Sechang & Co.

Senior Partner and Founder

Senior Partner and Founder Corporate; commercial; banking and financing; insurance; technology; insurance; litigation and arbitration; maritime; aviation.

Admitted to Practice Law :

Korea, 1988; New York, 1991, Patent Attorney, 2000.

Lecturer :

Chungnam University College of Law, 1992. Hollym University College of Law, 1993. Judicial Training & Research Institute, Korean Supreme Court, 1999 – 2009. Adjunct Professor, Chung-Ang University, Dept. of Shipping & Logistics, 2006 – 2007. Adjunct Professor, Inha University Law School, 2008 – 2016. Adjunct Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School, 2015 – 2017.

Legal Experiences:

President, Korean Bar Association, 2017 – 2019 President, Lawyers and Professors Supporting Punitive Damages, 2016 – present. President, Korean POWs Repatriation Commission, 2013 – 2017. Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 2013 – 2016. President, Korea Construction Vision Forum, 2011 –2017. President, University of Washington Alumni Association of Korea, 2010 – 2016. President, With Consumers, 2010 – 2017. Member, Cornell University Council, 2009 – 2013. President, Seoul Bar Association, 2009 – 2011. President, Seoul Jeongdong Rotary Club, 2008 – 2009. Outside Director, Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, 2008 –2017. Advisor, Minister of Ministry of Justice, 2007 – 2009. Country Councillor, International Bar Association, 2007 – 2009. Secretary General, Korean Bar Association, 2007 – 2008. President, Cornell Club of Korea, 2006 - 2008. Mediator, Seoul Central District Court, 2004 - 2013. Advisor, Ministry of Science & Technology, 2003 - 2009. Vice President, Korea Arbitrators’ Association, 2003. Vice President, Korea Logistics Society, 2003. Advisor, Incheon International Airport , 2002. Director, National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, 2001. Counsel, Korea Container Terminal Authority/Kwangyang Harbor SOC Project, 2001. Arbitrator, London Court of International Arbitration, 2000 – present. Mediator, Seoul High Court, 1999-2013. Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board, 1999- present. Attorney, Yoon & Partners, Seoul, 1991-1992. Attorney, Shin & Kim, Seoul, 1998-1990. Foreign Legal Consultant, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, 1985.

LEGAL ADVISOR:

Korea Ministry of Oceans and FisheriesKorea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and TransportKorea Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsKorea Shipping Association, KSS Line, Korea Pilots Association, Pulmuone Food. Co., Mokpo New Port Co., Pohang New Port Co., Univera Co.

SPEAKER :

Speech on “Recent Developments of Korean Maritime Law” at East Asia Maritime Law Forum on September 10, 2011. Speech on “Recent Maritime Precedents” at Korea Commercial Arbitration Board Seminar on 27 June 2006. Speech at the Seoul Conference of Lawasia on 8 September, 1999. Speech at the International Bar Association General Meeting, 1997. Speech at the Panama Maritime Law Associations Annual Meeting, 1996. Speech on "Time Bar in Korea" at the Singapore Conference of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association on 5 May, 1994. Speech on "Procedures for Seeking Securities from Time Charterers in Korea" at the Melbourne Conference of the International Bar Association on 11 October, 1994..

BOOK :

Basic Text on Maritime Law in Korea, 5th ed. (Co-authored by Former Chief Justice Sang-Hyun Song of ICC; Pakyoung Publishing Co., 2015). Overview of Korean Precedents on Construction Law, 3d ed. (Bumwoosa Publishing Co., 2012) Ocean Carriage of Goods by Sea (Co-authored by Prof. Suh and President Jeong; Pakyoung Publishing Co., 2009).

ARTICLE :  

“A Study on the Efficient Management of Intellectual Property Rights on IT R&D Projects,” Institute of Information Technology Assessment (2004). “Stock Option,” 288 Korean Bar Ass’n Journal 50 (2000). “Non-disclosure of the Assured,” 57 Justice 180 (2000). “Misuse of Trademarks,” 227 Korean Bar Ass’n Journal 76 (1995). “Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability,” 6 Univ. of San Francisco Maritime Law Journal 357 (1994).

AWARD :     

Arbitrator of the Year, 2020. Cornellian of the Year, 2019. Award, Prime Minister, 2012. Alumni of the Year Award, of Washington Alumni Association of Korea, 2009. Award, Minister of Ministry of Construction & Transportation, 2007. Presidential Award, 1997.

WHO’S WHO :    

Marquis WHO’s WHO, 2000 - present. Marquis Who’s Who in Finance and Business, 2008-2009. Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2009. International WHO’s WHO of Professionals, 2004 - present. International Who’s Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers, 2007 - present.

Korean and English

Korea International Trade Law Association Korean Air Law Association; Proctor Member of the U.S. Maritime Law Association Jungdong Rotary Club. Korean Bar Association, Seoul Bar Association Member of Korean and New York Bars

University of Washington Law School, Ph.D., 1990. University of Washington Law School, LL.M., 1985. Cornell Law School, LL.M., 1984. Seoul National University Law School, LL.M., 1983. Seoul National University Law School, LL.B., 1980.

Global travel and mountain hiking