Lee, Eun Nyung
Leading Individual, International Arbitration, Legal 500, 2017-2021
Leading Lawyer, International Arbitration, Legal Times, 2020
Introduction
Eun Nyung Lee is a partner at Yulchon LLC who practices primarily in the areas of international arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, and fund/PE. Mr. Lee received his LL.B. from Seoul National University and joined Yulchon after working at other Korean law firms. Mr. Lee frequently serves as arbitrator (as sole-arbitrator and co-arbitrator) in proceedings under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), among others. Mr. Lee also has served as a member of the SIAC Users Council from 2014 to date.
- 2010 Columbia Law School, LL.M.
- 2004 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1995 Seoul National University, LL.B.
- 2023-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
- 2025-present Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Law, Yonsei University
- 2015-2023 Partner, KL Partners
- 2011-2015 Partner, Shin & Kim
- 2010-2011 International Lawyer, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Hong Kong Office
- 2004-2009 Associate, Shin & Kim
- 2011 Admitted to Bar , New York
- 2004 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Korean, English
Representative Matters
- 2020-2023 Representation of domestic game company in its domestic civil litigations against Chinese game company
- 2023 Representation of a Korean company in SIAC and UNCITRAL arbitrations relating to a dispute arising from distributorship agreements
- 2023 Representation of a Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration relating to an infrastructure project in Vietnam
- 2023 Representation of a U.S. investor in an investor-state dispute brought against the Republic of Korea
- 2023 Representation of a Belgian investor in the first ever investor-state dispute (ISD) brought against the Republic of Korea
- 2022 Representation of a Korean construction company in an UNCITRAL arbitration relating to a dispute arising from a construction project in India
- 2021 Representation of a Korean private equity fund in an ICC arbitration relating to its investment in a global financial institution in Korea
- 2021 Representation of a Korean game company in a KCAB arbitration relating to a dispute arising from a license agreement
- 2021 Representation of a Korean private equity fund in an ICC arbitration relating to its sale of a financial institution in Korea
- 2023 Representation of a Korean private equity fund in its acquisition of hygiene products manufacturer
Awards/Recognition
- 2026 Recommended, Arbitration, Lexology Index: South Korea
- 2017-2026 Leading Partner, International Arbitration, Legal 500
- 2020 Leading Lawyer, International Arbitration, Legal Times
News/Publications
Chapter on Korea, The Real Estate Law Review, Third Edition, Law Business Research(2014)
Chapter on Korea, The Real Estate Law Review, Second Edition, Law Business Research (2013)
