This will be conducted in English and according to Tokyo local time. 

The South Korea: 11th International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Summit is scheduled on Wednesday 23 July 2025 and this year it will be hosted at Lee & Ko Seoul’s office. 

We are delighted to invite a group of local and international speakers at the summit whom will be presenting on various topics in relations to international arbitration and corporate crime.  speakers will share the upcoming trends and provide updates to assist businesses to avoid arbitration as well as tips and tricks. It will also be an excellent platform to mingle with fellow legal professionals in the region.  For more information, please refer to the flyer.  Download

Registration is now open.  We are offering complimentary pass to in-house legal professional (non law/consulting firm only) and discounted rate is available for law / consulting firms.  For more information, please refer to the registration below. 

If you are interested to sponsor or speak at the event, contact Jason at jason.sinclair@legalplus-asia.com for package details.  For registrations details, contact Bettina at legalpluseventsasia@legalplus-asia.com.

Program
The organiser reserves the right to change the program without prior notice.

• Welcome Address by Chairman
  Michael D. Lee, Founder, Michael Lee Chambers
• Opening Address and Arbitration Update in Korea — How has Dispute Resolution Evolved to Where we Are now in 2025 — What to look for in the Next 12 Months
  Dr. Eun Young Park, Chair of Global Disputes Group & Co-Head of International Arbitration, Lee & Ko
• Keynote Session
  Ben Hughes, Independent Arbitrator, Fountain Court Chambers
• 1st Grand Panel: Art of Negotiation: Tactical Issues in Why Arbitration, Why Mediation and Why Not?
  Moderator: TBC
  Panellists:
  • Zac Sharpe, Senior Foreign Attorney, Lee & Ko
  • Sarocha Thongperm, Partner & Head of Litigation andArbitr ation, The Capital Law Office
  • Sangyub (Sean) Lee, Deputy Director & Senior Counsel, KCAB INTERNATIONAL
  • Clarence Lun, Director & Head of Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration, Fervent Chambers
• Energy Disputes: Managing Risk & Regulatory Co
  
• M&A Disputes in Korea & Asia 202
  
• IP Disputes — 2025 and Beyond
  Douglas Clark, Partner, Tanner De Witt
• 2nd Grand Panel: Construction Disputes: Global & Local Issues: Damages, Quantum & Supply Chain Issues
  Moderator: TBC
  Panellist:
  • Marcus Khoury, Head of Legal, Averda
• 3rd Grand Panel: Cross-border Shareholders, Stakeholders & Director Disputes with Korean & Foreign Companies — Best Practices and Tips for Inhouse Counsels
  Moderator: Kexin Yu, Advocate, Duxton Hill Chambers
  Panellists:
  • Elizabeth Shin, Senior Foreign Attorney, Lee & Ko
  • Jerome McDonagh, Director, MDD Forensic Accountants
  • Marcus Khoury, Head of Legal, Averda
• Supply Chain Issues – Different Remedies for Different
• Investor State Disputes & Investment Treaties — Korea & Asia Focus
  
• Data & Cyber Breaches — Tips to Protect Your Company in 2025
  
• Anti-Trust Law — Compliance & Regulatory Issues with Korean & Foreign Companies & Merger Control & the Digital Era
  
• 4th Grand Panel: Technology Disputes 2025: Digital Assets & Tracing, Rise of AI, & Investigations/Fraud Issues
  Moderator: TBC
  Panellist:
  • Moses W. Park, Barrister, Liberty Chambers
• Post-event Networking Drinks at Aloft Seoul Myeongdong
  

Speakers

Michael D. Lee, Chairman

Founder, Michael Lee Chambers

Michael D. Lee is the Founder of Michael Lee Chambers. He is a dynamic and accomplished independent international arbitrator, mediator, and consultant with a distinguished career in dispute resolution. Recognized for expertise in international commercial arbitration and mediation, with a deep understanding of the rules and procedures of leading arbitration institutions. Proven track record in managing complex cases and providing effective solutions. Committed to upholding fairness, efficiency, and integrity in all aspects of dispute resolution.

