Kim & Chang

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation

Joel Richardson is a senior member of the International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Practice of Kim & Chang and leads Kim & Chang’s North American Arbitration Desk.

Mr. Richardson has extensive experience representing clients in arbitrations administered by a wide variety of institutions including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, AAA and CAS as well as ad hoc arbitrations, and seated in a diverse range of jurisdictions, including Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, Geneva, New York, Zurich and Lausanne. Mr. Richardson’s arbitration experience has covered a broad range of fields, including mergers and acquisitions, pharmaceuticals, energy, construction and engineering, outbound investment, joint ventures, sales of goods and intellectual property licensing.

Mr. Richardson regularly speaks at seminars and international conferences on international arbitration topics, and has published numerous articles on issues in international arbitration and cross-border dispute resolution in Korea. Mr. Richardson also regularly advises Korean parties regarding litigation in the United States and advises foreign clients regarding Korean court litigation in conjunction with Kim & Chang’s Korean licensed attorneys.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Richardson served as a judicial clerk to Judge William D. Stiehl of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, and practiced commercial litigation with Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C. and New York, where he gained extensive experience in all phases of litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts.

English

Admitted to bar, Maryland, 2002; District of Columbia, 2003; United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2005

Washington University School of Law (J.D., Order of the Coif, 2002) Augustana College (B.A., cum laude, Economics and Accounting, 1998)