Kim & Chang

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation; Mergers & Acquisitions; International Practice; Foreign Direct Investment; Vietnam

Sup-Joon Byun is a senior foreign attorney in the International Dispute Resolution Practice and Merger & Acquisitions Practice of Kim & Chang.

Mr. Byun has extensive experience in international dispute resolution including international arbitrations administered by a wide array of institutions, including ICC, LCIA, SIAC and JCAA as well as ad hoc arbitrations and investment treaty arbitrations. He specializes in advising clients involved in cross-border investment and M&A-related disputes as well as disputes arising in connection with large-scale infrastructure/construction projects.

Mr. Byun’s recent works include representing the Government of Korea in an investment treaty arbitration filed by a foreign investor, representing a major construction company in connection with a power plant dispute in India, representing one of the largest cosmetics companies in Korea regarding post-M&A and intellectual property disputes, and representing a major telecommunications company in a dispute relating to a European public infrastructure project.

As a member of the Merger & Acquisitions Practice, Mr. Byun also has extensive experience in a wide range of cross-border transactions, including share and asset purchases and joint ventures, and has handled many high-profile transactions, advising international businesses and private equity funds in acquiring major Korean companies. He is also known for his expertise in counseling top Korean conglomerates on outbound transactions.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2004, Mr. Byun was an associate in the corporate department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York.

Mr. Byun received his J.D. from Columbia University’s School of Law in 2001, and his B.A. from Duke University in 1997.

English and Korean

Admitted to bar, New York, 2003

Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2001)Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997)