Myung-Ahn Kim
South Korea
Yoon & Yang LLC
ASEM Tower, 517 Yeongdong-daero
Gangnam-gu, Seoul
South Korea
Tel: +82 2 6182 8359
Email:
makim@yoonyang.com
Web:
www.yoonyang.com
Before Joining the firm, she garnered specialized professional expertise at the Bank of Korea, California Department of Justice/Attorney General’s Office, and a UK-based global law firm, respectively. Ms. Kim has successfully represented domestic and international entities in ICC, SIAC, DIS, LMAA, HKIAC, and KCAB arbitrations (including complex cross border enforcement procedures). She has also acted as counsel for the Republic of Korea in an investor-state dispute (ISD) related to an expropriation of land claim under the Korea-US FTA and obtained victory on behalf of the state.
Ms. Kim is consistently lauded as Leading Individual in international arbitration by Chambers & Partners, Legal500, Benchmark, WWL et al., and serves on the panel of international arbitrators for the KCAB, HKIAC and LICA. She is a member of the California Bar since 2006.
Representative Matters
- Represented an Indian shipbuilder against a Qatar ship-owner in a shipbuilding dispute at the London Maritime Arbitration Association (LMAA) involving platform supply vessels in lieu of USD 115 million
- Represented Korean management company in an overseas hedge fund restructuring dispute amounting to approx. USD500 million via HKIAC arbitration
- Represented the Republic of Korea (ROK) in an ISDS arbitration arising from a claim under the US-ROK FTA regarding the ROK government’s land expropriation process
- Represented trading companies in arbitration proceedings in Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for damages in respect of the breach of various sale and purchase contracts for iron ore fines, wood pellets and coal, etc.
- Represented a local public enterprise in an ICC arbitration involving request for payment of a put option purchase price under an international joint venture agreement
- Represented a Korean bank against a major Greek shipping company in a year-long trial before the Court of First Instance in Piraeus, Greece; obtained a complete defense award on all claims including breach of contract for USD 35 million and an award of attorney’s fees and costs for the client
- Advised on various product liability claims filed in the United States against the insured (analysis of the reinsurance policy, review of evidence of the losses/damages, reservation of rights in lieu of conditional advance, etc.)
Based on its vast experience in global dispute resolution, International Arbitration & Litigation Team has successful handled a wide array of disputes in multiple jurisdictions. It also handles effective enforcement strategies in conjunction with the dispute resolution process.
Established in 1989, Yoon & Yang LLC is one of Korea’s premier full-service law firms, providing comprehensive legal solutions to clients around the world in all areas of legal practice, including complex litigation, corporate, tax, intellectual property, international trade, and restructuring matters. Yoon & Yang’s clients, many of whom are global industry leaders, rely on the exceptional cutting edge solutions the firm delivers from offices in Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Tashkent.
The firm’s now over 480 professionals do not aim to merely provide satisfactory solutions for clients, but always strive to be an instrumental part of each client’s success by providing innovative solutions tailed to the client’s legal needs. The firm is managed as an integrated whole, and its professionals in varying practice areas work together as multidisciplinary teams to address complex legal issues that require an approach that leverages expertise from a broad spectrum of core areas. The “One-Stop Total Service System” that the firm has in place seeks to provide clients with prompt and efficient access to expertise of its professionals and to deliver the best total solution.