Mr. Jae Hee Kim is currently a partner at Shin & Kim and focuses his practice on international commercial arbitration, WTO and FTA trade disputes, international investment disputes, and trade remedies.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience representing domestic and foreign companies and funds in disputes across a wide range of industries and achieving the best possible outcomes. He has also represented the Korean government and companies in trade disputes and trade remedy investigations around the world, including disputes in the WTO, etc.

Mr. Kim graduated from Dartmouth College and received his J.D. from Seoul National University School of Law, Korea. He also holds a master's degree (LLM) from Columbia Law School. Prior to joining Shin & Kim LLC, Mr. Kim served as a public-service advocate.

Mr. Kim has authored articles on various legal issues in the field of international disputes and has participated as a speaker or panelist in domestic and international seminars, and has been recognized as a Leading Individual in the field of International Trade by leading international publications such as Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific. Mr. Kim has also been awarded the Minister’s Commendation by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for his contribution to the development of the Korean trade sector.

International Commercial Arbitration and International Investment Disputes

• Represent a Korean manufacturing company in a dispute involving a construction contract against a Taiwanese company
• Represent Korean construction companies in dispute arising out of different supply contract against a Philippine energy company
• Represent a Korean manufacturing company in a dispute arising from a sale and purchase agreement against a Hong Kong company under JAMS rules
• Represented a global cryptocurrency exchange in ICC arbitration arising out of a joint venture agreement dispute
• Represented a Korean heavy industrial company in a dispute over the purchase of a ship engine (governing law: U.K. law; arbitral institution: SIAC; arbitral seat: Sigapore)
• Represented a Korean chemical and automotive parts manufacturer in a dispute over in a dispute over unpaid loans in project finance (governing law: U.K. law; arbitral institution: LCIA; arbitral seat: London)
• Represented a Korean state-owned power generation company against a large U.S. manufacturer in a dispute over defective steam turbines (governing law: Korean law; arbitral institution: KCAB; arbitral seat: Seoul)
• Represented a major Asian private equity fund against other private equity funds in a dispute over the sale of Korea’s largest logistics company (governing law: Korean law and Hong Kong law; arbitral institution: HKIAC; arbitral seat: Hong Kong) (joint representation)
• Represented a Korean heavy industrial company against major European manufacturers in a dispute over non-payment for purchase of power generators (governing law: CISG and Swiss law; arbitral institution: ICC; arbitral seat: Geneva)
• Represented a Korean asset management company in a dispute over a violation of representations and warranties in a share sale and purchase agreement (governing law: Hong Kong law; arbitral institution: KCAB; arbitral seat: Seoul)
• Represented a Korean energy industrial company against a large German corporation in a dispute over construction delays (governing law: Swiss law; arbitral institution: ICC; arbitral seat: Zurich)
• Represented a U.S. new renewable energy company in a dispute over breach of warranty and payment obligations in a supply contract brought by a large Korean corporation (governing law: Korean law; arbitral institution: KCAB; arbitral seat: Seoul)
• Represented a large Korean construction company against a Middle East construction company in a dispute over construction delays (governing law: U.K. law; arbitral institution: ICC; arbitral seat: Singapore)
• Represented a Korean video game company against Chinese companies in several disputes over infringement of intellectual property rights (governing law: Korean law or Singaporean law; arbitral institution: ICC or SIAC; arbitral seat: Singapore) (joint representation)
• Represented a U.K. company in a dispute over environmental liability affecting a Korean factory (governing law: Korean law or Delaware law; arbitral institution: ICC; arbitral seat: Singapore)
• Represented a Korean tire manufacturer in a dispute instituted by a Turkish company under an exclusive distribution agreement (governing law: Korean law; arbitral institution: SIA; arbitral seat: Seoul)
• Represented a US new renewable energy company in a dispute instituted by a large Korean company over a breach of an obligation of guarantee/payment under a supply agreement (governing law: Korean law; arbitral institution: KCAB; arbitral seat: Seoul)

WTO∙FTA Trade Dispute∙Trade Remedies

• Represented the Korean government in a WTO export control-related dispute between Korea and Japan
• Represented the Korean government in a WTO pneumatic valve-related dispute between Korea and Japan
• Represented the Korean government in a WTO oil country tubular goods-related dispute between Korea and the US
• Represented the Korean government in a countervailing duty investigation by the US into large diameter steel pipes produced in Korea
• Represented the Korean government in a countervailing duty investigation by the US into seamless steel pipes produced in Korea
• Represented the Korean government in a countervailing duty investigation by the US into oil country tubular goods produced in Korea
• Represented the Korean government in a countervailing duty investigation by India into SBR rubber products produced in Korea
• Provided the Korean government and Korean companies with advice on investigations and lawsuits conducted and instituted around the world in connection with exports produced in Korea