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Band 3

Shipping

South Korea

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Sang-Pil Lee

Asia-Pacific

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

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

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Clients

DL E&C, Hyundai Motors, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea Internationa Cooperation Agency

Education

Wake Forest University School of Law

LL.M.

2010

Yonsei University, College of Law

LL.B.

1995

Awards

Leading Individual, Shipping

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2023

Leading Individual, Shipping

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2022

Leading Individual, Shipping

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2021

Leading Individual, Shipping

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2020

Leading Individual, Shipping

Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

2019

Litigation Star, Construction

Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific

2023

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