Sang-Pil Lee

Practice Areas

Construction Claims

Commercial ∙ Construction Arbitration

Construction

Logistics Disputes

Sports ∙ Entertainment

Litigation ∙ Arbitration

Maritime · Aviation

Insurance

Career

Sang Pil Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate and construction, litigation and arbitration, international transactions, insurance, maritime and shipping, and media.

Mr. Lee has extensive experience advising domestic and foreign construction companies, shipping companies, financial institutions, and public institutions on transactions, litigation, and arbitration relating to construction, international transactions, insurance, transportation, and maritime issues. He has been ranked as a Leading Individual by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific since 2018 and was awarded the 2019 Korea Legal Awards Arbitration Grand Prize.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2001)

Publications

Issues on the Flag of Convenience – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2019

Exception to Designation of Applicable Law (Article 8 of the Act on Private International Law) – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2016

Joinder, Intervention and Consolidation in International Arbitrations - Korean Arbitration Review (Co-Author), 2014

Victim’s Right of Direct Claim and Insurer’s Right of Defense – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association, 2014

Resolution of Disputes Regarding Shipbuilding Contract through International Arbitration – Joint Conference between Korea Maritime Law Association & Korean Society of International Law, 2013

Work Highlights

Successfully advised Hyundai Steel on a dispute involving additional freight costs claimed by Polaris Shipping and Hyundai Glovis due to a route change mandated by K-line to avoid war risks.

Successfully represented POSCO Plantec in a lawsuit against Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance and Dongbang Co., Ltd. for compensation and insurance payments after obsolete unloading equipment was damaged during transport.

Successfully represented SK Shipping in a product liability case against KOGAS for defects in LNG carriers' containment systems, causing annual losses exceeding KRW 120 billion.

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Experience

2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC

2022-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)

2021-present Member, Researcher Rights Protection Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT

2020-present Member, Personnel Disciplinary Committee, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.

2019-present Chairperson of Civil Affairs, Academic Committee, Korean Bar Association

2014-present Legal Adviser, Korea International Cooperation Agency

2004-present Member, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal

2019-22 Legal Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Finance

2014-15 Member, Working Committee for Establishment of Legal Ethics Charter, Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Council

2001-06 Kim Shin & Yu

Education

Awards