Seokchun Yun

Partner at Peter & Kim (South Korea)

Speaker

Seokchun Yun, a partner at Peter & Kim, specializes in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, international investment, international trade, international taxation and shareholder dispute.

Mr. Yun has successfully represented government and multinational clients at all stages of international arbitrations under the major arbitration rules as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations. He has also represented clients in international mediations under SIMC rules and before the WTO panel.

During his secondment at Kobre & Kim in New York, Seokchun was involved in the enforcement of arbitral awards and foreign judgments, asset tracing and recovery, and litigations at both federal and state levels.

Mr. Yun currently serves as, inter alia, a member of the YSIAC Council, the chair of the Americas subcommittee of the International Committee under the Seoul Bar Association and directors of several academic organizations. He has taught Civil Procedure at Seoul National University and actively publishes articles and frequently speaks at notable conferences.

Seokchun received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and his LL.M. and LL.B. (valedictorian) from Seoul National University. He is admitted to the New York bar and Korean bar. He speaks native Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese (Mandarin). He also commands reading knowledge of German.