Sungbum Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 2 : International Trade
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About
Provided by Sungbum Lee
Practice Areas
FTA ∙ Trade
Customs Investigation ∙ Customs Audit
Customs Appeal ∙ Authoritative Interpretation
Foreign Investment
International Arbitration ∙ Litigation
MENA
Career
Sungbum Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include customs and international trade.
Sungbum Lee represented the Korean government in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s countervailing duty investigation and represented companies including the Hyundai Motor Company in U.S. Section 232 investigations. Furthermore, Mr. Lee successfully represented domestic companies in safeguard investigations into automobiles by the Philippines government, and assisted domestic companies in responding to economic sanctions by the United Nations, United States, EU, Iran, and Russia. Mr. Lee has also successfully represented the Korean government in Investor-State Dispute Settlement disputes filed by foreign investors based on the BIT and FTA, and advises numerous companies on FTA country of origin verification, customs review, and item classification issues.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea (2005); New York (2011)
Publications
Parallel Proceedings in the Context of ISD Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration Edition 8, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021-2023)
Korea Chapter, The International Trade Law Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2017-2019)
Korea Chapter, Investor-State Arbitration, The International Comparative Legal Guide, Global Legal Group (Co-author, 2018)
Work Highlights
Advised on countervailing duty investigations by the United States regarding galvanized steel sheet, line pipe, cold rolled, and hot rolled steel
Supported Section 232 investigation into US automobiles
Advised on safeguard matter against automobiles in the Philippines
Advised on Korea-US FTA investment dispute
Advised on Korea-US FTA origin verification case
Advised on Korea-ASEAN FTA origin verification Case
Advised on Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement origin verification case
Languages Spoken
Korean and English
Experience
2013-present: Yoon & Yang LLC
2014-present: Advisor, Legal Advisory Group for Overseas SMEs, Ministry of Justice
2014-present: Member, Regulation Review Committee, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards
2014-present: Member, Customs Evaluations Committee, Seoul Regional Customs
2012-13: Kim & Chang
2011-12: First Secretary, Trade Dispute Settlement Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2010-11: Second Secretary, International Legal Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2006-10: Second Secretary, FTA Service & Investment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2005-06: Second Secretary, FTA Goods Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Clients
Hyundai Motor Company, Kia, Hyundai Steel, Hyundai Rotem, KEPCO
Education
New York University School of Law
LL.M.
2009
Korea University, College of Law
LL.B. (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, B.A.)
2000
Awards
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2023
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2022
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2021
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2020
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2019
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Global
2023
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Global
2022
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Global
2021
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Global
2020
Leading Individual, International Trade
Chambers and Partners Global
2019
National Leader, Trade & Customs
Who’s Who Legal
2023
National Leader, Trade & Customs
Who’s Who Legal
2022
National Leader, Trade & Customs
Who’s Who Legal
2021
National Leader, Trade & Customs
Who’s Who Legal
2020