Biography

Dr. Eun Young Park, Opening Address

Chair of Global Disputes Group & Co-Head of International Arbitration, Lee & Ko

Dr. Eun Young Park is Chair of the Lee & Ko’s Global Disputes Group and Co-Head of International Arbitration Team. With over 30 years of experience in international dispute resolution, he specializes in commercial and investment treaty arbitration. His practice spans various sectors, including M&A, finance, insurance, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, and overseas investments. He has served as an arbitrator in multiple prestigious institutions, including ICC, SIAC, JCAA, and KCAB, and has represented major clients, such as a prominent US defense company in litigation against the Korean government. Dr. Park has held leadership roles in numerous organizations, including Vice-President and Court Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. He is also a founding co-chair of the IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Group and has been involved in drafting the IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interests in International Arbitration. He has served until recently on the SIAC Court of Arbitration and as Chair on SIAC National Committee on Korea. Widely recognized for his expertise, Dr. Park has earned top rankings as one of the "Leading Lawyers" in Chambers Asia-Pacific, "Litigation Stars" in Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation, and "Thought Leaders" in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration. In 2020, he received the Grand Prize Award in Arbitration Practice at the Korea Legal Awards for his innovative approach and public contributions. In 2018, he was honored by the Republic of Korea for his contributions to the promotion of arbitration. Dr. Park has published extensively, including in the ICSID Convention’s 50th Anniversary book and various arbitration-related journals. He has co-authored a book on Alternative Dispute Resolution methods globally.

Biography

Ben Hughes, Keynote Speaker

Independent Arbitrator, Fountain Court Chambers

Professor Benjamin F. Hughes is an independent arbitrator at Fountain Court Chambers in Singapore, adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and a member of the Investment Committee of Omni Bridgeway. Previously, Professor Hughes was a member of the faculty at Seoul National University Law School, the founding co-chair of the international dispute resolution practice group at one of Korea’s largest full-service law firms and a member of the international arbitration team at Shearman & Sterling in the US and Singapore. His experience as arbitrator spans a broad range of commercial disputes, including joint venture and shareholder disputes, intellectual property and licensing, media and telecommunications, construction and infrastructure projects, energy and resources, shipping and shipbuilding, automobile and heavy machinery manufacturing, agency and distributorship agreements, aviation, military acquisition and procurement contracts, sale of goods and general commercial disputes. Professor Hughes has been appointed as arbitrator in cases seated in Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States (including New York, California, Hawaii, and US territories) and Vietnam. He has heard cases governed by the laws of Australia, Austria, BVI, Cayman Islands, China, England and Wales, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia (including Sharia), Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States (including New York, California and US territories) and Vietnam, as well as lex mercatoria. He has also handled complex conflict of law and jurisdictional issues, joinder applications, summary dismissal applications and disputes involving multiple contracts and applicable laws. Professor Hughes is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators. He has taught extensively in the field of international dispute resolution prior to joining NUS as an adjunct professor, including as associate professor of law at Seoul National University Law School and as a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law and National Taiwan University Law School. Professor Hughes also serves on the editorial boards of the Asian International Arbitration Journal, the Korea Arbitration Review and the Journal of Korean Law. Professor Hughes was educated in both the civil law and the common law traditions, having studied first at Seoul National University College of Law (MA, all coursework in Korean), and then at NYU School of Law (JD). While at NYU, he spent one semester at the University of Palermo Law School in Buenos Aires, Argentina (all coursework in Spanish). He also studied Chinese (Mandarin) in Beijing and East Asian history at Harvard University.

Biography

Kexin Yu, Moderator - 3rd Grand Panel

Advocate, Duxton Hill Chambers

Kexin is an advocate at Duxton Hill Chambers in Singapore, which consists of independent practitioners who are leading advocates and arbitrators. She specialises in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on shareholder disputes. Recognised by Legal 500 for her expertise in international commercial arbitration, Kexin is a trusted counsel to clients. Her notable cases include succeeding in a multi-million dollar SIAC arbitration for minority oppression claims, and attaining reliefs in a complex claim for fraud and breach of director’s duties involving an international shipping group.

