Lawyers in South Korea

Sae Um Kim

Partner

Lee & Ko

Sae Youn Kim

Kim & Chang

Saemee Kim

Saemee Kim is a partner at Peter & Kim and is dual qualified in Korea and California. She handles a broad range of international arbitration and cross-border litigation matters, including disputes arising from energy, M&A, life sciences, telecommunications, shipping, and IP. She has represented clients in numerous arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, ICDR, AAA and KCAB, as well as ad hoc arbitrations, and in cross-border litigation before courts in the U.S., France, Italy, Colombia, Cambodia, and Malaysia. She also has extensive experience acting as counsel in domestic court proceedings for both domestic and international clients. She also sits as an arbitrator. Saemee is actively engaged in the international arbitration community. She served as Young ICCA Events Coordinator for the North Asia region (2018–2022), Young ICCA Events Co-director (2022–2024) and the Chair of the CIArb (EAB) YMG Korea Chapter (2022-2025). She currently serves as the Delegate of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the ICC YAAF Representative for South Korea (2024–2026 mandate), and Vice-Chair of the Women Interest Committee (KCAB International). She is native in Korean and fluent in English. AREAS OF EXPERTISE International Arbitration / Cross-border litigation INDUSTRY SECTOR Energy M&A Life Science IP & Entertainment REPRESENTATIVE CASES Represented Korean energy companies agaisnt a US nuclear company in relation to a license agreement in a KCAB arbitration Represented a major Korean electronics company against an Austrian company in relation to a license agreement in an ICC arbitration Represented a major Polish manufacturing company against a Korean company in relation to a distribution agreement in a KCAB arbitration Represented a major Korean telecommunications company against a German company in relation to a license agreement in an ICC arbitration Represented a Korean pharmaceutical company against a Russian company in relation to a supply agreement in an LCIA arbitration Represented a major Korean biometric device manufacturer against an Indian company in an ad-hoc arbitration seated in Singapore Represented a major Korean cosmetic company against a US company in an AAA arbitration Represented a major Japanese pharmaceutical company against a Korean pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration Represented a major Korean insurance company against a Canadian company in relation to an insurance agreement in a Korea-seated ad-hoc arbitration Represented a major Korean power generation company against a German company in relation to a license agreement in an ICC arbitration Represented a major Korean power generation company against a Japanese manufacturer in relation to a supply agreement in a KCAB arbitration Represented a Korean trading company against a U.S. company in relation to a supply agreement in an ICDR arbitration

Peter & Kim

Sam Kim

Senior Foreign Attorney

Yoon & Yang LLC

Sam Park

Partner

Yoon & Yang LLC

Sam-Bun Song

Consultant (Certified Labor Attorney, Korea) Licensed Real Estate Broker Certified Administrative Agent

Dentons Lee

Samsung Kim

Partner

Lee & Ko

San Ha Na

Partner

Lee & Ko

San Kang

Kim & Chang

Sang Bae Park

Partner

Jipyong LLC

Sang Bong Lee

Partner

DR & AJU LLC

Sang Bum Jin

Kim & Chang

Sang Chol Yi

Partner

Lee & Ko

Sang Eun Lee

Attorney

DR & AJU LLC

Sang Gon Kim

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

Sang Goo Lee

Kim & Chang

Sang Ho Han

Kim & Chang

Sang Hoon Ahn

Partner

Jipyong LLC

Sang Hoon Kim

Partner

Lee & Ko

Sang Hoon Lee

Partner

Lee & Ko

Sang Hwa Lee

Sang Hwa Lee has worked as a lawyer for another Korean maritime law firm Choi & Kim and joined Moon & Song as a partner in 2017. He mainly deals with maritime law and shipping cases including oil pollution, ship collision, salvage, stranding, sinking, cargo damages, bill of lading, charterparties, marine insurance disputes and crew injury claims. He has acted for international shipowners, major Korean shipping companies and their insurers and P&I clubs such as North of England, Britannia, Gard, UK, Steamship Mutual, Japan P&I, Korea P&I, Korea Shipping Association. Sang Hwa Lee also has handled various shipbuilding contract disputes against Korean shipyards for refund guarantee disputes and dealt with a variety of cargo claims defending shipowners’ liability where he obtained successful outcomes. He acted for foreign shipowners in several Korean rehabilitation proceedings of Samsun Logix, Korea Line Corporation, STX Pan Ocean and Hanjin Shipping.

Moon & Song

Sang Hwa Yoon

Partner

DR & AJU LLC

Sang Hwan Lee

Kim & Chang

Sang Hyuk Park

Kim & Chang