BLP has an outstanding practice in the field of trade finance. BLP works closely with companies involved in international trade transactions and banks involved in financial settlements. Mr. Chae, Managing Partner of BLP, has worked for over a decade as a member of the ICC Banking Commission, a Korean member of ICC CLP (Commercial Law & Practice) Commission, a member of the UCP 600 Working Group, Korea’s only member of the ICC Banking Commission DOCDEX, and a chair of Incoterms 2020 Korea Working Group. Mr. Chae also has experience as a judge in the Trial Division of the Seoul High Court that specializes in international business transactions and as a Research Judge in the division within the special division of the Supreme Court of Korea that specializes in Commercial matters. Additionally, Managing Partner Dong Heon Chae has published various papers and books, including “International Business Transactions and Law,” taught Trade Finance Practices at the Judicial Research and Training Institute for many years in the past, and practiced in the area of trade finance (both advisory work and dispute resolution & litigation) at one of Korea’s biggest law firms for more than a decade prior to founding BLP.
We advise on a wide range of corporate matters in this field, including: