Célia Guignet is a senior associate at Peter & Kim in Seoul qualified to practice in
the State of California. Célia has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary in
arbitrations under most arbitral institutions and rules, such as the ICC, SIAC, JCAA,
and ad hoc arbitrations.
Célia’s previous legal experience include working as an intern of the International
Arbitration Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Tokyo. She is native in
French, fluent in English and also conversant in Japanese.
Career details
- Peter & Kim, Senior Associate (2025 – Present)
- Peter & Kim, Associate (2020 – 2025)
- Legal Intern, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Tokyo Japan (2018.2-2018.5, 2018.10-2019.1)
- Legal Intern, Hayabusa Asuka Law Offices, Tokyo, Japan (2017.9-2017.12)
Education details
- Beasley School of Law, Temple University, Japan Campus, Tokyo, Japan (LL.M., 2016, 2018)
- University of Bristol Law School, UK (Erasmus year, 2015)
- Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France (LL.B., 2014)
Experience
- Counsel to a major Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration seated in London arising out of the construction of an electrical substation in Iraq.
- Counsel to a Korean marine company in an ICC arbitration seated in Dubai against a Chinese conglomerate arising out of the construction of a desalination plant in the UAE.
- Counsel to an American solar panel provider in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore involving a supply dispute with its Korean counterparty.
- Counsel to a Korean steel supplier in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a bridge
construction project in Canada. - Counsel to a Korean municipal government in an ICC arbitration for a dispute relating to a comprehensive project to develop the land and public waters of a free economic zone.
- Counsel to a Korean municipal government in an ICC arbitration for a dispute relating
Tribunal secretary in an JCAA arbitration arising from a transaction involving the
acquisition of a photovoltaic power station in Japan. - Tribunal secretary in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of a photovoltaic
power station in Japan. - Provided legal advice to Republic of Korea in a WTO trade dispute involving anti-dumping duties on steel products.
Professional Affiliations
- The State Bar of California
Publications
Mino Han and Célia Guignet, The Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry in South Korea (Construction Law International, International Bar Association 2020)