Byung-Suk Chung

Career

Kim & Chang (1980-Present);

Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (2017-Present);

Adjunct Professor, Korea University (2015-Present);

Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University School of Law (2013-2019);

Mediator, Seoul Central District Court (1998-Present);

Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (1994-Present);

Member, Law Reform Committee (Maritime, Marine Insurance, Private International Laws).

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar;

President, Korea Maritime Forum (2023.5.-Present);

President, Seoul Maritime Arbitrators Association (2018-Present);

President, Korea Private International Law Association (2015-2018);

President, Korea Maritime Law Association (2012-2014).

Publications

European Lawyer Reference - Shipping & International Trade Law (Edition 2): Korea Chapter (Thomson Reuters, 2014);

Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner’s Guide (Co-author, Oceana Publications, Inc., 2003);

Provisional Remedies in International Commercial Arbitration (Co-author, Walter de Gruyter, 1994).

Personal

University College London (LL.M., 1987);

Seoul National University (LL.B., 1977).

Practice Areas

Shipping, International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation, and Insolvency & Restructuring (involving shipping companies).