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‘The team are incredibly knowledgeable, and nothing is too much. Updates are very detailed, and all responses are quick.'
‘In addition to all other areas like finance, tax, intellectual property rights, etc., Sechang & Co. has specialised in international shipping businesses and trades, which makes it very convenient for us.’
'We have worked with Thomas Kim in complex international shipping matters. We very much value his reliability, outstanding availability and extremely short turnaround times and his practical approach.'
Key clients
- Samsung SDS
- Kuehne & Nagel
- Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Heung-A Shipping
- Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
- North of England
- MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Korea
- HDI Sigorta
- KSS Line
- Pan Continental Shipping Co.
Work highlights
- Representing Samsung SDS in a Korea Commercial Arbitration Board arbitration against another Samsung affiliate represented by one of the largest Korean law firms, in respect of several demurrage/detention cases involving container boxes carrying world-renowned Samsung Electronics Corp products exported to the US.
- Representing KOEM (Korea Marine Environment Management Corp), a quasi-governmental entity in charge of maintenance of marine environment and anti-pollution measures, in litigation where local gravel collectors demanded KOEM reduce the fees for the use of exclusive economic zones for gravel collection.
- Representing Kuehne & Nagel in the defence of a damage suit by a manufacturer involving the carriage of wind turbine gearboxes transported from a European nation to China, which features three separate suits pending in the courts of Hong Kong, Czech Republic and Korea.
Lawyers
Hall of fame
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Practice head
Dr Hyun Kim
Other key lawyers
Thomas Kim