Kim & Chang’s practice, led by Byung-Suk Chung, offers extensive expertise in shipping, shipbuilding, insurance, and international trade, along with related international arbitration and litigation. The team represents both domestic and international shipowners, as well as their respective P&I clubs and insurers. Its full-service capabilities encompass marine casualties, shipbuilding disputes, regulatory advice, insolvency, enforcement actions, and marine insurance. Chul-Won Lee brings wide-ranging experience in maritime law, including vessel arrest and shipbuilding matters. Jae Bok Lee covers charterparty disputes, as well as offering an expanding ship finance practice. Joon Hwan Park handles major maritime incidents in Korean waters and international disputes. Na-Rae Kim and Sang-Hyup Lee were recently promoted to the partnership.
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‘Kim & Chang have a strong presence in shipbuilding with specialist knowledge and market presence.’
‘Chul-Won Lee is preeminent in advising clients on disputes regarding ship construction and design disputes. This extends to oil, gas and other infrastructure.’
‘The Kim & Chang maritime team has been and is still respected marine legal experts in the Korean shipping market. They have a high level of understanding of the shipping industry and show good performance in not only general charterparty disputes but also various other disputes. They have strong analytic ability and wide experience in arbitration and litigation.’
‘Chul-Won Lee is a very competent lawyer, and he has a great wealth of experience in the Korean shipping market. Further, he has shown us great performance in various litigation and arbitration proceedings.’
‘Kim & Chang is a reliable law firm that can provide a satisfactory solution even in the event of legally difficult problems or practically difficult problems. Also, it's composed of attorneys with the highest expertise in the field of shipping and logistics, so it is very convenient for us to work together on various matters.’
‘Kim & Chang's maritime team has the strength to provide reliable solutions even when requested for complicated and demanding tasks and has achieved successful results in civil and criminal lawsuits crucial to our corporation.’
‘While most of the members of Kim & Chang are excellent, Sang-Hyup Lee is trustworthy as he always devotes himself to us and has considerable expertise in the maritime field.’
‘The diversity of qualifications and experience of the team has helped a lot.’
Key clients
- Korea Shipowners’ Association
- Korea P&I Club
- H-LINE Shipping Co.,Ltd.
- SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO.,LTD
- PANSTAR CO.,LTD.
- NorthStandard
- Hyundai LNG
Work highlights
- Advised on a matter related to vessels trading with EU nations under the EU-ETS regulations and foreign exchange issues, including advice on the potential consequences and regulations surrounding a Korean shipping entity's procurement of emission allowances from the EU market under the Act on Korea Foreign Exchange Laws.
- Advised on a case involving an employee of a subcontractor to the Incheon Port Authority (IPA) who died while working on a floodgate repair project, representing the IPA and its representative during the appeal process and successfully defending the case.
- Working with Hungarian and UK law firms to act for a Hungarian travel agency in a lawsuit filed by some of the families of the 25 Korean tourists who tragically died when the cruise ship Hubleany sank in the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, in 2019.
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Practice head
Byung-Suk Chung
Other key lawyers
Jin Hong Lee; Chul-Won Lee; Jae Bok Lee; Joon Hwan Park; Sang-Hyup Lee; Daehee Lee; Na-Rae Kim