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Minjae Yoo is an associate in our International Arbitration Team. Minjae has handled commercial arbitration and other international/cross-border litigation matters in industries including energy, shareholder disputes, defence procurement and construction. He also has experience in investor-State arbitration, and has acted for domestic and foreign clients in a number of complex and high-value claims. Minjae also advises entities in the private sector on global energy and construction projects, and on matters related to the enforcement of arbitral awards in the ROK.

Minjae qualified in 2019 as a member of the Korean Bar after graduating from Yonsei University Law School. He is also admitted in England & Wales and holds rights of audience in its senior civil courts as a Solicitor-Advocate. In 2023, Minjae participated in the Remote Oral Advocacy Programme hosted by Delos Dispute Resolution for the Asian region, where he won the cross-examination competition.
Representative Cases
Acts for the chairman of a Korean conglomerate against foreign investors in international arbitrations concerning a shareholders dispute
Represented a Korea-based construction company against an Omani subcontractor in relation to a water sewage plant project regarding LD claim and cost claim in an ICC arbitration
Represented a State party in multibillion Investor-State claims filed by US-based hedge funds
Represented a State defense procurement agency against a foreign manufacturer in an international arbitration
Advised an individual in a set-aside proceeding of a multi-party arbitral award
Advised a Brazilian automobile company in a dispute relating to an exclusive distributorship agreement on matters of Korean law
Advised a Korean investor regarding the initiation of an investor-state dispute against a foreign government
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Education
2019 Yonsei Law School – J.D.
2016 Yonsei University – B.A. in International Studies
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Work Experience
2019-Present Lee & Ko
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Admissions
2019 Admitted to the Korean Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2023 Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors (England and Wales)
2024 Solicitor-Advocate, England & Wales (Higher Courts Qualification in Civil Advocacy)
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2023 Winner (cross-examination), Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (ROAP) Asia 2023 (Delos Dispute Resolution)
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
"Response Strategies for Construction Delays Caused by the Russia-Ukraine Conflict”, Journal of International Construction, Korea Research Center for Overseas Construction (Co-author with Hyunyang Koo) (2023)
“Confidentiality in International IP Arbitration”, Global Arbitration Review (Co-author with Robert Wachter, Grace Yoon) (2022)
Korea Entry, International Encylopedia of Agency and Distribution Agreements (Co-author with Saemee Kim) (2022)
“A. v. B., District Court of Incheon, Decision No. 2020Na62481, 02 November 2021”, Institute for Transnational Arbitration Report, Volume No. XXI, Issue No. 12, December 2023 (Co-author with Hyunyang Koo) (2023)
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