Hyungkeun Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 4 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
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Band 4
About
Provided by Hyungkeun Lee
Practice Areas
International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation, International Practice, International Trade & Customs, and Economic Sanctions.
Career
Hyungkeun Lee is a senior member of Kim & Chang’s international arbitration and cross-border litigation practice who specializes in representing clients in a broad range of international disputes. Mr. Lee also advises clients on issues relating to outbound investment and economic sanctions. Throughout his career, Mr. Lee has been actively involved in many high-profile disputes including multiple investment treaty arbitration cases brought against the Republic of Korea, and commercial arbitrations and litigations covering finance, energy, joint ventures, new technology, and intellectual property licensing disputes.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar and New York Bar.
Publications
Lexology Panoramic - Arbitration: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2022-2024);
The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (Edition 8): Legal Defences to Claims (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2023).
Personal
Stanford Law School (LL.M., Law, Science and Technology, 2014);
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2005);
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, LL.M., 2003);
Seoul National University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 2000).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Hyungkeun ably handles international arbitrations, representing both Korean and global financial institutions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is detail-oriented and a good communicator."
"Hyungkeun provides rapid feedback and personalised advice on requests."
"He is detail-oriented and a good communicator."
"Hyungkeun provides rapid feedback and personalised advice on requests."