Sang-Pil Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 3 : Shipping
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About
Provided by Sang-Pil Lee
Practice Areas
Construction Claims
Commercial ∙ Construction Arbitration
Construction
Logistics Disputes
Sports ∙ Entertainment
Litigation ∙ Arbitration
Maritime · Aviation
Insurance
Career
Sang Pil Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate and construction, litigation and arbitration, international transactions, insurance, maritime and shipping, and media.
Mr. Lee has extensive experience advising domestic and foreign construction companies, shipping companies, financial institutions, and public institutions on transactions, litigation, and arbitration relating to construction, international transactions, insurance, transportation, and maritime issues. He has been ranked as a Leading Individual by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific since 2018 and was awarded the 2019 Korea Legal Awards Arbitration Grand Prize.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea (2001)
Publications
Issues on the Flag of Convenience – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2019
Exception to Designation of Applicable Law (Article 8 of the Act on Private International Law) – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2016
Joinder, Intervention and Consolidation in International Arbitrations - Korean Arbitration Review (Co-Author), 2014
Victim’s Right of Direct Claim and Insurer’s Right of Defense – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2014
Resolution of Disputes Regarding Shipbuilding Contract through International Arbitration – Joint Conference between Korea Maritime Law Association & Korean Society of International Law, 2013
Experience
2006-present: Yoon & Yang LLC
2022-present: Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
2021-present: Member, Researcher Rights Protection Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2020-present: Member, Personnel Disciplinary Committee, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
2019-present: Chairperson of Civil Affairs, Academic Committee, Korean Bar Association
2014-present: Legal Adviser, Korea International Cooperation Agency
2004-present: Member, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
2019-22: Legal Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Finance
2014-15: Member, Working Committee for Establishment of Legal Ethics Charter, Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Council
2001-06: Kim Shin & Yu
Languages Spoken
Korean and English
Clients
DL E&C, Hyundai Motors, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea Internationa Cooperation Agency
Education
Wake Forest University School of Law
LL.M.
2010
Yonsei University, College of Law
LL.B.
1995
Awards
Leading Individual, Shipping
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2023
Leading Individual, Shipping
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2022
Leading Individual, Shipping
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2021
Leading Individual, Shipping
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2020
Leading Individual, Shipping
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2019
Litigation Star, Construction
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
2023
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Sang-Pil leads Yoon & Yang's shipping team and focuses his practice on maritime disputes in the Korean market. He represents shipbuilders, cargo owners, insurers and freight forwarders in a variety of matters including cargo disputes, collisions, insurance and charter party disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Attorney Lee Sang-Pil has good expertise in the maritime transportation field and has shown outstanding achievements in litigation."
"Attorney Lee Sang-Pil has good expertise in the maritime transportation field and has shown outstanding achievements in litigation."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Yoon & Yang LLC
South Korean Government Seeks to Expand Class Actions and Punitive Damages to All Areas of Law
On September 28, 2020, the Ministry of Justice announced new bills ① proposing the enactment of the Class Action Act that will expand the availability of South Korea’s existing class action suits to all industries concerning any area of law, and ② the amendment of the Commercial Code.
South Korean Government Seeks to Expand Class Actions and Punitive Damages to All Areas of Law
On September 28, 2020, the Ministry of Justice announced new bills ① proposing the enactment of the Class Action Act that will expand the availability of South Korea’s existing class action suits to all industries concerning any area of law, and ② the amendment of the Commercial Code.
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