Grace Yoon

Practice Areas

International arbitration, International disputes

Career

Grace Yoon is a partner in the International Arbitration team at Lee & Ko. Over the past decade, Ms. Yoon has acted as counsel in a number of commercial and construction disputes brought under major institutional rules and concerning a wide range of subject matters. She also assists clients in mediations and other alternative dispute resolution matters, and has been successful in settling a number of cases on terms favorable to her clients.

Since joining Lee & Ko in 2019, Ms. Yoon has taken a leading role in the firm’s major arbitration cases. Clients have found her effective in managing cases, as well as leading advocacy at hearings. She brings a strong drive and initiative to all cases that she takes on, and has developed a reputation for her writing skills.

Most recently, Ms. Yoon was a speaker at the 10th Asia-Pacific ADR Virtual Conference, as well as a KCAB webinar on post-COVID-19 issues that have arisen in international arbitration. She also moderated Lee & Ko’s breakthrough debate event at the 2022 and 2023 Seoul Arbitration Festival. In addition, she has also co-authored a chapter on confidentiality in international IP arbitration for the first and second editions of the GAR Guide to IP Arbitration. She currently serves as a member of the KCAB Steering Committee, and has been named as a “Rising Star” by Legal Times (2021).

Before joining Lee & Ko, she was formerly a member of the international arbitration team at Yulchon, where she was the leading foreign counsel on the team.

In addition to her practice in international arbitration, Ms. Yoon has substantial experience in handling cross-border litigation matters in the Latin American, European, and South East Asian regions, representing both Korean and foreign clients, and has been involved in a number of transactional matters concerning investments into Latin America and Iberia.

Professional Memberships

New York Bar

Personal

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (J.D., 2011), Ewha Womans University (B.A., 2008)