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Matthew J. Christensen

Kim & Chang

South KoreaInternational Arbitration, Cross-Border LitigationEnglish, Korean

About

Matthew J. Christensen is a Senior Foreign Attorney at Kim & Chang, practising in the firm's International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation group and regularly acting in major international arbitration and construction disputes. He previously coordinated international construction arbitration at Bae, Kim & Lee and worked in a magic circle firm's New York office on project finance; he chairs the Inter-Pacific Bar Association's International Construction Projects Committee, is a member of the SIAC Users' Council, and received a special commendation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) in 2015.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationCross-Border LitigationConstruction & EngineeringEnergyInternational PracticeProject Finance

Office

Expertise

International ArbitrationConstruction & Engineering DisputesInternational Construction ProjectsProject FinanceEnergyCross-Border LitigationMediation

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 2002)
  • Harvard University (Pursued Ph.D.-level coursework, Korean Studies, 1995-2000)
  • Harvard University (A.M., Regional Studies - East Asia, 1995)
  • University of Utah (Honors B.A., English Literature, 1992)

Admissions

  • New York, 2006

Languages

EnglishKorean