43 ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS – DECEMBER 2023 WWW.LEGALBUSINESSONLINE.COM in Korea related to R&D and business development of hydrogen fuel cells. Throughout his career, Rhee has has established himself as a highly regarded lawyer in the field of competition and antitrust by prestigious legal publications. Since 2019, he has consistently achieved a notable ranking for his expertise in this area. In addition, he has received esteemed awards for his exceptional work, including the Client Choice Award in Competition & Antitrust for South Korea in multiple years. SEOKCHUN YUN partner, Peter & Kim Seokchun Yun is a partner at Peter & Kim who specialises in international arbitration, crossborder litigation and international trade. He has worked with clients such as the South Korean government’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Mirae Asset Global Investments, Westinghouse Electric and Hotel Lotte DFS. One of Yun’s most significant achievements in the past year was representing the Republic of Korea in London court proceedings to challenge an arbitration award. The award was rendered in an international investment dispute initiated by Elliott Associates, a global activist fund, against the Korean government. The dispute arose from the merger of Samsung affiliates and its approval through the Korean National Pension Fund. Yun worked on a notable case where investment vehicles owned by a global private equity fund, Lone Star, initiated an ICSID arbitration against the Korean government. The case centred around the approval of the sale of a major Korean bank then owned by Lone Star, and the imposition of taxes on the return on and profits from Lone Star’s investment. It was the first investment arbitration filed against the Korean government and extremely complex in terms of both the legal issues involved and period covered. Yun advised the Republic of Korea in this dispute. As a dispute lawyer, Yun believes that the ultimate goal of client service is obtaining and securing the best result for the client. He says that to achieve this, counsel should closely communicate with and listen to the true needs of the client. Image: Natanael Ginting/Shutterstock.com ALB KOREA SUPER 30 LAWYERS 2023 METHODOLOGY The annual list received more than 200 nominations for lawyers based in South Korea from clients and partner law firms in Asia, Australia, the U.S and Europe. Lawyers who made the list were chosen not just on the number of recommendations, but also on the quality of work. HYUNG KI LEE Yulchon JAEWOO LEE Ropes & Gray SOO JUNG LEE Yulchon TONG-GUN LEE Shin & Kim HYEONG JOO LIM Yulchon HO JOON MOON Lee & Ko WAN BIN PARK Kim & Chang PAUL S. RHEE Yoon & Yang EUN YOUNG ROW Bae, Kim & Lee WU CHEOL SONG Bae, Kim & Lee SKY YANG Bae, Kim & Lee SEONG HOON (SEAN) YI KL Partners YONG PYO YEOM Yulchon SEOKCHUN YUN Peter & Kim FLORA QIQIAO ZHANG Kim & Chang
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