Biography

Zac Sharpe

Senior Foreign Attorney, Lee & Ko

Zac Sharpe has extensive experience in complex international disputes, including international arbitration and enforcement proceedings in multiple jurisdictions. He has lived and worked in Asia for nearly two decades and his practice covers energy, engineering and construction, investor-state, health care/life sciences, technology, joint venture and M&A disputes. Zac has acted as counsel in multibillion dollar disputes and in arbitration proceedings at major arbitration centers across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. He has extensive experience with high stakes and complex disputes involving multiple jurisdictions. He has represented clients in arbitration proceedings under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the International Center for Dispute Resolution, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center and the London Maritime Arbitrators Association. Zac is a solicitor advocate with higher rights of audience in the Senior (Civil) Courts of England & Wales. Zac is also admitted as an attorney in New York and admitted as a foreign lawyer in the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Biography

Elizabeth Shin

Senior Foreign Attorney, Lee & Ko

Ms. Elizabeth Shin is a Senior Foreign Attorney in the International Arbitration Team at Lee & Ko. Over the past decade, Ms. Shin’s first-class performance in complex high-value commercial, construction and investment treaty arbitrations have earned her much-deserved recognition both at home and abroad. Market commentators have described her as a star player who “provides eloquent advocacy… and operates to an international standard”. Ms. Shin covers a broad range of industries, including trade, infrastructure, energy, nuclear, construction, shareholder disputes, shipping, entertainment, sports, IP and the arts. She played a key role in the heavily reported Kyobo Life Insurance ICC arbitrations which spanned across five years. Ms. Shin also has substantial experience assisting clients in foreign court proceedings in the UK, US and in Europe, and is noted for her ability to handle high-stakes negotiations in multi-billion dollar projects. She serves as a newly-appointed member of the ERA APAC Sub-Committee and previously served a two-year term as a Member of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center’s (SIDRC) Public Relations Sub-Committee. Ms. Shin has authored a number of legal publications, including a recent KCAB article examining CAS arbitration, and the South Korea Chapter in “GAR Know-how: Investment Treaty Arbitration”. Ms. Shin was named as a “Next Generation Partner” in International Arbitration by Legal 500 in 2025 and a “Rising Star” in 2023 and 2024. She was also selected as a “Rising Star” in International Arbitration by the Legal Times in 2024, and earlier this year, she was selected by the Korea Economic Daily as one of the three leading female partners at Lee & Ko.

Biography

Douglas Clark

Partner, Tanner De Witt

Douglas Clark is an intellectual property partner with Tanner De Witt, an independent firm based in Hong Kong. He commenced practice in Hong Kong in 1993. He was based in Shanghai from 2000 to 2010 where he founded and was managing partner of the office of a large international firm. He handled contentious and non-contentious IP matters in Mainland China including patent litigation, technology transfer and international arbitrations. He moved back to Hong Kong in 2011 and practiced as a barrister until 2020 when he moved to become head of Global Dispute Resolution for an IP boutique firm. He joined Tanner De Witt this year. He has been appointed an arbitrator and acted as counsel in numerous technology disputes involving China. He regularly advises clients on IP issues related to de-risking and digitisation. Doug is the author of a number of legal texts, including Patent Litigation in China, as well as a history of extraterritoriality in China and Japan, Gunboat Justice. He speaks both Japanese and Mandarin fluently.

Biography

Jerome McDonagh

Director, MDD Forensic Accountants

Jerome has over 15 years of experience in Forensic Accounting. He joined MDD in 2015 and is Director of their Litigation Support Services in Hong Kong. He focuses on matters related to business valuation, business disputes, loss of profits and fraud & investigations. He has extensive experience in litigation support and has acted as an expert witness in Hong Kong and UK court proceedings. In business valuations, Jerome has advised clients and acted as an expert witness in a variety of assignments including shareholder disputes, divorce proceedings, and valuations of start-ups and mature businesses. The assignments relate to parties from various jurisdictions including Hong Kong, Singapore, PRC, Korea, Cayman Islands and United Kingdom. Jerome has been involved in numerous damage quantification matters including loss of profits, post-M&A breaches of warranties and aborted contract claims.

Biography

Clarence Lun

Director & Head of Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration, Fervent Chambers

Clarence is the Founder of Fervent Chambers LLC. Prior to setting up Fervent Chambers LLC, Clarence has held the role of Group General Counsel at 2 major listed oil and gas companies in Singapore. Clarence returned to private practice and practiced at the dispute resolution department of an international law firm and a couple of leading local law firms before he subsequently set up Fervent Chambers LLC. Clarence has extensive experience working on shipping, oil and gas, engineering, construction and infrastructure project disputes. In recent times, given his sectorial exposure to the offshore maritime industry and the downturn, Clarence has actively been involved in oil and gas, offshore energy and maritime disputes as well as insolvency related claims. Clarence is constantly instructed by liquidators and judicial managers to advise the liquidators and judicial managers on discharge on their duties as well as claims relating to breaches of fiduciary duties, unfair preference and undervalue transactions. Arising from recognition on the arbitration, commercial and insolvency work undertaken by Clarence, Clarence has been featured in global arbitration review and global restructuring review. Having graduated with a double degree in law and science (biological science), Clarence also has a keen interest in medical negligence as well as matters relating to administrative law that has gained publicity.

