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Mr Mino Han

+82 2 538 2900 minohan@peterandkim.com

Position

Mino Han has acted as counsel in various international arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the ICC, SIAC, KCAB or JCAA. Mino specializes in construction and engineering disputes. The relevant projects underlying the disputes were each based in the Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa or Latin America and concerned the design and construction of combined cycle power plants, solar power production facilities, refineries, high-rise buildings, convention centres and infrastructure facilities.

Mino has also vast experience in representing contractors in Korean court or KCAB domestic arbitration proceedings. He also regularly advises clients on issuing or defending claims arising out of standard form contracts including the FIDIC Suite of Contracts.

Mino majored in law at Seoul National University (LL.B., 2006), after which he passed the Korean Bar Exam in 2006 and qualified as Korean lawyer in 2009. He also received a Master of Laws degree in international arbitration law from Seoul National University in 2012 and a Master of Science degree for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution at King’s College London in 2018. Mino’s MSc dissertation entitled “The meaning and scope of `consequential loss’ exclusion clauses – A comparative law analysis between English law and Korean law” was awarded with a distinction grade. In July 2019, Mino was admitted to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales.

Mino has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as National Leader (Korea) in Arbitration and he serves as member of the KCAB Next Steering Committee. Mino is also the ICC YAF Regional Representative for Korea (2021-2023 term).

Mino is native in Korean and German and is also fluent in English.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Arbitration / Litigation
• Project Finance
• Korean Litigation
• International Projec
• Contracting
• Joint Ventures / Consortia
• Shareholder Disputes

INDUSTRY SECTORS

• Construction & Engineering
• Shipbuilding
• Energy & Power
• Oil & Gas
• Real Estate
• Aviation

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Acting as counsel for a Korean steel supplier in and hoc arbitration arising from a steel supply contract in connection with a major construction project in Canada.
• Represented a Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration concerning a project for the construction of a combined cycle power plant in Jordan.
• Represented a major Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration arising from a project regarding the construction of a low sulphur diesel refinery in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Represented a Korean power company in an ICC arbitration against the O&M service provider of a solar power production facility in Bulgaria.
• Represented a Korean steel supplier in a SIAC arbitration arising from a steel supply contract in connection with a major construction project in Australia.
• Represented a major Korean construction company in a SIAC arbitration arising from a project for the construction of a high-rise building in Mongolia.
• Represented a Korean ship engine manufacturer in a KCAB arbitration against a German / Chinese supplier.
• Represented a major Korean construction company in a KCAB arbitration against a major German plant equipment supplier.
• Acted as counsel for many Korean construction companies in KCAB domestic arbitrations or domestic litigation
• Provided legal advice to many Korean contractors for large scale overseas projects.
• Acting as counsel for a Korean investment fund in a US court litigation arising from a transaction involving the acquisition of 15 luxury hotels in the US net worth USD 5.8 billion.
• Acting as counsel for Korean airline company in an ICC dispute against a service supplier.
• Acting as counsel for shareholders of a major retail company in Korea in a JCAA dispute against a minority shareholder of that company.
• Providing legal advice to the Republic of Korea in an anti-dumping WTO proceeding.

Career

• Adjunct Professor, Korea University, Graduate School for Global Construction Engineering (2020. 3. – present)
• Partner, Peter & Kim (2019.11. – present)
• Associate and Senior Associate, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2012. 4. – 2019. 10.)
• Secondee, CMS Germany (2019. 2. – 2019. 4.)
• Secondee, CMS UK (2018. 9. – 2019. 1.)
• Secondee, Atkin Chambers (2018. 6.)
• Judge Advocate, Korean Navy (2009 – 2012)

Languages

Korean, German, English

Memberships

• Korean and Seoul Bar Associations
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Representative, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Korea Chapter (2020. -)
• Regional Representative, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (2021-2023 term)
• Member, Society of Construction Law
• Panel of International Arbitrators, KCAB International

Education

• King’s College London, MSc for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (M.Sc., 2018)
• Seoul National University Graduate School of Law (LL.M., 2012)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (2009)
• Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 2006)