Organisation: Lone Star

South Korea says it has defeated a US$192 million ICSID claim brought by a Chinese investor over the alleged expropriation of his shares in a real estate company, after the tribunal found those investments were part of an illegal scheme.

03 June 2024

Robert Wachter and Sean (Sungwoo) Lim have left their roles as co-heads of international arbitration at Lee & Ko to join Korean rival Shin & Kim – as Sunyoung Kim also leaves the firm to rejoin Baker McKenzie’s Korean arm. 

14 May 2024

A new department at the Korean Ministry of Justice overseen by law professor and experienced arbitrator Hong-Sik (Justin) Chung aims to strengthen the government's mandates on international legal affairs, including international arbitration. 

03 May 2024

International arbitration lawyers have been paying tribute to David Kasdan, a prolific real-time court reporter who transcribed more than a thousand hearings and procedural sessions, who has died aged 60.

08 March 2024

Eight new tribunals have been formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including a first-time appointment for Irish barrister Louise Reilly.

07 December 2023

Baker McKenzie is set to launch a joint law venture with Korean disputes boutique KL Partners, which recently lost one of its founding partners and its head of arbitration.

10 October 2023

Eun Nyung (Ian) Lee has left KL Partners, the international disputes boutique he co-founded in 2015, to join Yulchon in Seoul.

05 October 2023

Young Suk Park has left his role as head of the international arbitration practice at Korean boutique KL Partners to lead the international disputes team at Shin & Kim in Seoul.

22 September 2023

The Central Bank of Iran is preparing to file a treaty claim against South Korea after local banks froze US$7 billion of assets due to sanctions – as a Texas private equity group seeks to revive a multibillion-dollar claim against the east Asian state through ICSID annulment proceedings.

01 August 2023

Marinn Carlson, co-head of international arbitration at Sidley Austin, is leaving the firm after 21 years to practise as an independent arbitrator in Washington, DC.

27 July 2023