Tony (Dongwook) Kang
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Dispute Resolution: Litigation
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About
Provided by Tony (Dongwook) Kang
Practice Areas
Mr. Kang's practice is focused on litigation in the fields of civil, commercial (including post M&A disputes and hostile takeovers), control disputes, white collar crimes, product liabilities, real estate and finance. He represented not only Koreans, but also parties from USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Ukraine, Great Britain, Lebanon, Italy, Germany, France, Belgium Australia, UAE, Israel, Norway, Thailand and more, in various Korean lawsuits conducted in Korean courts, of which all was successful in its nature of the dispute.
Career
Expert in litigation and arbitration in the fields of civil, commercial, control disputes, white collar crimes, product liabilities, real estate and finance. He served as a judge for 12 years in courts before joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2006. Currently serving as a panel of both domestic and international arbitrators for the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
Professional Memberships
Korean and Seoul Bar Association, International Association of Defense Counsel, Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Publications
The International Comparative Legal Guide: International Arbitration - Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2020-2021); The International Comparative Legal Guide: Product Liability - Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2019-2021); The Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Review – Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2018-2021); The Securities Litigation Review – Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2017-2021); Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Product Recall – Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2016-2018); International Litigation Procedure Reference Guide (Co-author, International Association of Defense Counsel, 2014)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Tony Kang (Kang Dongwook) represents clients in litigation spanning various sectors. He has notable expertise in fraud cases and disputes arising from loans and investments. He is particularly adept at handling cross-border cases involving US and European jurisdictions.
Articles, highlights and press releases
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COVID-19 and Force Majeure in Sales Transactions
Given that South Korea has the 5th largest export economy and is the 9th largest importer in the world, the recent COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a substantial impact on global businesses- particularly, cross-border sales transactions relating to, inter alia, supply chain businesses.
COVID-19 and Force Majeure in Sales Transactions
Given that South Korea has the 5th largest export economy and is the 9th largest importer in the world, the recent COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a substantial impact on global businesses- particularly, cross-border sales transactions relating to, inter alia, supply chain businesses.