Sue Hyun Lim

Attorney, Kim & Chang

Sue Hyun Lim is an attorney at Kim & Chang, who specialises in international arbitration and cross-border litigation matters.

During more than 17 years in her career as an arbitration practitioner, she has represented international and domestic clients in diverse industries, including manufacturing, energy, sales and distribution, banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, construction, online gaming, information technology, etc. She draws her expertise from a wealth of experience in managing international disputes and advocating on behalf of clients in different forums. She has worked as arbitration counsel, dispute adviser and arbitrator, and has overseen the international case management work at KCAB International, the international division of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Ms Lim served as the first secretary general of KCAB International, where she was in charge of the international arbitration case management process and activities promoting Seoul as an international arbitration hub.

Ms Lim has advised and represented clients in international disputes, leading roles in over 45 international arbitration matters seated in locations throughout Asia, Europe and the United States under the rules of various arbitral institutions (including ICC, SIAC, JCAA and KCAB) in disputes involving a range of subject areas, such as investment arbitration, post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes, international construction, distributorship and technical licensing disputes, and intellectual property.