Byung-Chol (B.C.) Yoon

Practice Areas

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation.

Career

BC Yoon is the head of Kim & Chang’s International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Practice. He has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in the energy, chemical, automotive, and technology industries in arbitration, covering both commercial and treaty arbitrations. He is currently a court member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He has also previously served as a Court Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and has been on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators designated by the Republic of Korea. Before joining Kim & Chang in 1992, he was a Judge at the Seoul Court.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar and New York Bar.

Publications

Getting the Deal Through – Dispute Resolution: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2018-2019);

Understanding the Culture Challenge of Representing Korean Parties in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol. 72, No. 1 (Co-author, Juris, 2017);

50 Years Since Inception: The Recent Trends of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Korean Arbitration Review, Sixth Issue (Co-author, KCAB, 2016.7.);

Seoul’s Strength for Place of Arbitration, Arbitration Journal, Vol. 345 (KCAB, Spring/Summer 2016).

Personal

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1995);

Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.M., 1993);

Seoul National University (LL.B., 1985).