Tae Il Kwon > Kwon & Co > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile
Kwon & Co Offices
19, SAEMUNAN-RO 5-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03173
South Korea
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Tae Il Kwon
Work Department
Shipping, Marine Insurance
Position
Partner
Career
Tae Il Kwon is renowned internationally for his wide experience and exceptional understanding in charterparty disputes and rehabilitation/bankruptcy proceedings in particular. Mr Kwon has been actively involved in rehabilitation of shipping giants in Korea, Korea Line, STX Pan Ocean and Hanjin Shipping, acting for over hundred rehabilitation creditors inclusive of numerous international shipowners such as Yang Ming Marine Transport and Mercator Line by the instruction of IG P&I Clubs including Gard, Steamship Mutual, North of England, Britannia, the Swedish Club, Standard Club, London P&I, West of England and Skuld, and prominent English shipping law firms such as HFW, Reed Smith, Norton Rose Fulbright, MFB and Mays Brown Solicitors.
Languages
Korean, English
Memberships
Korean Bar Association
Education
Tae Il Kwon received his LLM Maritime Law degree(with Merits) in December 2017 at the University of Southampton, UK, broadening his knowledge in English maritime law and English marine insurance law to build up his expertise, and providing guidance to the associates to promote and develop the performance quality of the team.
Tae Il Kwon had graduated from the department of Economics in Seoul National University in 1992.
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Shipping: local firms
(Leading individuals)Praised for its consistently ‘prompt and precise advice’, boutique firm Kwon & Co is led by Tae Il Kwon, a renowned charterparty dispute, rehabilitation and bankruptcy specialist with expertise in Korean and English law. Suyeon Jung, who has considerable experience assisting with cargo claims and handling cases relating to seafarers’ injury and illness, provides valuable support. With clients comprising domestic and global shipping companies, along with P&I clubs, the firm is regularly instructed to act on vessel arrests, collisions and groundings, and cases involving criminal and maritime tribunals, all of which the team is adept at handling.