International Arbitration 2025

SOUTH KOREA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Yun Jae Baek, Jeonghye Sophie Ahn, Jae Hyong Woo and Seyoung Choe, Yulchon LLC

Jae Hyong Woo is a partner in the international dispute resolution team at Yulchon, specialising in international arbitration and cross- border litigation. With extensive experience, he has successfully

Seyoung Choe is a foreign attorney in the international dispute resolution team at Yulchon who is licensed in Ontario, Canada. Her practice is mainly focused on international arbitration and cross-border litigation.

handled numerous international commercial arbitration cases under major arbitral institutions’ rules, achieving favourable outcomes. Mr Woo also has expertise in treaty arbitration cases. Mr Woo advises clients on various issues relating to international construction projects, the pharmaceuticals and medical industries, and economic sanctions. Mr Woo holds an LLM degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and was seconded to the London office of Pinsent Masons, where he focused on both contentious and non-contentious matters of international construction.

Seyoung received a JD from the University of Ottawa in 2016 and an LLB from the Université de Montréal in 2015. Seyoung has represented clients in arbitrations administered under the rules of various institutions including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and KCAB in disputes related to joint ventures, sales of goods, construction, and inbound/outbound investments.

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