Robert Wachter > Lee & Ko > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Lee & Ko
HANJIN BUILDING
63 NAMDAEMUN-RO, JUNG-GU
SEOUL 04532
South Korea
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Position

Senior Foreign Attorney

Career

2015-Present Lee & Ko
2014-2015 Kim & Chang, Seoul
2012-2014 Graf & Pitkowitz Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna
2005-2011 Yulchon, Seoul
1998-2004 O’Melveny &Myers LLP, San Francisco
1997-1998 Ashford &Wriston, Honolulu
1996-1997 Law Clerk to the Honorable Samuel P. King, Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii

Education

1996 University of Hawaii – J.D., Class Rank #1
1993 University of California at San Diego – B.A.

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.