KN Legal in association with Abdullah Medallah Law Firm

Partner

Andrew leads cross-border commercial transactions, international arbitrations and US-litigation, involving business and investment interests in Korea, North America, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Middle East. He has spent the past 18 years in Southeast Asia and Korea, most recently as a senior foreign lawyer with Kim & Chang in Seoul. He also passed the Bar Examinations in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Colorado and previously practiced law in those states as a partner in one of the largest US-based global law firms.

Andrew’s expertise includes the following:

Significant experience and expertise as a trial lawyer (including admission and appearance as an attorney before the US Supreme Court) and in international commercial arbitration, and more than 30 years as a Court-Certified Mediator in the United States.

Arbitrator for commercial contract disputes administered by SIAC, KCAB, and AIAC (including the specialized “i-Arbitration” Islamic finance disputes panel).

Arbitrator (frequently presiding chairman) for construction / design disputes through the American Arbitration Association and also ad hoc, especially:

scheduling claims: acceleration / prolongation / delay scope of work change orders / increased material and labor costs design defects differing / unforeseen site conditions

English and German

Colorado State Bar

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, Washington DC

United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina

United States District Court, Colorado

Supreme Court of the United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Korean Council for International Arbitration

Corporate Law Studies Interest Group, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Visiting Scholar)

LL.M., Melbourne Law School (First Class Honors)

J.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Law

B.Sc., Guilford College (Geology)