ADDRESS :

Sechang & Co.
16Floor, Opulence Bldg, 254 Seocho-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06647, Korea
Telephone : (822) 595-7121  Facsimile : (822) 595-9626, 591-8456
E-mail: hyunkim@sechanglaw.com

EDUCATION :

• 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.

ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES :

• Senior Partner :
  Sechang & Co.
• Area of Emphasis :
  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.
• Member :
  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
• Legal Adviser :
  Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea Shipping Association, KSS Line, Korea Pilots Association, Pulmuone Food. Co., Mokpo New Port Co., Pohang New Port Co., Univera Co.
• 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.
• Civilian member, the Dokdo Sustainable Use Committee, 2014 – 2017.
• 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.
• Vice President, Korean Cancer Association, 2007- present.
• 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.

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, 6th ed. (Co-authored by Former Chief Justice Sang-Hyun Song of ICC; Pakyoung Publishing Co., 2022).
• 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 :

• Order of National Merit, Camellia Medal, 2021
• Arbitrator of the Year, 2020.
• Cornellian of the Year, 2019.
• Award, Prime Minister, 2012.
• Alumni of the Year Award, Univ. 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.