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SeungMin Lee is a partner at Peter & Kim. Ms Lee has represented and provided advocacy for major Korean and International clients in arbitration cases under various institutional rules including that of the ICC, KCAB, SIAC, HKIAC, LCIA and UNCITRAL. Ms Lee is dual-qualified as Korean lawyer and solicitor of England and Wales. She has previously served as the South Korean national representative of the IBA young lawyers’ committee, and has served as regional representative for Korea to the LCIA's Young International Arbitration Group. Ms Lee currently serves as director of international affairs at the Seoul Bar Association; is member of KCAB Next; regional ambassador for Korea to HKIAC's HK45; member of the SIAC Users Council for the South Korea national committee; member of the panel of arbitrators for the Asian International Arbitration Centre; and as a specialist mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Centre. Ms Lee worked as a registered foreign lawyer at Oon & Bazul LLP in Singapore in 2016 and as counsel to the LCIA Secretariat in 2010. A graduate of Seoul National University and member of the Korean bar, Ms Lee completed an LL.M. at the National University of Singapore in 2016. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration / Litigation International Transactions INDUSTRY SECTORS Intellectual Property Mergers & Acquisition Investments & BITs Commercial disputes Energy and Power disputes Real Estate Joint Ventures REPRESENTATIVE CASES Counsel in two ICC arbitrations seated in Singapore between a Korean online game company and Chinese companies (2017-2020). Counsel in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore between a Korean online game company and Chinese companies (2017-2020). Counsel in an ICSID case, Lone Star Funds vs. Republic of Korea (2013-2017), and an ICC case, seated in Singapore between an investment company and a Korean bank (2013-2015). Counsel in an ICC case, seated in Singapore, between a research organization and an ocean-floor drilling company (2014-2015), an UNICITRAL case seated in Seoul. Counsel in a dispute between a UK based software company and a Korean broadcast company (2011-2014). Counsel in an ICC case seated in Seoul between a Korean construction company and a vendor of a certain type of steam scrubber technology (2013-2014). Counsel in a SIAC case seated in Singapore between a Korean shipbuilding company and a Singaporean company (2013-2014). Counsel in an HKIAC case seated in Hong Kong between a Chinese company producing mono-silicon ingots and a Korean company producing mono-silicon ingot growers (2012-2014). Counsel in an ICC case seated in Seoul between a multi-national lock manufacturer and a Korean investor (2012-2013). Counsel in an ICC case seated in Paris between a Korean conglomerate and a petroleum company (2008-2011). Counsel in an ICC case seated in Singapore between a Korean confectionary company and a foreign investor (2008-2010). RANKING Chambers Asia Pacific 2016 to 2019, selected as a ranked lawyer in the jurisdiction of Korea (International Arbitration, 2016 to 2019) Recognized as “future leader under 45-Partners” by Who’s Who Legal (2018-2019) QUOTES WWL (Future leaders of Arbitration, 2019) says: The "outstanding" SeungMin Lee is a "rising star in arbitration" and sources state that she "works incredibly hard and provides great law analysis".

Cameron Sim has extensive global experience as counsel for corporates and sovereigns in commercial and investment arbitrations and related court proceedings. He is admitted in Australia, England & Wales, Hong Kong, and New York, and is a Registered Foreign Lawyer in the Singapore International Commercial Court. Cameron represents clients across a range of industries, including banking and finance, energy and mining, insurance, pharmaceuticals, private equity, retail, sports, and telecommunications. He has acted in proceedings under all leading arbitration rules in key arbitral seats. Cameron is recommended for international arbitration in leading directories. He is commended as a “superb arbitration lawyer”, “truly formidable”, and “a stand-out star”, who “combines outstanding technical ability with being commercially savvy”, is “very efficient”, “understand[s] the needs of clients and the weaknesses of the other party very accurately”, and has “intellectual prowess combined with a strategic mindset which make him an asset to any matter” (Legal 500 Asia-Pacific (2023 — 2025)). He is also described as “a superb and unrelenting advocate” and “a force to be reckoned with”, with “outstanding skills of coordination, especially in cross-border matters”, and “excellent academic background and intuition” (Who’s Who Legal (2022 — 2025)). Cameron sits as arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has been appointed as arbitrator in both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. Cameron is also a member of the Proceedings Committee of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Cameron’s legal publications have been cited with approval by courts and commentators. He is the author of Emergency Arbitration (Oxford University Press 2021), the first-ever treatise on the procedure. Prior to his arbitration career, Cameron clerked for the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Charis is tri-qualified (Singapore, England & Wales and New York) and has specialised in international arbitration her entire career. Her practice straddles international commercial and investment treaty arbitration and public international law. She trained under Senior Counsel Michael Hwang, before joining an international firm where she worked with one of the top teams in the world for public international law and investment treaty arbitration. In 2020, she joined Peter & Kim, launching the Singapore office. Her experience includes international commercial and investment arbitrations under the rules of major arbitration