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Dong Heon Chae Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-543-9785 F. +82-2-543-9780 M. dhchae@gmail.com
Dong Heon Chae is currently a Managing Partner and Attorney at Law (Korea) at BLP Law Offices (Business and Law Partners). And also Chae was a Professor in Pusan National University Law School in Busan, Korea until Feb. of 2018. And also Chae was a Partner at Yoon & Yang LLC until the end of 2016. Chae is one of the preeminent lawyers in the field of corporate general litigation and M&A practice, as well as international arbitration and litigation practice.
Chae focuses his practices in civil and criminal aspects of general corporate management, Companies Act and capital markets. He has in-depth expertise and hands-on experience in capital markets, namely securities and derivatives. He is also an expert in international capital transactions and international transportation issues.
Education
1987 Bachelor of Law, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
1989 Completed 2 year mandatory and non degree program at the Judicial Research and Training Institute(JRTI) attached to the Supreme Court of Korea. Licensed as a lawyer
1998 LL.M. in Comparative Law program(International Business Transactions), the University of Florida Levin College of Law, USA
2011 Completed J.S.D. Program (International Business Transactions), Seoul National University Law School, Seoul, Korea
Professional Career
2018 ~ now Managing Partner and Attorney at Law (Korea) at BLP Law Office
2017 ~ 2018 Professor/Attorney at Law, Pusan National University Law School
2006. ~ 2016 Partner/Attorney at Law, Yoon & Yang LLC (Corporate Practice Group & International Arbitration and Litigation Practice Group)
2002 ~ now Member, ICC Banking Commission
2006 ~ now Vice Chairman, International Financial Council of KCCI
2003 ~ 2007 ICC Banking Commission Working Group for the Revision of UCP 500
2008 ~ now Expert, ICC Banking Commission DOCDEX
2014 ~ now Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR
2012 ~ now Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
2014 ~ now Member, International Arbitration Council of KCCI
2008 ~ now Member, ICC Commercial Law & Practice Commission
2014 Benchmark Asia Pacific 2014 STAR LAWYER
2020 ICC Korea Incoterms 2020 Working Group Chairman

1989 ~ 1992 Judge Advocate, Korean Air Force and the Office of Military Procurement
1992 ~ 2000 Judge [Seoul District Court, District Court of Gangneung, Inchon District Court]
2000 ~ 2002 Judge, Seoul High Court(Civil Division, Exclusively for the cases of International Business Transactions and other Commercial area)
2002 ~ 2004 Judge, Supreme Court(Decision Researcher for Supreme Court Justices, Exclusively for cases of International Business Transactions and other Commercial area)
2004 ~ 2005 Senior Judge, District Court of Gangneung
2005 ~ 2006 Professor, JRTI (Judicial Research and Training Institute)
Work Area
- Corporate Law, Corporation Management Disputes and M&A
- Trade Finance and International business transactions
- Finance and Capital Market
- Corporations Crimes and Financial & White color Crimes
- International Arbitration
Activity and Cases
- Numerous Cases on Corporations Law and M&A Issues, Corporations Crimes, Trade Finance Issues such as LC & Demand Guarantee, International Arbitration, International Transportation
- Authored books, “Corporation and Law [Corporate and Securities Case Comments],” “International Business and Law : Letters of Credit Case Comments,” and “Securities and Law [Securities Case Comments].”
- Published commentaries on the subject of commercial law cases relating to corporate law and capital markets for Korea Listed Companies Association(“KLCA”)’s monthly publication from 2000 to 2014.
- Authored numerous articles and commentaries with regard to the general corporate law, including “Transferability of Shares”, “Civil Liability of Directors to 3rd party”, “Wrongful New Share Issuance for keeping up the Management of Company” and also regard to the Issuance Market of Securities, Corporate Disclosure System and the Prohibition of Unfair Trade etc on Securities law, including “Liabilities for Compensation Due to False Statement in the Article 14 of Securities and Exchange Act And Giving Up the Duties of Market Making and the Claim for Damages”.
- Also wrote many articles and case comments on the letters of credit law and international transportation like “Letters of Credit and the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits(UCP 500) : The Negotiating Bank and the Fraud Rule in Korea - Supreme Court Case 96 DA 43713”, “The Meaning of ‘Original’ Documents and the Guideline of the Strict Compliance Rule in the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 500),” “The Revised Strict Compliance Rule In the Examination of Shipping Documents Under UCP 500 : Comments On Korean Cases,” “The Illegal Removal of Cargo in The International Airway Cargo Transport and the Liability Thereon”.
- Published the articles on international arbitration like “A Review of the Korean Supreme Court Cases of Arbitration Issues” on GAR(Global Arbitration Review) The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2015 Korea chapter.
- Member of International Chamber of Commerce(“ICC”) Commission on Banking Technique and Practice since 2002, ICC Commercial Law & Practice Commission since 2008 and ICC commission on arbitration and ADR since 2014, Served in the ICC Banking Commission Working Group for the UCP (Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits) 600.
- Holds key positions at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry(“KCCI”), as a vice chairman of the International Finance Committee, Board member of the Korea International Trade Law Association.
- International & Domestic Arbitrator at the Korea Commercial Arbitration Board(“KCAB”), a member of the ICC Korea International Arbitration Committee
- ICC Korea Incoterms 2020 Working Group Chairman
- Presented Several Seminar Papers and Lectures at the Conferences for “The Legal Issues of Letters of Credit and International Trade” by KCCI (Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry), Present a paper on a subject that “Letters Of Credit And The UCP 500 ; The Negotiating Bank And The Fraud Rule In Korea” in the 16th LawAsia Conference in Seoul, Korea
- Presented Several Seminar Papers and Lectures at the Conferences on the Corporate Law for Various Issues by Korean Bar Association, Seoul Bar Association.
- Presented Several Seminar Papers and Lectures at the Conferences for “The Legal Issues of Market Manipulation in Securities and Exchange Act in Korea” by Market Surveillance Division of The Korea Exchange (KRX), Presented Several Seminar Papers and Lectures at the Conferences for “The Protection of Financial Investor in Money Market” by Financial Law Center, etc.
- Presented Several Seminar Papers and Lectures at the Conferences for “The Legal Issues and Cases of the Liability of Auditors in Korea” by Korea Listed Companies Association (KLCA)