Ms Myung-Ahn Kim > Yoon & Yang LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Yoon & Yang LLC
18,19, 22, 23, 34 FLOORS, ASEM TOWER
517 YEONGDONG-DAERO, GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06164
South Korea

Work Department

International Arbitration ∙ Litigation, Maritime · Aviation, Construction, Insurance, Overseas Construction

Position

Senior Foreign Attorney

Career

2018-present / Yoon & Yang LLC

2023-present / Member, International Committee, Korean Bar Association

2023-present / Director, International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL)

2022-present / Empaneled Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)

2022-present / Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Korea International Arbitration Committee

2022-present / Registered International Arbitrator, London International Arbitration Centre (LCIA)

2022-present / Member of the International Arbitration Rules Revision Deliberation Committee, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

2021-present / International Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

2021-present / Head of International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Committee, International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL)

2021-present / Member of Executive Committee, Korean Counsel for International Arbitration (KOCIA)

2020-present / International Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

2014-18 / Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, Singapore

2011 / Adjunct Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

2006-14 / Lee & Ko

2005 / Extern, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

2004 / Law Clerk, Legal Aid Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, California (2006)

Education

2006 / Loyola Law School, J.D.

2001 / Stanford University, M.A. in International Policy Studies

1998 / University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. in Communications

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > International arbitration

(Leading individuals)

Myung-Ahn Kim Yoon & Yang LLC

Yoon & Yang LLC’s experienced team handle a broad range of international arbitration matters, with a particular focus on construction, commodities, and intellectual property. The team also handles complex and high-value matters within trading sand insurance. Senior foreign attorney Sam Kim is dual qualified in New York and in Seoul and an expert in energy construction projects, while Junsang Lee advises on investigations in the aerospace industry. Arriving from the Doha office of Pinsent Masons LLP, international construction and arbitration expert Joseph Lee is further bolstering the office from September 2023. California-qualified senior foreign attorney Myung-Ahn Kim is another key team member.