Senior Foreign Attorney
Elizabeth J. SHIN
International Arbitration
Elizabeth Shin is a member of our International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Group. She advises clients on a broad range of issues in international arbitration conducted under the rules of leading international arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, KCAB and SCC. Her practice mainly focuses on cross-border disputes arising out of various types of contracts, such as sale and purchase agreements, lease agreements and distribution agreements, across a wide range of industry sectors. She was selected to train as an advisor to the Citizen's Advice Bureau at the Royal Courts of Justice in London and is a member of LCIA's Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG).
主要事例
- 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
学歴
| 2010 | University of London - LL.M. |
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| 2008 | Brierly Price Prior (BPP) Law School |
| 2007 | University of Southampton - LL.B. |
言語
| Korean and English |
受賞実績
| 2025 | Ranked as 'Next generation Partners' in International Arbitration by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific |
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| 2023 | Selected as 'Rising Star' by Legal 500 (International Arbitration) |
著書/活動
- 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)
