The ClassHankyul international litigation and arbitration team consists of Korean lawyers specializing in litigation with many years of experience, and foreign lawyers with a broad understanding of domestic and international laws and excellent communication skills, forming an organic team. The lawyers coordinate to proactively address dispute resolution provisions in different types of contracts, develop strategies in the early stages of disputes, assist with international arbitration and litigation, and enforce and execute the results thereof, providing dispute resolution services that meet the needs and goals of domestic and international clients.
Our ClassHankyul international litigation and arbitration team is based on a network established with over 60 proven leading foreign law firms to provide prompt and reliable services, of the level expected from local litigation lawyers when domestic companies directly select, delegate and manage them. We provide international litigation and dispute defense services, and conduct international arbitrations related to commercial disputes at major international arbitration institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”), Singapore International Arbitration Center (“SIAC”), and Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (“KCAB”) across a variety of industries.
Introduction
Major Business
- Advice on governing law, jurisdiction, and dispute resolution provisions of various contracts
- Advice on settlement strategies, etc. pre-dispute
- Advice on litigation strategies, for international litigation plaintiffs or defendants
- Advice on arbitration strategies, for international arbitration applicants or respondents
- Advice on and representation in international litigation
- Representation in arbitrations at ICC, SIAC, KCAB and other major international arbitration institutions in relation to international commercial disputes
- Obtainment of domestic and international approval and enforcement litigation for foreign arbitral awards
- Advice on debt collection by foreign companies on domestic companies (preservation disposition and conversion of domestically located assets, etc.)
- Advice on settlement strategies, etc. pre-dispute
- Advice on litigation strategies, for international litigation plaintiffs or defendants
- Advice on arbitration strategies, for international arbitration applicants or respondents
- Advice on and representation in international litigation
- Representation in arbitrations at ICC, SIAC, KCAB and other major international arbitration institutions in relation to international commercial disputes
- Obtainment of domestic and international approval and enforcement litigation for foreign arbitral awards
- Advice on debt collection by foreign companies on domestic companies (preservation disposition and conversion of domestically located assets, etc.)
Major Performance
1. International Litigation
- Represented a U.S. bank in a civil suit related to international fraud
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in a civil lawsuit against a Chinese company
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in a civil lawsuit against an Indian company
- Represented a Chinese electronics manufacturer in a civil lawsuit against a domestic company
- Represented a foreign nationality celebrity in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate an exclusive contract entered into with a domestic entertainment agency
- Represented a domestic financial company in a lawsuit against a domestic company over bond payment and provisional seizure of shares of a Chinese subsidiary
- Represented a Chinese shipping company in a lawsuit related to a ship collision
- Represented a domestic securities company in a Chinese lawsuit related to bond recovery
- Advised on litigation strategy for domestic equipment manufacturers in US lawsuits related to equipment accident disputes
- Advised on a domestic restaurant franchise operator’s litigation strategy in US lawsuits related to trademark infringement disputes
- Advised on litigation strategy for domestic telecommunication equipment manufacturers in Indian lawsuits related to patent infringement disputes
- Advised domestic broadcasters on litigation strategy in Japanese lawsuits related to contract disputes
- Provided pre-dispute advice, including domestic restaurant franchise agreement strategies related to overseas disputes
2. International Arbitration
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in an SIAC arbitration against majority shareholders overseas
- Represented a domestic airline in relation to a commercial contract dispute in an ICC arbitration against an overseas service provider
- Represented a German joint venture in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in a DIS arbitration against minority shareholders overseas
- Represented a seller in relation to an agreement on the transfer of wind power development rights in an ICC arbitration against the buyer
- Represented Chinese shareholders in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in an SIAC arbitration against Korean shareholders
- Represented a domestic content company in relation to a copyright license agreement dispute in a KCAB arbitration against a Chinese platform
- Represented a domestic broadcasting company in relation to a commercial contract disputed in a KCAB arbitration against a Thai company
- Represented a U.S. bank in a civil suit related to international fraud
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in a civil lawsuit against a Chinese company
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in a civil lawsuit against an Indian company
- Represented a Chinese electronics manufacturer in a civil lawsuit against a domestic company
- Represented a foreign nationality celebrity in a lawsuit seeking to invalidate an exclusive contract entered into with a domestic entertainment agency
- Represented a domestic financial company in a lawsuit against a domestic company over bond payment and provisional seizure of shares of a Chinese subsidiary
- Represented a Chinese shipping company in a lawsuit related to a ship collision
- Represented a domestic securities company in a Chinese lawsuit related to bond recovery
- Advised on litigation strategy for domestic equipment manufacturers in US lawsuits related to equipment accident disputes
- Advised on a domestic restaurant franchise operator’s litigation strategy in US lawsuits related to trademark infringement disputes
- Advised on litigation strategy for domestic telecommunication equipment manufacturers in Indian lawsuits related to patent infringement disputes
- Advised domestic broadcasters on litigation strategy in Japanese lawsuits related to contract disputes
- Provided pre-dispute advice, including domestic restaurant franchise agreement strategies related to overseas disputes
2. International Arbitration
- Represented a domestic construction materials company in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in an SIAC arbitration against majority shareholders overseas
- Represented a domestic airline in relation to a commercial contract dispute in an ICC arbitration against an overseas service provider
- Represented a German joint venture in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in a DIS arbitration against minority shareholders overseas
- Represented a seller in relation to an agreement on the transfer of wind power development rights in an ICC arbitration against the buyer
- Represented Chinese shareholders in relation to a shareholders’ agreement dispute in an SIAC arbitration against Korean shareholders
- Represented a domestic content company in relation to a copyright license agreement dispute in a KCAB arbitration against a Chinese platform
- Represented a domestic broadcasting company in relation to a commercial contract disputed in a KCAB arbitration against a Thai company
Related members
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- Corporate Rehabilitation, Bankruptcy and Workout
- Litigation for Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights
- Construction/Real Estate Litigation
- Labor Disputes
- Public Contracts
- Antitrust and Competition Disputes
- Environmental Disputes
- Tax Litigation
- IP Disputes
- Product Liability
- Media and Information & Communications Disputes
- Bio / Pharmaceutical
- Administrative Litigation
- Constitutional Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Civil Matters
- Family Law
- International Litigation and Arbitration