Partner
Jin Soo HAN
Corporate Governance
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Jin Soo Han is partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Group. He is recognized as one of the leading lawyers specializing in dispute resolution. He has represented numerous major corporations in Korean domestic litigations and arbitrations and international arbitrations. His experience as a former judge also contributes to his credibility as an effective litigator.
Mr. Han is a member of the Korean Bar Association. He holds a B. A. in Economics from Seoul National University and an LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law.
Mr. Han is a member of the Korean Bar Association. He holds a B. A. in Economics from Seoul National University and an LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law.
Representative Cases
- Representing a major Korean wind power generation company in a Korean Commercial Arbitration Board ("KCAB") arbitration against a large European wind turbine manufacturer requesting a refund of contract price paid following a rescission of the wind turbine purchase agreement by the Korean company due to defects of the wind turbines
- Representing a top Korean bank (letter of credit issuer) in a litigation among leading Korean banks
- Representing a major Korean trading company seeking the payment of prices for steel products it imported for a steel wholesaler against the said steel wholesaler in a KCAB arbitration
- Representing a major Korean electricity company in a KCAB arbitration filed by a supplier of coals for electricity generation seeking for confirmation of nonexistence of damages liability
- Representing a major Korean alternative energy company seeking for confirmation of nonexistence of liabilities against a major Korean steel company, for paying the sum equivalent to the price of steel products imported allegedly on behalf of the said Korean alternative energy company by the Korean steel company in a KCAB arbitration
- Representing a major Korean bank in a litigation filed by another major Korean bank seeking for payment of guarantee on export loans made by the latter to a major Korean company
- Representing a major Korean company against a Dutch Company in an ICC arbitration filed by the Korean company regarding a dispute between the said companies regarding how the voting rights of the said companies should be exercised in the general shareholders' meeting of a joint venture company jointly owned by the two companies to elect directors according to the joint venture agreement
- Representing a major Korean company (seller of shares) in a litigation filed by another major Korean company (buyer of shares) in which the latter sought damages due to alleged breach of representations and warranties made in the share sale and purchase agreement between the two companies
- Representing a major Korean financial holding company and a British insurance company (buyer of shares) in a KCAB arbitration case where the question of whether there were breaches of representations and warranties made by the seller in the share purchase agreement was at issue
- Representing those who suffered losses in an international letter of credit fraud in a litigation seeking damages against former executives of the letter of credit applicant company
- Representing a major Korean construction company against a large European marine engineering and construction company in an ICC arbitration filed by the said European company
- Representing a major Korean pharmaceutical company against a large U. S. medical devices manufacturer in an ICC arbitration filed by the said Korean company
- Representing a major Korean electronics company in a KCAB arbitration against its distributor in Lebanon
- Representing a major Korean trust company and a Cambodian company in a KCAB arbitration in a construction dispute regarding the construction of a high-rise building in Phnom Penh
- Representing an export insurance corporation in a litigation filed by major Korean banks against the export insurance corporation
- Representing a special purpose company incorporated for the purpose of operating social infrastructure facilities in a KCAB arbitration between the company and a local autonomous government regarding the method of calculating the appropriate minimum revenue guarantee amount under the contract between them which provides for construction and operation etc. of social infrastructure facilities
- Representing a special purpose company incorporated for the purpose of operating social infrastructure facilities in a KCAB arbitration in a dispute between the company and local autonomous governments regarding whether it is necessary to adjust the total project cost and whether the local autonomous governments have additional rights to revenues
- Representing a PEF (private equity fund) limited partner in a litigation filed by the PEF general partner in a dispute between them regarding a business carried about by the PEF
- Representing a major Korean internet service provider in a litigation against its branches
- Representing a major Korean corporation in a litigation regarding damages due to land pollution allegedly caused by oil leaked from oil pipelines
Education
| 2007 | Columbia Law School - LL.M |
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| 1998 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1996 | Seoul National University - B.A. in Economics |
Work Experience
| 2002-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2013, 2014 | Arbitrator, 10th and 11th Annual Willem C. Vis East International Arbitration Moot |
| 2012-Present | Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board |
| 2002 | Chairman, Dangjin-Gun Election Management Committee |
| 2002 | Judge, Seosan Branch of Daejeon District Court |
| 2000-2002 | Judge, Seoul District Court |
| 1998-2000 | Judge, Seoul District Court Eastern Branch Courts |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards & Recognitions
| 2025 | Litigation Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
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| 2024 | 2024 Korea Legal Award (Litigation) – Co-hosted by MoneyToday, Korean Bar Association, and Korea In-house Counsel Association |
| 2023 | Litigation Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
| 2022 | Litigation Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
| 2021 | Litigation Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
| 2020 | Litigation Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
| 2019 | Dispute Resolution Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
| 2018 | Dispute Resolution Star, Commercial and Transactions, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
