YOON&YANG

Sang-Pil Lee Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7569
FAX 82 2 6003 7007
E-MAIL spl@hwawoo.com

Sang Pil Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include real estate and construction, litigation and arbitration, international transactions, insurance, maritime and shipping, and media.
With extensive experience, Mr. Lee has provided a wide range of legal advisory services, litigation, and arbitration in the fields of construction, international trade, insurance, and transportation & maritime law for various domestic and international construction companies, shipping firms, financial institutions, and public agencies.
Since 2018, he has been consistently recognized as a “Leading Individual” by Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific, a prestigious global legal ranking organization, and since 2023, has been ranked as a “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. In recognition of his expertise in arbitration, he was awarded the Arbitration Award at the Korea Legal Awards in 2019. Additionally, he received a commendation from the Minister of Science and ICT in 2023.

Practice Areas

Experience

2006-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2025-present Member, Evaluation Committee, Seoul Bar Association
2022-present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
2021-present Member, Researcher Rights Protection Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2020-present Member, Personnel Disciplinary Committee, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
2004-present Member, Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal
2019-24 Chairperson of Civil Affairs, Academic Committee, Korean Bar Association
2019-22 Legal Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Finance
2014-23 Legal Adviser, Korea International Cooperation Agency
2014-15 Member, Working Committee for Establishment of Legal Ethics Charter, Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Council
2001-06 Kim Shin & Yu

Education

2010 Wake Forest University School of Law, LL.M.
2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1995 Yonsei University, LL.B.

Qualifications

Admitted to bar, Korea (2001)

Awards

Leading Individual, Shipping, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2018-2025)
Litigation Star, Construction, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (2023-2025)
Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT (2023)
Arbitration Category, Korea Legal Award (2019)

Publications

Issues on the Flag of Convenience – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association (2019)
Exception to Designation of Applicable Law (Article 8 of the Act on Private International Law) – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association (2016)
Joinder, Intervention and Consolidation in International Arbitrations - Korean Arbitration Review (Co-ㅁuthor, 2014)
Victim’s Right of Direct Claim and Insurer’s Right of Defense – Korean Maritime & Insurance Law Association (2014)
Resolution of Disputes Regarding Shipbuilding Contract through International Arbitration – Joint Conference between Korea Maritime Law Association & Korean Society of International Law (2013)