Sophie (Soyun) Oh is a senior associate at Peter & Kim in Seoul qualified to practice in the State of New York.
Sophie has acted as counsel in a wide range of international arbitration cases under the auspices of ICC, SIAC, LCIA and KCAB, and has experience in advising domestic and overseas clients in relation to cross-border disputes. Sophie’s previous legal experience include working as a foreign attorney of the International Dispute Group of Bae, Kim & Lee and assisting U.S. commercial litigation during her internship at White & Case Seoul and Bird Marella.
Career details
- Senior Associate, Peter & Kim (2025 – Present)
- Foreign Attorney, Peter & Kim (2020.3-2024)
- Foreign Attorney, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2019-2020.3.)
- Law Clerk, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (2018-2019)
- Legal Intern, White & Case Seoul, South Korea (2017)
- Summer Associate, Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow PC, Los Angeles, CA (2017)
Education details
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, IL (J.D., 2018)
- Korea University, Seoul, South Korea (B.A., 2015)
Experience
- Counsel to a global nuclear power company in a KCAB arbitration, arising out of a licensing agreement with a Korean electric utility company involving licensed used of nuclear reactor technology.
- Counsel to the Republic of Korea in a UK High Court proceeding for set-aside of a PCA award issued in an investment treaty arbitration initiated by a leading U.S. investment fund against the Republic of Korea under the Korea-U.S. FTA.
- Counsel to a Korean packaging manufacturer in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, arising from a post-M&A dispute with an international packaging and paper group.
- Counsel to a major Korean construction company in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, arising out of a joint venture partnership formed for the development of an international business district in Korea.
- Counsel to a Korean investment fund in a US court litigation arising from a transaction involving the acquisition of 15 luxury hotels in the US net worth USD 5.8 billion.
- Counsel to a global nuclear power company in a KCAB arbitration, arising out of a licensing agreement with a Korean electric utility company involving licensed use of nuclear reactor technology.
- Counsel to a private equity consortium in an ICC arbitration involving a shareholder dispute against a Korean insurance conglomerate in relation to the investors’ exercise of put option.
- Counsel to a foreign real estate developer in an ICC arbitration seated in Korea, arising from project financing dispute regarding a large real estate development project in Korea.
Professional Affiliations
The New York State Bar