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Bami YOO
International Arbitration
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Since joining Lee & Ko in 2015, Ms. Bami Yoo has been part of the Capital Markets and the International Arbitration Team of the firm. She currently specializes in international arbitration, and represented clients on a number of cases involving various fields and industries, including bioengineering, M&A, construction, defense, shipping, pharmacy, cosmetics, and steelmaking. During her time as a member of the finance team, she was involved in many high-profile cross-border investments in real estate, infrastructure, vessels, aircraft, and private equity.
Before joining Lee & Ko, Ms. Yoo received her bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University, College of Law. After passing the 54th Korean bar exam, she successfully completed the two-year legal training program at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. She is currently pursuing an LL.M. degree at the New York University, School of Law.
Before joining Lee & Ko, Ms. Yoo received her bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University, College of Law. After passing the 54th Korean bar exam, she successfully completed the two-year legal training program at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. She is currently pursuing an LL.M. degree at the New York University, School of Law.
Representative Cases
- Represented a Japanese pharmaceutical company against a Korea-based pharmaceutical company in relation to a license agreement in an ICC arbitration
- Represented the Republic of Korea against German-based company in relation to delay and cost claim in an ICC arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based construction company against an Omani subcontractor in relation to a water sewage plant project regarding LD claim and cost claim in an ICC arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based construction company against an Egyptian subcontractor regarding delay and cost claim in an ICC arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based construction company against a Kuwaiti subcontractor regarding delay and cost claim in an ICC arbitration
- Represented an Austrian construction company against a Korean subcontractor regarding delay and cost claim in a KCAB arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based construction company against a French company regarding a construction equipment contract in a KCAB arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based cosmetics company against a Kuwaiti distributor in a KCAB arbitration
- Represented a Korea-based global restaurant franchise against a U.S. private equity fund in enforcement and set-aside proceeding
- Represented the National Pension Service with respect to its USD500 million investment in One Vanderbilt building located in the heart of Manhattan, New York.
- Represented the client with respect to its investment of USD500 million in US industrial real estate portfolio, composed of 297 real estate assets.
- Provided advice to Public Procurement Service in re-structuring and drafting amendments to regulations and rules on bidding procedure.
- Represented an asset management company with respect to its investment in a first class office complex in Tokyo, Japan.
- Provided legal advice to an asset management company in refinancing of investment in a global first class hotel in Chicago.
- Represented asset management companies on a number of financing and refinancing of vessels chartered to prominent shipping companies, including Hanjin Shipping, Pan Ocean, and H-line Shipping.
- Represented an asset management company on behalf of a Singapore-based global private equity firm, with respect to its investment in the large-scale logistics facilities complex in Incheon.
- Provided legal advice to the National Pension Fund and to the Korea Investment Corporation on a number of offshore investments in private equity, real estate, and infrastructure funds, and on EU financial regulatory issues.
Education
| 2015 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
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| 2013 | Seoul National University, College of Law - LL.B. |
Languages
| Korean and English |
