Mr Youngwon Yoon > Shin & Kim > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Shin & Kim
23TH FLOOR, D-TOWER (D2)
17 JONGNO 3-GIL, JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03155
South Korea

Work Department

International Arbitration, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), WTO and FTA Disputes, Economic Sanctions · Export Controls, Trade Remedies, Asset Management & Investment Funds, India

Position

Partner

Career

  • 2014-Present: CFA, CFA Institute
  • 2010-Present: Shin & Kim LLC
  • 2007-2010: Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army
  • 2005-2007: Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • Korean Bar Association
  • CFA Institute, CFA Society Korea

Education

  • 2014-2015: University of California Berkeley, School of Law (LL.M., Business Law Certificate)
  • 1999-2005: Seoul National University, College of Business Administration, Seoul, Korea (BBA)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > International arbitration

Shin & Kim represents a diverse client roster of power, construction, and investment clients. Practice head Young Suk Park draws on his experience as a KCAB arbitrator to act in commercial arbitrations, areas in which Jae Min Jeon has longstanding expertise. Praised for his ‘incredibly sharp and quick-thinking mind‘, Youngwon Yoon is an expert in investor-state disputes and construction cases. Jae Hee Kim is a key name for WTO disputes and multi-party HKIAC cases. Robert Wachter joined the group from Lee & Ko in June 2024; having joined the group in March 2024, Brandon Bang contributes his knowledge of reinsurance, and IP and licensing cases.