Senior Foreign Attorney
Elizabeth J. SHIN
International Arbitration
Elizabeth Shin is a Senior Foreign Attorney in our International Arbitration Team. She has a wealth of experience handling commercial, construction and investment treaty arbitrations, and has played a key role in some of the most complex and high value claims handled by the team in recent years. She represents both domestic and foreign clients in international arbitrations conducted before the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, KCAB, SCC and LMAA, as well as cross-border litigation matters before courts in England, Norway, Singapore and the U.S.
Ms. Shin also served as a member of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center’s (SIDRC) Public Relations Sub-Committee for a two year term from 2017 to 2019.
“Extremely efficient, extremely good at what she does…. She is very reliable”
(Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021)
“She is completely bilingual, an Associate to Watch”
“Client-oriented… she works around the clock.”
(Chambers 2019)
Ms. Shin also served as a member of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center’s (SIDRC) Public Relations Sub-Committee for a two year term from 2017 to 2019.
“Extremely efficient, extremely good at what she does…. She is very reliable”
(Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021)
“She is completely bilingual, an Associate to Watch”
“Client-oriented… she works around the clock.”
(Chambers 2019)
Representative Cases
- Represented a Korean subsidiary of a leading British beauty and cosmetics company against an Irish company in a matter concerning a distribution agreement
- Represented a Korean art and design company against organisers of a high-end art show in a copyright dispute
- Represented a Hong Kong company against a Korean premium food and retail company in a SIAC arbitration concerning franchise and license rights
- Represents a leading Japanese electronics company against a Korean chemical company in an ICC arbitration concerning a patent license agreement
- Represents the chairman of a Korean conglomerate against foreign shareholders in two separate ICC arbitrations seated in Seoul
- Represents the Republic of Korea against a global investment company in a high-profile investor-state dispute
- Represents a major Korean construction company against an Egyptian company in an ICC arbitration seated in London
- Represented a Korean power plant equipment supplier against a state-owned Russian engineering company in a SCC arbitration seated in Stockholm
- Represented a Korean steel pipe manufacturer against a Norwegian shipping company in a SIAC arbitration in Singapore
- Represented an Austrian steel & alloy producer against a Korean steel manufacturer in a KCAB arbitration seated in Seoul
- Represented a major Korean rolling stock manufacturer against a state-owned Indian railway company in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore
- Represented a Polish camera manufacturer and distributor against a Korean lens manufacturer in a KCAB arbitration seated in Seoul
- Represented a Korean mobile services provider against two Chinese mobile games companies in an ICC arbitration seated in Hong Kong
- Represented a leading Korean automotive company as co-counsel against a Norwegian distributor in a Norwegian court litigation
- Represented a major Korean plant equipment manufacturer against an Omani engineering company in an ICC arbitration seated in London
Education
| 2010 | University of London - LL.M. |
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| 2008 | Brierly Price Prior (BPP) Law School |
| 2007 | University of Southampton - LL.B. |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2024 | Ranked as 'Rising Star' in International Arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific |
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| 2023 | Ranked as 'Rising Star' in International Arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific |
| 2023 | Named as ‘Rising Star’ in International Arbitration by Legal Times |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- South Korea, in GAR Know how: Investment Treaty Arbitration 2020 (September 2020) https://globalarbitrationreview.com/insight/know-how/investment-treaty-arbitration/report/south-korea (co-author)
- South Korea, in GAR Know how: Investment Treaty Arbitration 2019 (October 2019) https://globalarbitrationreview.com/jurisdiction/1006349/korea (co-author)
- South Korea, in GAR Know how: Investment Treaty Arbitration 2018 (November 2018) https://globalarbitrationreview.com/jurisdiction/1005365/korea (co-author)
- South Korea, in GAR Know how: Investment Treaty Arbitration 2017 (September 2017) https://globalarbitrationreview.com/jurisdiction/1004663/korea (co-author)
- South Korea, in GAR Know how: Investment Treaty Arbitration 2016 (October 2016) http://globalarbitrationreview.com/know- how/topics/2000010/investment-treaty-arbitration-2016 (co-author)
- Joint Seminar on International Construction Arbitration and FIDIC hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills and Lee & Ko (Moderator)
- YSIAC Seoul Virtual Debate, for the motion “This House Believes That Artificial Intelligence Will Eventually Replace Arbitral Tribunals” Seoul ADR Festival (Speaker)
- Global Research Network webinar entitled “Underrepresentation in International Arbitration: Challenges of Arbitrator representation from the Global South countries” (Speaker)
- HKIAC Roundtable virtual discussion series “The Brown Bag Series – Let’s Talk Arbitration in Korea (Participant)
- Lecture for law students from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Speaker)
- Member of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center (SIDRC) Public Relations Sub-Committee (May 2017 – May 2019)
