Catherine
Yoon

Arbitration & U.S. Litigation

• Representing a major Asian LNG buyer against a group of Australia-based international oil and gas companies in a price review expert determination concerning a long-term LNG contract, obtaining the maximum price decrease allowable under contract.
• Representing a major Asian LNG buyer against a group of Australia-based international oil and gas companies in a price review expert determination concerning a long-term LNG contract, obtaining the maximum price decrease allowable under contract.
• Representing a Middle Eastern government on a multi-million dollar ICC arbitration arising out of a FIDIC Red Book contract for the construction of airport infrastructure.
• Representing a Middle Eastern government on multiple ICC arbitrations arising under the FIDIC Yellow Book for the construction of catering facilities and installation of IT systems to be used at its flagship airport.
• Representing an Asian private energy producer on a potential multi-million dollar arbitration against a leading manufacturing and electronics conglomerate, in relation to product liability issues arising out of a defective and malfunctioning gas turbine installed in a power plant.
• Representing a Korean engineering and construction company on arbitration claims in excess of US$1 billion against a major oil company in relation to preferential design modifications of an offshore development.
• Representing a major Asian engineering and construction company against the owner of a Southeast Asia hydroelectric plant in an ICC arbitration on claims concerning force majeure and additional works outside the contractual scope.
• Representing a major Japanese contractor in an arbitration with UNCITRAL rules concerning alleged defects with two Southeast Asia coal-fired power plants.
• Representing a Korean bank in a multi-million dollar lawsuit in U.S. federal court against a U.S. electronic distributor, for fraud and other business tort claims relating to trade loans.
• Representing a Korean motor company in U.S. state court against a Caribbean distributor, successfully removing the case to federal court and compelling arbitration in Korea.

White Collar Investigations

• Advising a global medical device company on its internal investigation of operations in Japan, South Korea, and India concerning inquiries from the SEC on alleged FCPA violations and accounting misconduct.
• Advising a global insurance company on its internal investigation and risk assessment of its operations in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Vietnam from a FCPA perspective in preparation of a U.S. IPO.
• Advising a major Indonesian telecommunications company on its internal investigation on potential criminal conduct by a former senior executive, and regulatory risk assessment concerning related representations made to the Central Bank.
• Advising a German automobile manufacturer in connection with its U.S. government-appointed compliance monitorship for subsidiary operations in Singapore, South Korea, and India.

• Senior Associate, Peter & Kim, Singapore (2024 to Present)
• Associate, White & Case LLP, Singapore (2019 to 2023)
• Associate, White & Case LLP, Seoul (2016 to 2019)

• J.D. (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), Columbia Law School (2015)
• B.A., Swarthmore College (2011)