Kim & Chang

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation; International Trade & Customs; Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance; Criminal Defense Litigation; Litigation

Eun Young Park is a partner at Kim & Chang, who serves as the co-chair of the International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Practice. He also practices in anti-corruption and regulatory compliance, and international trade and customs.

He concentrates his practice on international arbitration proceedings as well as court proceedings in multiple jurisdictions, including international arbitrations under the rules of the renowned arbitral institutions and also sits as an arbitrator in international arbitration cases with a wide range of areas. Dr. Park has actively played a role in the development of international arbitration. He is currently serving as the Vice President of LCIA Court and the member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration. He is also on the board of Korean Council of International Arbitration and Executive Member of Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center. He was the Vice Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee and the inaugural Co-Chair of the IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Practice.

He also represents his clients in government investigations related to white-collar crimes including foreign bribery statutes, securities and corporate fraud before various government agencies, and regularly advises his clients on trade sanctions and disputes.

He has recently published “Appellate Review in Investor State Arbitration, Reshaping the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System: Journeys for the 21st Century.” He also published “The Analysis of the Iran Sanctions Act of the United States and the Strategy of the Overseas Construction Project” and “The Defense of Necessity in International Investment Dispute,” and regularly co-authors the Arbitration and Anti-Corruption sections for Law Business Research. He has also co-authored the book “Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods around the Globe.” He has earned numerous top rankings as one of the “leading attorneys” in Chambers Asia-Pacific for international arbitration, Expert Guide and The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration.

Dr. Park has served as a judge in the Seoul District Court and teaches at law schools in Korea.

He received a doctorate degree (J.S.D.) and an LL.M. from the NYU School of Law after graduating from the Seoul National University (M.Jur. & B.Jur.). He is admitted to the New York bar and Korea bar.

Korean and English

Admitted to bar, Korea, 1991; New York, 2003; Singapore International Commercial Court, 2015

NYU School of Law (J.S.D., 2003) NYU School of Law (LL.M., 2000) Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Jur.M., 1998) Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1991) College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1988)