John Rhie

Global

John Rhie is head of the international arbitration team and is considered an expert on arbitrations arising from private equity investments and shareholder disputes, particularly for matters with a South Korean element.

"He provides big-picture and strategic guidance and is very capable of doing that."

"John is a highly recognised arbitration lawyer with a pan-Asian practice with deep roots in Korea."

"John was able to get our commercial purpose and needs rather quickly. He can come up with multiple solutions to a particular issue, which gives the client more than one choice."

"John is a competent and charismatic lawyer. In the process of handling the case, he was bold and had clear thinking and a strong sense of humour, which was very good at boosting morale and motivating everyone." 

"It's always a great pleasure to work with him and I can say that I do look up to him."

Hong Kong-based John Rhie is a well-respected practitioner in the international arbitration market on account of his ability to master complex ICC and UNCITRAL arbitrations. Leading Quinn Emanuel’s international arbitration practice in Asia, Rhie is recognised for his ability to lead cross-border arbitrations encompassing technical disputes in shareholder agreements and private equity investments.

"John is a talented lawyer."

John Rhie is head of the international arbitration team and is considered an expert on arbitrations arising from private equity investments and shareholder disputes, particularly for matters with a South Korean element.

"He provides big-picture and strategic guidance and is very capable of doing that."

"John is a highly recognised arbitration lawyer with a pan-Asian practice with deep roots in Korea."

"John was able to get our commercial purpose and needs rather quickly. He can come up with multiple solutions to a particular issue, which gives the client more than one choice."

"John is a competent and charismatic lawyer. In the process of handling the case, he was bold and had clear thinking and a strong sense of humour, which was very good at boosting morale and motivating everyone." 

"It's always a great pleasure to work with him and I can say that I do look up to him."

John Rhie maintains a prominent reputation for his arbitration work and demonstrates further expertise in international litigation and white-collar crime mandates. He is counsel of choice in many cases, especially those concerning M&A, investment, IP and trade secrets issues.

"John is terrific and is the real deal. He absolutely belongs at the top of the market."

"John is responsive, thinks outside the box and gives us creative yet commercially sound and practical solutions to difficult issues. These come from his experience in international arbitration combined with his in-depth understanding of Korean culture and the way of doing business in South Korea."