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SEOUL 04532
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Sean Sungwoo Lim
Work Department
International Arbitration, International Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
1989-Present Lee & Ko
2020- Present President, Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA)
2019-Present Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
2017-Present President, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board Sport Arbitration Committee
2015-Present Member of VIAC Advisory Board, Vienna International Arbitral Centre(VIAC)
2013-2016 Standing member of a committee, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
2011-2015 Vice-President, the Korean Arbitrators Association,Inc.
2009-2011 Secretary General, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG)
2008-Present Arbitrator, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
1995-1996 Perkins Coie, Seattle
1995 Davis Wright Tremaine, Portland
Education
1995 Cornell University Law School – LL.M.
1989 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1987 Seoul National University, College of Law – LL.B.
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > International arbitration
Lee & Ko ‘s market leading international arbitration practice is ‘extremely adaptable and knowledgeable,’ when handling advising major domestic and international firms on complex high-profile cases. The firm’s roster of highly experienced junior and senior attorneys is co-led by esteemed arbitrators Robert W. Wachter and Sean Sungwoo Lim, with the latter specialising in commercial, construction, and investment arbitration heard across major venues worldwide. Saemee Kim, lauded as the ‘backbone of the team’ handles matters within the engineers and energy industries; Sunyoung Kim handles, among other work, M&A disputes; and Elizabeth Shin is active in construction cases.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Capital markets: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Regulatory: compliance and investigations: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms