Greater China Region
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) - China
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.
Strengths
"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."