Choi & Kim
10th FL., GWANGHWAMUN OFFICIA BLDG.,
163, SHINMUNNO 1-GA, JONGNO-GU
SEOUL, KOREA, 110-999
Tel: 82-2-732-5577
Fax: 82-2-735-6866
mail@choikim.com
www.choikim.com
J H Choi is a founding partner of Choi & Kim, the largest maritime
law firm in Korea. He was formerly a partner at the maritime section of
Kim & Chang in Korea and was a foreign legal consultant at Holman
Fenwick & Willan in London.
He has been actively involved in all aspects of maritime, marine
insurance, and international litigation and arbitration practice over 25
years since 1984 and has personally handled most of the major marine
casualties in Korea. He has represented most of the major P&I Clubs,
foreign and domestic shipping companies and insurance companies, and
International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund.
He was a lecturer at the Judicial Training Institute of Korean Supreme
Court and a professor at Yonsei University, College of Law specialised
in Maritime Law and Commercial Law.
Career
Admitted to bar: 1981, Korea; 1991, New York. Seoul National University
(LL.B., 1978; Ph.D., 2001); University of Michigan, Law School (LL.M.,
1990); Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 1996-; Mediator,
Korean Financial Supervisory Service (Insurance Disputes, 2009-); Legal
Counsel for Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs.
Member: Korean Bar Association; New York Bar Association; Korean
Maritime Law Association.