Choon Won Lee
About
Provided by Choon Won Lee
Practice Areas
Maritime & Aviation
Career
Mr. Choon Won Lee has extensive experience in litigations and arbitrations related to carriage of cargo, chartering, shipbuilding, and investigation and handling of maritime disasters, such as collision of vessels, ship fire and oil pollution both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Lee also possesses vast experience in dispute resolutions related to ship financing, aviation, product liability and media. He has handled various noteworthy shipping and maritime matters such as the Hyundai Fortune case, one of the largest casualty cases in the international shipping circle. In this case, he successfully persuaded the Korean court to dismiss all the claims brought against the vessel owners, including cargo claims of around USD 500 million.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar
Personal
University of Southampton (LL.M., 2003);
Graduate School, Korea Maritime University (2001);
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Choon Won is a well-respected lawyer in South Korea for maritime matters. He is highly active across a variety of contentious shipping cases, including cargo claims and bills of lading disputes.
Contributions
2 Contributions provided by Jipyong LLC
In November 2022, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) signed a contract with Hanwha g...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | South Korea
In November 2022, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) signed a contract with Hanwha g...
The general counsel's comprehensive guide | South Korea
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is very trustworthy and a man of professionalism and integrity. My first port of call when I have a problem under Korean law."
"Lee Choon Won has a great wealth of experience in the Korean shipping market. He has shown us great performance in litigation and arbitration proceedings."
"He is very trustworthy and a man of professionalism and integrity. My first port of call when I have a problem under Korean law."
"Lee Choon Won has a great wealth of experience in the Korean shipping market. He has shown us great performance in litigation and arbitration proceedings."
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