Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

South Korea

6 Years Ranked

F

Foreign Expert

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

South Korea

1 Years Ranked

Expertise Based Abroad

Dispute Resolution

Japan

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by David MacArthur

Global

Career

David MacArthur is Co-head of the International Dispute Resolution practice at Yulchon. A US-qualified attorney, admitted in Utah in 2003, Mr. MacArthur previously developed and led the international arbitration practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, in Tokyo, Japan, from 2021 to 2023, before joining Yulchon. In addition, he was a leading member of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC’s international arbitration practice for almost 15 years, during which the team was ranked in the GAR100 or GAR30 every year. He has represented clients in arbitrations involving a wide range of industries, including automotive, construction, IP, medical devices, online gaming, pharmaceutical and life sciences, real estate, shipbuilding, telecommunications, and other sectors, in disputes based in jurisdictions around the world and under most major arbitration rules prior to joining Yulchon. He also acts as arbitrator, and has been certified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), with experience under the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, JCAA, KCAB and other rules.

Professional Memberships

Utah State Bar Association, 2003-present.

International Bar Association (IBA)

International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

Publications

Selections:

IBA Report on the Validity of Arbitral Awards (Japan) (Oct 2021)

Investment Treaty Arbitration 2022 (Japan) (Lexology Getting the Deal Through, Oct 2021)

International Arbitration, Trends & Developments (Japan) (Chambers Global Practice Guides, Aug 2021)

Know-how Construction Arbitration 2021 (Japan) (GAR, Jul 2021)

The KORUS FTA investor-state disputes: Should American investors be worried? (Sweet & Maxwell, Jan 2012)

Personal

Education

2003 University of Utah, S.J. Quinney School of Law, J.D.

2000 Florida State University, M.A., Humanities (emph. Art History)

1996 Brigham Young University, B.A., Humanities (emph. English Lit), minor in Japanese

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - South Korea

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

David MacArthur is co-head of the international dispute resolution practice at Yulchon. He is well experienced representing clients in international arbitration cases concerning intellectual property, investment treaty and construction issues. He often handles matters with a South-East Asian element.


Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - South Korea

F
Foreign expert in Japan
Individual Editorial

David MacArthur is co-head of the international dispute resolution practice at Yulchon. He is well experienced representing clients in international arbitration cases concerning intellectual property, investment treaty and construction issues. He often handles matters with a South-East Asian element.


Dispute Resolution - Japan

Japan, expertise based abroad in South Korea
Individual Editorial

David MacArthur is highly experienced representing clients in international arbitration cases concerning intellectual property, investment treaty and construction issues. He often handles matters with a South-East Asian element and is also recognised for expertise in South Korea.

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