Peter & Kim

International Arbitration

Dr Yunsoo Shin is a well-experienced specialist in international disputes and complex corporate matters. She is a Specialist Mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Centre, a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, and one of the youngest Korean arbitrators active in the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She has also acted as an international arbitrator at KCAB and counsel in various international arbitration cases conducted under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, HKIAC or KCAB.

Her expertise covers both the common law and civil law traditions and a broad range of business transactions and commercial disputes involving M&As, general contract law, share purchase and asset purchase agreements, distribution agreements, construction, automobile manufacturing, OEM contracts, and license agreements, among various other subject matters. In particular, she is one of the most experienced young lawyers in Korea who has handled many multi-billion-dollar post-M&A disputes involving Korean cha

Partner, Peter & Kim (2021. 7. – Present) Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce, Court of Arbitration (2021. 9. – Present) International Arbitrator, KCAB International (2021. 6. – Present) Specialist Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Centre (2022. 7. – Present) Task Force Member, Korea Construction Engineers Association (2022. 7. – Present) Planning Advisor, Construction Vision Forum (2022. 6. – Present) Counsel, Peter & Kim (2021. 1. – 2021. 6.) Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance (2014 – 2020) Academic Fellow, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (2019 – 2020) Associate and Senior Associate, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2008 – 2018) Teaching Fellow & Summer Academic Fellow, Harvard Law School (2017 – 2018) Judicial Clerk, Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea (2006 – 2008) Passed the N

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Korean and Seoul Bar Associations (2008 – Present) New York State Bar (2015 – Present) Panel of International Arbitrators, KCAB International (2021­ – Present) Specialist Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Centre (2022 – Present)

Harvard Law School (SJD in corporate governance and finance, 2020) The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (MBA in finance and business analytics, with honours, 2020) Harvard Law School (LL.M., corporate governance concentration, dean’s scholar, requirements fulfilled, degree waived, 2014) School of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., cum laude, 2006) Architectural Engineering, Seoul National University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2003)