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International Dispute Resolution
KL Partners is the first firm of its kind in Korea to specialise specifically in cross-border litigation and international arbitration.
Our partners have acted as counsel in some of the most high-profile and representative cases involving Korean parties, including numerous cases before the Korean courts, ICSID, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, LCIA and ad-hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL rules.
Representative Cases
- Representation of a leading Korean construction company in a UNCITRAL arbitration relating to a dispute arising from a construction project in India.
- Representation of a leading Korean private equity fund in an ICC arbitration relating to its acquisition of a global financial institution in Korea.
- Representation of a German company in a Korean litigation against a local distributor of agricultural products in Korea.
- Representation of a local real estate developer in a UNCITRAL arbitration in connection with one of the largest commercial real estate development projects in Korea.
- Representation of a Belgian investor in the first ever investor-state dispute (ISD) brought against the Republic of Korea.
Accolades
- KL Partners ranked as “Leading Firms” for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Firm Ranking – South Korea by Chambers and Partners (January 2017)
- Beomsu Kim ranked as “Leading Individuals” in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, South Korea by Chambers and Partners (January 2017)
- Beomsu Kim ranked as “Leading Individuals” for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – South Korea by Chambers and Partners (February 2016)
- KL Partners ranked as a “Leading Law Firm” in International Arbitration, South Korea by The Legal 500 (November 2017)
- Beomsu Kim ranked as “Leading Lawyers” in International Arbitration, South Korea by The Legal 500 (November 2017)
- KL Partners ranked as a “Leading Law Firm” in Dispute Resolution, South Korea by The Legal 500 (November 2017)
- Beomsu Kim, Eun Nyung (Ian) Lee named as “Leading Lawyers” in International Arbitration by Legal Times (August 2017)
- Beomsu Kim named “2015 Lawyer of the Year” in International Arbitration by Legal Times (January 2016)