Biography

Moses W. Park

Barrister, Liberty Chambers

Moses W. Park is a dispute resolution lawyer practicing as a barrister (trial advocate) based in Hong Kong. His practice mainly focuses on conduct and resolution of cross-border and international commercial arbitration and litigation. He has handled a broad spectrum of commercial work with an emphasis on civil fraud, assettracing /recovery, enforcement of foreign arbitral awards/judgments, family office as well as shareholder disputes. Moses has expertise concerning recovery strategies and emergency relief measures related to fraud including Mareva injunctions, Norwich Pharmacal orders and asset tracing proceedings. He is well versed in the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards process in Hong Kong. His clients have included multi-national corporations and businesses as well as high and ultra-high net worth individuals. Moses specialises in multi-jurisdictional financial crime and regulatory matters. He advises financial institutions on cross-border fraud and asset recovery related issues and has particular expertise in conducting complex multi-jurisdictional asset tracing. His experience spans a wide range of industry sectors, particularly, financial services, family offices and private equity funds. His work extends to regulatory fields (providing advice on matters governed by securities and banking legislation). Lately, he has been advising international clients on regulatory issues relating to overnance and regulation of family offices.

Biography

Marcus Khoury

Head of Legal, Averda

Marcus Antoine Khoury is Head of Legal at Averda. Marcus has been working as an inhouse legal counsel in the construction industry in the GCC, in particular in Saudi Arabia and in the UAE, for the past 20 years. He is both German and Lebanese and has graduated at the Sorbonne in Paris and the Universities of Cologne and Munich. In his spare time Marcus loves to hike and considers having walked more than 1000 km to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela as one of his greatest experiences.

Biography

Sangyub (Sean) Lee

Deputy Director & Senior Counsel, KCAB INTERNATIONAL

Mr. Sangyub (Sean) Lee is the Deputy Director and Senior Counsel at KCAB INTERNATIONAL, the international division of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), and an attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Before joining KCAB INTERNATIONAL, he worked as a journalist and in-house counsel at The Korea Economic Daily, one of South Korea’s most influential newspaper companies. In this role, he contributed to increasing public awareness of KCAB’s achievements and potential by writing various articles, particularly on international arbitration. At KCAB INTERNATIONAL, Mr. Lee is responsible for promoting the institution by managing diverse networks within the international arbitration community. He also serves as case counsel, administering international arbitration cases and ensuring procedural efficiency and cost-effectiveness under the KCAB or UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. He has actively contributed to the development of ADR in the Republic of Korea by leading KCAB INTERNATIONAL’s public relations efforts and helping to raise Seoul’s profile as a preferred seat of arbitration for both domestic and international users. He also teaches as an adjunct professor at Yonsei University, further supporting the next generation of legal professionals. Mr. Lee has been recognized by Lexology Index (previously Who’s Who Legal) as a leading practitioner in South Korea - Arbitration for 2024 and 2025.

Biography

Sarocha Thongperm

Partner & Head of Litigation and Arbitration, The Capital Law Office

Sarocha Thongperm is a Partner and Head of the Litigation and Arbitration practice group at The Capital Law Office in Bangkok, Thailand. Sarocha has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border litigation. She has a wealth of experience in arbitration proceedings administered by major arbitration institutions including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC and TAI. Overall, she has over 15 years of experience advising clients on complex civil and criminal proceedings, competition law, business rehabilitation and administrative law disputes with wide ranging sector coverage, including oil and gas, renewable energy, real estate and construction, insurance, hospitality, consumer goods and services, and transportation. Her experience is also extended to the role of arbitrator in which she has been appointed by the Thailand Arbitration Institute as a sole arbitrator. She has been recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 legal professionals in Asia, Asian Legal Business in 2022. She is also enlisted as an arbitrator in the Register of the Thailand Arbitration Institute (TAI) and a member of the Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) Council APAC Regional Committee.

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