Arie Eernisse

Practice Areas

Arie Eernisse is a senior foreign attorney at Peter & Kim and has been practicing international arbitration in Asia for the past decade. According to Who’s Who Legal, he is “a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience in international arbitration proceedings, known for his ‘clarity and precision in communication’ and ‘diligence and dedication to his clients.’”

Arie acts as counsel in commercial and investment arbitration matters governed by the rules of various arbitral institutions, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), as well as in ad hoc arbitration matters.

Arie is also available to act as arbitrator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb) and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and is listed as a panelist of the KCAB, HKIAC and SIAC.

Prior to joining Peter & Kim, Arie practiced arbitration at another law firm in Korea and served as a law clerk to a federal judge at the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City. At Duke University School of Law, Arie was a staff editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law.

Career

Senior Foreign Attorney, Peter & Kim (2023 – Present)

Shin & Kim LLC (2014 – 2023)

Law Clerk, U.S. Court of International Trade, New York, New York (2012 – 2013)

Professional Memberships

New York Bar

England & Wales Solicitor

Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb)

Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)

Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL)

Member, HK45

Member, International Bar Association (IBA)

Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)

Member, KCAB Next

Member, YSIAC

Publications

SOUTH KOREA: AN INTRODUCTION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION: ARBITRATION

Chambers and Partners (December 2023) (co-authored)

INTERVIEWS WITH OUR EDITORS: IN CONVERSATION WITH DATUK SUNDRA RAJOO, DIRECTOR OF THE ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (December 2023) (co-authored)

KOREA, GAR KNOW-HOW COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION 2023

(June 2023) (co-authored)

INTERVIEWS WITH OUR EDITORS: IN CONVERSATION WITH BAN JIUN EAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF MAXWELL CHAMBERS

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (August 2023)

ARBITRATION TECH TOOLBOX: INTERVIEW WITH DR. GORDON BLANKE ON THE NEW CIARB TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINE

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (January 2022)

INTERVIEWS WITH OUR EDITORS: PROFESSOR HI-TAEK SHIN, CHAIRMAN OF KCAB INTERNATIONAL

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (May 2022)

2020 IN REVIEW: REFLECTIONS ON A YEAR OF STEADY PROGRESS IN EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (January 2021) (co-authored)

THE USE OF VIRTUAL HEARINGS IN KOREA-SEATED ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS: ARE THERE RISKS TO ENFORCEMENT

Korea Arbitration Review (April 2021) (co-authored)

2019 IN REVIEW: NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS IN EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (January 2020) (co-authored)

IS IT TRUE THAT ENFORCING AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL AWARD UNDER THE NEW YORK CONVENTION IS EASIER THAN ENFORCING A JUDGMENT

IBA Arbitration News (March 2020)

INNOVATING ARBITRATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

IBA Arbitration News (March 2020)

INTERVIEWS WITH OUR EDITORS: CHINA INSIGHTS FROM DR. LI HU OF CIETAC

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (April 2020)

INTERVIEWS OF OUR EDITORS: “WHAT DOES KLUWER ARBITRATION BLOG MEAN TO YOU?”

Kluwer Arbitration Blog (May 2020) (co-authored)

LEGAL FINANCE IN KOREA: LAWYERS WEIGH IN

Burford Quarterly (Autumn 2019) (interview)

KOREA, GETTING THE DEAL THROUGH

Investment Treaty Arbitration 2019 (October 2018) (co-authored)

SEOUL IDRC LECTURE SERIES: “ARBITRATION IN THE TIME OF ONE BELT ONE ROAD”

Arbitration Review of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2017) (co-authored)

SIAC INVESTMENT ARBITRATION: RULE INNOVATIONS ARE ONLY THE FIRST STEP

2016 YSIAC Essay Competition

BANKING ON COOPERATION: THE ROLE OF THE G-20 IN IMPROVING THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE

22 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 239 (2012)

THE GREAT CURRENCY DEBATE

China Business Review, at 36 (May-June 2008) (co-authored)