchase and distribution agreement:

Represented a Korean company in LCIA arbitration seated in London and governed by English law against Swiss company
Represented a Korean shipbuilding and trading company against its supplier and sub-buyer in parallel ad hoc arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong and Singapore respectively
Represented a subsidiary of a Korean conglomerate against its former US distributor in an AAA arbitration conducted in Seoul with Korean law under the ICDR rules in a dispute related to the distributorship agreement
Counsel to a Korean engine manufacturer against a European supplier in an ICC arbitration governed by English law with the seat of arbitration in London. The dispute involves an agreement relating to the supply and purchase of crankshafts used in the production of diesel engines for large marine vessels
Represented a Korean company in an ICC arbitration in Singapore in a dispute concerning a contract for the manufacture and installation of steel processing equipment by a US company

Enforcement proceedings:

Represented a German-based automobile parts manufacturer against the action to set aside the arbitral award brought by its Korean joint venture partner in the Singapore High Court
Advised a Korean conglomerate against its former US distributor in US court proceedings for the enforcement of the arbitral award and related attachment of assets and rehabilitation proceedings
Counsel to a Korean shipbuilding and trading company against its Chinese supplier in enforcement proceedings in China concerning an arbitral award in an ad hoc arbitration under the HKIAC rules, conducted in Hong Kong
Counsel to a Korean chemical company against a German chemical company in setting aside proceedings in Korea and in enforcement proceedings in Germany concerning an award rendered in a KCAB arbitration
Counsel to a Korean consumer electronics company in setting aside proceedings in Korea concerning an award rendered in an ICC arbitration, against an UAE electronics company