Jeong Hye Ahn

Practice Areas

Jeonghye Sophie Ahn is a Partner at Yulchon LLC and a member of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Team. Ms. Ahn focuses on international dispute and has acted as counsel and an arbitrator in international arbitrations under the SIAC, ICC, KCAB and UNCITRAL Rules arising from a diverse range of commercial and corporate transactions including joint venture, intellectual property, media & telecommunication and construction. She also specializes in arbitration related proceedings in court and has represented both foreign and domestic corporations in seeking or resisting enforcement of awards, interim measures and injunctions. She has published on international arbitration and participated in amendment of the International Arbitration Rules of the KCAB. She received her LLB and LLM from Seoul National University and also holds an LLM from Harvard Law School.

Personal

Education

2012 Harvard Law School, LL.M

2006 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

2004 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, LL.M.

1999 Seoul National University, LL.B.

Experience

2006-present Partner, Yulchon LLC

2016-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

2017~2019 Member, YSIAC Committee

2014~2016 Member, Committee on Amendment of the International Arbitration Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

2012-2013 Associate, Secondment to Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London Office