Eun Young PARK
(朴恩瑛)
Eun Young Park is a partner and the firm’s Chair of the Global Disputes Group.
Dr. Park is an exceptionally highly recognized dispute resolution lawyer with expertise in international arbitration. He has over 30 years of experience in international dispute resolution including commercial and investment treaty arbitration. He has served as an arbitrator under the rules of various arbitral institutions including ICC, SIAC, JCAA, AIAC, and KCAB. His arbitration practice covers a broad legal spectrum, including M&A, finance and insurance, infrastructure, energy, joint ventures, intellectual property and technology, pharmaceutical and bio-industry, and overseas investments. He has successfully represented one of the biggest US defense companies in its litigation against the Korean government regarding the FMS contracts in Korean courts including the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea as well as US federal courts.
Dr. Park served as Vice-President and a Court Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He also served as Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee and as a founding co-chair of the IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Group. In 2014, he served as a member of the Subcommittee for drafting the IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interests in International Arbitration. He has also served on the board of the Korean Council of International Arbitration and as an Executive Member of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center. He currently serves as a Member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Court of Arbitration and has served as a member of the Board of the SIAC.
Dr. Park has earned numerous top rankings as one of the “Leading Lawyers” in Chambers Asia-Pacific for International Arbitration, “Litigation Stars” in Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific for International Arbitration, and “Thought Leaders” in Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration. According to Chambers Asia Pacific 2021, he is well-received as “a titan of the Korean arbitration Bar, with a fearsome reputation that precedes him.” In April 2022 he was awarded Best Lawyers in 2022 by Chosun Biz. He was awarded the Grand Prize Award in Arbitration Practice at the Annual Korea Legal Awards in June 2020, co-hosted by Money Today and the Korea In-house Counsel Association, for his innovative approach to arbitration and for his public contributions in the field. In 2018, he was officially honored by the Republic of Korea in recognition of his contribution to the promotion of arbitration.
Dr. Park’s publications include “Appellate Review in Investor-State Arbitration, Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys for the 21st Century,” in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of ICSID Convention; “Legal Defenses to Claims” in The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review; and “Tackling Diverse Issues in Arbitration Agreement: Focusing on M&A, Finance, Distributorship, Technology, and Construction” in the Korea Arbitration Review. He has co-authored the book “Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods around the Globe.” He has also written numerous articles on various arbitration-related topics, including emergency arbitration, interim relief, and document disclosure.
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