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Sean (Sung Woo) Lim
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
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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)
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