![Sean (Sung Woo) Lim](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3201610/bba195a1-a5fd-4a6c-a575-3be88f9e2071/profile.png)
Sean (Sung Woo) Lim
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
82 10 5091 8965Share profile
Band 2
About
Provided by Sean (Sung Woo) Lim
Practice Areas
Dispute resolution
Career
Co-head of the international arbitration practice at Lee & Ko; has handled high profile international disputes involving banking and financial services, joint ventures, intellectual property and distributorship agreements; served as President of the Korean Council for International Arbitration, and is a member of the International Advisory Board of VIAC and managing committee of Seoul IDRC; and served as an inaugural member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar Association, NY Bar Association
Publications
"The International Comparative Legal Guide: Arbitration" (Korea), "International Arbitration" (Korea)
Personal
Seoul National University (LLB, 1987); Cornell Law School (LLM, 1995)
Languages Spoken
Korean, English, Japanese
Experience
Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland (1995);
Perkins Coie, Seattle (1995-1996);
Arbitrator, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) (2008-Present);
Vice-President, the Korean Arbitrators Association,Inc. (2011-2015);
Secretary General, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG) (2009-2011);
Vice-President, the Korean Arbitrators Association,Inc. (2011-2015);
Standing member of a committee, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (2013-2016);
Member of VIAC Advisory Board, Vienna International Arbitral Centre(VIAC) (2015-Present);
President, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Sport Arbitration Committee (2017-Present);
Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University School of Law (2019-Present);
President, Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA) (2020- Present); and
Lee & Ko (1989-Present)
Discover other Lawyers at
Shin & Kim
South Korea
![Helen Pak](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3197782/cfc498ac-0394-4e25-9075-35eefdf7605b/profile.png)
![Michael Chang](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3197827/2d666664-2abf-4088-8513-c6aaa0ccfc12/profile.png)
![Sang-Hyun Lee](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3197792/31974cb8-5d17-4e48-a2b6-bc974c49cfab/profile.png)
![Tae Yong Seo](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3217807/e3f822ca-15ad-4a87-9420-a6102ec8bf0a/profile.png)
![Yong Jin Park](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3217552/31071e81-7f65-42b9-a22c-8da7e00e4c18/profile.png)
![Sang Yeon Eom](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3217553/e008c7a6-a58e-48d9-ae2b-485788ce2f3e/profile.png)
![Young Chul Yim](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199356/51835c15-6799-4ea2-a0d5-05c694ca144c/profile.png)
![John H Choi](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199345/6c24880d-6b9d-4610-a16b-ecce2e35d338/profile.png)
![Jooyoung Park](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199367/c0cab97d-70b3-444a-b0a4-fcf518589dd6/profile.png)
![Chang-Young Cho](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199502/41f75276-3543-4327-8f5b-908b2cbe74ec/profile.png)
![Changhun Lee](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199406/3213790e-a5c4-4595-a06a-d57bf84d212f/profile.png)
![Sangdon Lee](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3199407/aed04ae5-ff38-4782-aee3-017b1566dfe5/profile.png)
![Jae Young Chang](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3211777/933409d9-ad3d-4835-af7e-dd9fbec9f54a/profile.png)
![Tong-Gun Lee](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3211742/dfea1d3f-e4cd-41c2-9a76-a2c15e1d3aa5/profile.png)
![Brandon (Myong-Hyon) Ryu](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3212786/9b1367d8-4e42-4c88-8e69-8437c80ac897/profile.png)
![Chung-In Anthony Choi](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3212244/ade46f6a-969e-4515-8664-513f88e8f2f2/profile.png)
![Hae Sung Jeong](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3212162/3c0fb8f8-458b-41d5-9da0-8befbf91e124/profile.png)
![Joongil Cho](https://assets-cdn.chambers.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,fit=scale-down/https://media.chambers.com/individuals/3211910/25491581-61a6-4b37-96dd-70b71774ab9f/profile.png)