Leveraging its ‘deep legal experience and skill’, Sechang & Co. advises major national and international clients on shipping, shipbuilding, maritime and logistics matters. In particular, the firm provides support in high-value rehabilitations and liquidations. The client base spans shipping companies, P&I clubs and insurance companies. The team is led by Hyun Kim, who specialises in transportation and maritime-related matters. Thomas Kim is also recommended.
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‘Thomas Kim is very quick and very knowledgeable.’
'They stand out by providing prompt, thoughtful and on-point legal advice.’
‘Thomas Kim is excellent.’
‘Sechang's team provides superior legal services as they are very client focused and responsive, are able to identify issues in advance, and are commercially minded.'
‘Thomas Kim and the international team are forward thinking and very knowledgeable, having the expertise and skill to advise on any legal matter, in particular in the areas of corporate, commercial and maritime.'
'Hyun Kim - an expert who has accumulated years of experience in the shipping field.'
'Sechang's team provides superior legal services as they are very client focused and responsive, able to identify issues in advance, commercially minded, and able to provide detailed, comprehensive and practical legal advice with an effective problem-solving approach drawing upon their demonstrated deep legal experience and skill in corporate matters, maritime and shipping.'
Key clients
- Samsung SDS
- Kuehne & Nagel
- Pan Ocean Co., Ltd.
- Heung-A Shipping
- Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
- North of England
- MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines) Korea
- KSS Line
- Pan Continental Shipping Co.
- Korea Shipping Association
- Korea Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries
- Korea Freight Forwarders Association
- Kennedys
- Haynes Boone
- Lebuhn & Puchta
- Triton
- TAL
- Textainer
- Expeditors
- Stena Holdings
- Teekay Tankers
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance
- KB Insurance
Work highlights
- Representing Samsung SDS as claimant in an arbitration against another Samsung affiliate concerning imposed demurrage/detention fees in light of port congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Defending Kuehne & Nagel in a damages claim brought by the manufacturer involving the carriage of wind turbine gearboxes transported from a European nation to China, which involves three separate suits in the courts of Hong Kong, the Czech Republic and Korea.
- Representing Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance in a recovery suit against shipowners and charters for a fire which occurred while the vehicle carriers were anchored in the port of Ulsan, Korea.
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Hyun Kim