institutions, including ICSID, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, AIAC and SCC, as well as ad hoc proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules. Charis is appointed as Counsel and Arbitrator, and she has also served as an arbitrator in WTO trade proceedings. She regularly acts for States, and has represented them in ISDS proceedings and high-profile State-to-State disputes before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Her cases almost always involve complex multi-layered disputes involving the interplay between commercial relations, regulation, policy, and domestic and international law. Charis has been referred to as “formidable arbitration counsel”, with “great familiarity with the rules and personas involved” and “very deep technical international arbitration expertise“, “simply outstanding” and “an amazing practitioner“, recommended by Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal), Global Arbitration Review (GAR), Legal 500 and Chambers amongst others. An initiative she spearheaded for the training of Government officials was awarded the Asia Pacific FT Innovative Lawyers Award. Previously Charis taught adjunct at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for almost a decade. She is co-editor and author of Investment Protection in Southeast Asia, A Country-by-Country Guide on Arbitration Laws and Bilateral Investment Treaties (2017), Jus Mundi’s Wiki Notes on Investment Law and Arbitration (2021), and Practical Public International Law and its Implications for Businesses (2025). AREAS OF EXPERTISE Arbitration Public International Law Private International Law International Investment Law Joint Ventures / Consortia INDUSTRY SECTORS Oil Gas Energy & Power REPRESENTATIVE CASES Appointed on a WTO Panel to determine a trade dispute between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) relating to anti-dumping and countervailing duties. On the Counsel team for Colombia in two International Court of Justice (ICJ) cases brought by Nicaragua relating to delimitation of the outer continental shelf and alleged violations of sovereign rights and maritime spaces. Representing the Government of Vietnam in two investor-State cases brought by Chinese investors arising out of a construction project. Acting for an Eastern European State in a high-profile commercial arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules arising out of the construction of a trans-border highway, a project worth €1.4 billion. Acting for a South Asian State in an ad hoc UNCITRAL commercial arbitration between an investor and a State in relation to a concession over an airport, in a claim worth more than US$1 billion. Representing an Indonesian oil company in an ICC arbitration for failure to supply gas under a significant contract, resulting in a claim for more than US$500 million. Appointed as a Presiding Arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration relating to the sale and purchase of commodities involving multiple jurisdictions. Lead Counsel in an ICC arbitration in a claim brought by a French investor against an investment company based in Vietnam. Lead Counsel in an SIAC arbitration between a Chinese company and Singapore-based private equity fund relating to investments in the food sector. Co-Lead Counsel representing a listed American renewables company in its claim against a supplier of solar panels in a dispute worth almost US$200 million under SIAC Rules. Acting for a Chinese State-owned entity in an SCC arbitration concerning a consultancy agreement against a Middle Eastern management company in relation to a petrochemical project worth US$750 million. On the Counsel team for Peru in the ICJ case of Peru v. Chile relating to maritime delimitation. Represented a Middle Eastern State in three inter-related ICSID arbitrations relating to investments in ports and customs systems. Counsel for an Eastern European State in an ICSID arbitration involving a longstanding investment in a motorway in Europe. RANKING 2025 – Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 – Chambers and Partners, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Asia-Pacific) 2024 – WWL Global Elite Thought Leader, recognizing the top practitioners globally, achieved by only around 5% of WWL-listed professionals. 2023 – Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2023, listed among the “Most Highly Regarded” Partners in Asia Pacific. 2022 – Who’s Who Legal (Southeast Asia). 2022 – The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022. 2022 – Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2022, Future Leaders (Partners). 2021 – Who’s Who Legal (Southeast Asia). QUOTES WWL (Southeast Asia, 2021) says: Charis Tan is a “formidable arbitration counsel”, according to sources who laud her “very deep technical international arbitration expertise” and “great familiarity with the rules and personas involved”. Global Arbitration Review quotes a client as saying that Charis was “simply outstanding”. Who’s Who Legal names Charis as a “Future Leader” in arbitration (2022): “Charis combines deep technical expertise together with a profound understanding of the client’s commercial goal” “She is a practical and effective lawyer” “She distils complex legal concepts in a highly palatable manner” The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2022) highlighted Peter & Kim in Singapore as a “firm to watch”, stating: “Peter & Kim‘s Singapore international arbitration practice was set up by Charis Tan… in April 2020. Tan is tri-qualified in Singapore, England & Wales and New York and has particular experience in international arbitration and public international law and advises States in investment treaty disputes.” In 2023, Chambers and Partners ranked Peter & Kim Singapore in Band 1 among highly regarded firms for arbitration. Who’s Who Legal (2023) named Charis among the “Most Highly Regarded” partners in Asia Pacific: “An amazing practitioner”