Hwan Kim

Hwan Kim is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he serves as the co-head of the firm's International Arbitration Team. He also serves as the International Liaison for Turkistani & Alabbad, the firm’s Saudi Arabian affiliate.

Areas of Practice

Hwan represents some of the world’s largest companies in the construction, heavy industry, power generation and petrochemical industries. He represents these clients in a broad array of cross-border disputes with sovereigns, state-owned enterprises and corporations involving some of their most sensitive problems. He often successfully resolves high-profile international disputes, including by use of investor-state arbitration and by obtaining the support of investor’s government on behalf of his clients.

Hwan also advises companies on international transaction, including on cross-border investment issues, global corporate structuring, global supply chain and managing legal risks associated with international business.

A native of Korea, Hwan previously served as the Assistant General Counsel for Samsung Group, where he was in charge of international legal affairs, and he was General Counsel for Samsung Chemical Group and the Chief Legal Counsel for Samsung’s Olympic Task Force Team.

Honors

Real Estate and Construction, Legal 500, 2016, 2018 and 2019

Mergers and Acquisitions, Legal 500, 2016

Insights

Articles

International Arbitration Law Blog Posts

• Sovereign Wealth Funds - Preserving Sovereign Immunity, July 11, 2019
• Pursuing Parallel Arbitration Under an Investment Treaty, June 12, 2019

Construction and Infrastructure Law Blog Posts

• EPC Contractors Procuring from Foreign Companies need to Reconsider their Contracts, June 11, 2018
• Contractors May Benefit by Taking Equity in the Project They are Constructing, January 17, 2018

Corporate and Securities Law Blog Posts

• Contracts with Foreign Companies May Require a Rewrite, June 13, 2018

Global Trade Law Blog Posts

• Seeking foreign investors for your tech startup? Congress says, “'not so fast.'” January 10, 2018

Media Mentions

•Contracts with Foreign Companies May Require a Rewrite
General Counsel News, 06.27.2018
•Sheppard Mullin Forges New Ties in Middle East
The Recorder, 01.23.2018
•Samsung, Oman Reach Deal On Refinery Bidding Row
Law 360, 01.22.2018
•Samsung, Alcoa Settle $200M Saudi Metal Plant Dispute
Law360, 08.29.2016
•Samsung Slams Alcoa's Bid To Pause Discovery In $200M Row
Law360, 08.15.2016
•Driverless Vehicle. Swaying Regulation Guidelines
Mainichi, 07.22.2016
JoongAng Ilbo (Joins), 04.17.2016
ChosunBiz, 04.17.2016
•Samsung Unit Claims Alcoa Interference Stymied Saudi Project
Law360, 03.30.2016
•Samsung Engineering files for arbitration with Oman
The Korea Times, 07.23.2015
•Sheppard Mullin Adds Ex-Samsung Chemical GC To Corporate Group
Law360, 06.09.2015
The Korea Economic Daily, 03.08.2005