Mr Tony Dongwook KANG > Bae, Kim & Lee LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Tower B
Centropolis,
26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu,
03161
South Korea
Tony Dongwook KANG photo

Work Department

International Arbitration, Cross-Border Litigation, Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation

Position

Tony DongWook Kang is the partner in charge of international arbitration and litigations of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and also shows expertise in pre/post M&A litigations, commercial and financial litigations, criminal litigations and corporate control disputes.

Career

Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2021-Present)

International Arbitrator, KCAB International (2021-Present)

Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2006-Present)

Judge, Seoul High Court (2005)

Judge, Yeongju City Court and Bonghwa County Court (2004)

Judge, Andong Branch of Daegu District Court (2002-2004)

Judge, Mokpo Branch of Gwangju District Court (2001)

Judge, Seoul Northern District Court (2000)

Judge, Seoul Civil District Court (1999)

Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court (1997-1999)

Judge Advocate, International Military Supplies Contracts and International

Law Division, Legal Affairs Management Bureau, Ministry of National Defense  (1995-1997)

Judge Advocate, Legal Staff Office, the 3rd Army Headquarters, Republic of Korea Army(1994)

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

Korea Seoul Bar Association (1994)

Education

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2002)

Seoul National University Law School (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1991)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Dispute resolution: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Tony Dongwook KangBae, Kim & Lee LLC

Praised for its ‘meticulous approach to conflict resolution’, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC handles the full range of civil, criminal, and commercial litigation. The experienced team is led by Soonik Kwon and Hyungsuk Lee, while Tony Dongwook Kang heads the arbitration and cross-border litigation group, handling contentious IPOs and financial services fraud cases. Eun Young Row has ‘unparalleled insight’ when representing major clients in breach of trust, embezzlement, and other contentious financial litigation. Other key contacts in the group include Jungil Moon and Wu Cheol Song.

South Korea > International arbitration

The ‘enthusiastic and diligent‘ international arbitration group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is ‘among the most experienced in Korea.’ Co-led by experienced arbitration lawyer and arbitrator Tony Dongwook Kang  and senior foreign attorney Brandon Bang (who is qualified in New Zealand), the team handles the full range of international arbitration matters within the construction and energy industries, as well as joint venture and post-M&A disputes. Junu Kim has a wealth of experience in complex commercial arbitration, working on investor-state and post-M&A disputes, while former judge Hongjoong Kim is an expert in international commercial arbitration, handling shipbuilding matters among others. Another key team member is Woojae Kim who works on Korean civil litigation relating to arbitration awards and cross-border litigation in foreign courts.