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John P Bang is a senior partner (foreign attorney) at Peter & Kim in Seoul. He was previously a senior partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, where he worked for 23 years in various roles, including as the co-founder and head of the International Arbitration & Litigation Practice.
John is widely considered to be one of the foremost international disputes practitioners in Asia. In 2024, Chambers noted that John is “one of the top arbitration practitioners in Korea” and Who’s Who Legal praised John’s “excellent oral advocacy” He has represented parties in over 270 proceedings under the rules of all major institutions and/or ad hoc arbitrations including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, ICSID, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL, VIAC, SCC, ACICA, CIETAC, KCAB, CAS, CIAC and JCAA.
In addition to his experience in arbitration, John regularly supervises and coordinates court litigations in multiple jurisdictions including the US and is widely considered to be an “expert” on choice of law and comparative law issues and gathering evidence (discovery) in international proceedings. He also acts as arbitrator and is frequently appointed as co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator by institutions and users. Prior to his work at BKL, John served as a federal law clerk to the Honourable Kathryn C. Ferguson. Currently, he is a member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration, a vice president of the Korea Council for International Arbitration and a senior officer of the IBA Litigation Committee.
Federal Law Clerk, The Honourable Kathryn C. Ferguson, USBJ, New Jersey (1996-1997)
Panel of Arbitrators, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, Chinese Arbitration Association (Taipei), etc. (2011-present)
Board Member, KOCIA (Korea Council for International Arbitration) (2012-present)
Senior Officer, IBA Litigation Committee (2013-present)
Member of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Users’ Council (2015-present)
Member of London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Users’ Council (2016-present)
Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (2016-present)
Panel of Arbitrators, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) (2016-present)
Executive Committee Member, KOCIA (Korea Council for International Arbitration) (2019-present)
Court Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) (2019-present)
Committee Member, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center (SIDRC) (2021-present)
Vice President, KOCIA (Korea Council for International Arbitration) (2023-present)
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (1998-2020)
Peter & Kim (2021.1-present)
New Jersey Bar Association
New York Bar Association
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John is really savvy and has good English skills. He usually knows what the award is going to say before the case even starts.
John Bang is one of the most dedicated lawyers I've every met. His attention to detail and spot on strategies for the case are outstanding.
John is really savvy and has good English skills. He usually knows what the award is going to say before the case even starts.
John Bang is one of the most dedicated lawyers I've every met. His attention to detail and spot on strategies for the case are outstanding.