Nahm, Eric Hyung Won
Introduction
Eric Hyung Won Nahm is a partner in the International Dispute Resolution Team of the Dispute Resolution Group at Yulchon LLC. His primary areas of practice are international arbitration, international litigation, and corporate legal advisory. In particular, he has successfully handled a number of major international disputes, including investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases brought by global private equity funds against the Government of the Republic of Korea. He has also achieved outstanding results in numerous cases before major arbitral institutions such as the ICC, SIAC, and KCAB, representing global big tech companies, leading Korean heavy industry and general trading companies, and major government agencies. In recognition of his expertise, he was named a “Rising Star” by Legal Times (2025) and a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters (2023–2025). In 2025, he was also selected as a “Top Lawyer” in the Republic of Korea law firm consumer report published by Law Times.
- 2026 Stanford Law School, LL.M.
- 2018 Korea University Law School, J.D.
- 2015 London School of Economics (LSE), Finance, M.S. (on a leave of absence)
- 2011 UCLA, Business Economics, B.A.
- 2021-present Yulchon LLC
- 2026-present Member, International Bar Association (IBA) Arb40 Steering Committee
- 2019-2021 Associate, KL Partners
- 2018-2019 Associate, Barun Law LLC
- 2018 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
English, Korean
Awards/Recognition
- 2025 Rising Star, Legal Times
- 2025 Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
- 2025 Top Lawyer, Korean Law Firm Consumer Report (Law Times)
- 2024 Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
- 2023 Stand-out Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
Speech/Presentation
- 2024 Speaker, 2024 Australia Seminar on Business Environment—World Bank’s B-Ready Project, representing the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, Korean Ministry of Justice
- 2024 Speaker, Real Estate Legal Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Korea and Australia (Learning from Each Other’s Experiences), Korean Ministry of Justice
- 2023 Panelist, ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum: Another tub—Is it time for fact witness conferencing?”, ICC YAAF
- 2023 Panelist, SIAC Seoul Conference 2023: What Companies Need to Know about Witness Testimony: When is it Probative and How to Prepare?, SIAC
News/Publications
“Litigation in South Korea”, Unpredictable(2024)
“Construction and Projects in South Korea: Overview”, Thomson Reuters(2024)
“Construction and Projects in South Korea: Overview”, Thomson Reuters(2022)
“Snapshot: litigation funding costs and insurance in South Korea”, Lexology(2020)
“At a glance: regulation of litigation funding in South Korea”, Lexology(2020)
