Lee & Ko
Seoul, Korea
Robert Wachter FCIArb is co-head of the International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Group at Lee & Ko in Seoul, Korea. He practices international arbitration exclusively, and has acted as counsel or arbitrator in cases brought under all of the major arbitration rules, including the ICC, KCAB, VIAC, Swiss Chambers, SIAC, LCIA, SCC, JCAA and UNCITRAL rules.
Mr. Wachter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is on the panel or list of arbitrators at KCAB, SIAC, VIAC and HKIAC. He is a member of KCAB International’s International Arbitration Committee. He the current Chair Elect of the Lex Mundi LADR practice group. He is one of the co-founders of KCAB Next. He has lectured as an adjunct professor at Seoul National University School of Law, the Supreme Court of Korea (Judicial Research and Training Institute), and Ewha Womans University. He also regularly participates in conferences and seminars on international arbitration. He has published various academic articles about international arbitration and Korean law.
Mr. Wachter has been recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of international arbitration by Chambers and Partners (Band 1), Legal 500, Asialaw, Benchmark Litigation, Asia Business Law Journal, Who’s Who Legal (Arbitration), and Who’s Who Thought Leaders (Arbitration).
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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