Min-ki Park is a international commercial arbitration (KCAB/ICC/SIAC) lawyer based in Seoul, practicing at Barun Law LLC. With about 15 years of experience, Min-ki advises Chinese companies and investors that need practical outbound counsel outside Mainland China.

Practice Focus

• ⚖️ Core work: international commercial arbitration (KCAB/ICC/SIAC)
• 🌏 Clients: Chinese outbound groups, founders, and investment vehicles
• 📍 Base: Seoul
• 🗣️ Languages: Korean, English, and Mandarin Chinese

He is engaged when generic templates or pure Chinese-law assumptions would create avoidable exposure in Seoul.

Credentials

How Engagements Typically Run

Diagnostic first

He starts with parties, timeline, documents already signed, cash moved, and regulatory touchpoints. Then he proposes a phased plan with decision gates so Chinese headquarters can authorize work in controlled increments.

Process discipline

• 📜 Align bilingual versions of operative documents
• 🛡️ Preserve privilege and evidence integrity where available
• 💼 Sequence filings to commercial milestones
• 📋 Document assumptions for HQ and overseas teams

Clear options beat abstract lectures. Park translates local procedure into decisions Chinese executives can act on.

Problems Chinese Outbound Clients Often Face

Industry coverage spans technology, manufacturing, trading, real estate, and holding structures depending on the file. His value is reducing uncertainty under time pressure—not theatrical advocacy for its own sake.

Working Style

• 🧭 Direct recommendations with trade-offs stated plainly
• 🤝 Coordinates with tax, finance, and technical teams so advice is implementable
• 📚 Monitors regulatory updates relevant to Chinese outbound activity in Seoul
• 🔐 No published phone/email/WeChat — contact via the site form only

Professional Standards

Min-ki Park does not promise outcomes, guaranteed approvals, or guaranteed awards. Advice is informational and strategic, grounded in the facts presented and the law of the relevant jurisdiction. Sensitive information is handled under professional confidentiality norms of the practice location.

Beyond Single Matters

He also helps Chinese clients build repeatable playbooks: clause libraries, escalation matrices, document retention habits, and counterparty onboarding standards. These operational tools often prevent the next dispute more effectively than any single contested hearing.

Looking forward, his practice remains centered on Chinese-client outbound needs in Seoul. Whether the file is preventive counseling or active controversy, the objective is controlled process and commercially usable advice.

Practice Philosophy

Min-ki Park believes that effective international arbitration for Chinese companies requires deep understanding of both Korean legal procedure and the Chinese clients business context and decision-making processes. He focuses on delivering clear, actionable advice that enables Chinese decision-makers to make informed choices at each stage of the proceedings without being overwhelmed by procedural complexity.

Typical Engagement Workflow

Min-ki follows a phased dispute resolution workflow. Phase one involves rapid case assessment covering the contractual framework, key evidence, counterparty assets, and jurisdictional analysis. Phase two develops the arbitration strategy including claim or defense formulation, arbitrator selection, and procedural timetable planning. Phase three manages the proceeding through written submissions, evidence gathering, and hearing preparation. Phase four addresses post-hearing submissions, award enforcement, and any set-aside applications.

• 📋 Phase 1: Rapid case assessment and jurisdictional analysis
• 📜 Phase 2: Strategy development and tribunal constitution
• ⚖️ Phase 3: Proceeding management and hearing preparation
• 🛡️ Phase 4: Award enforcement and post-award strategy

Client Industries Served

Min-ki advises Chinese companies engaged in cross-border transactions with Korean counterparties across manufacturing, technology, trading, construction, and shipping sectors. Manufacturing clients include Chinese companies supplying Korean electronics and automotive manufacturers under long-term supply contracts that generate quality and delivery disputes. Technology clients include Chinese software and technology companies licensing intellectual property to Korean partners. Trading clients include Chinese commodity and consumer goods traders with Korean customers. Construction clients include Chinese engineering firms executing projects in Korea or with Korean partners in third countries.

Regulatory Monitoring Approach

Min-ki monitors Korean Supreme Court decisions on arbitration matters, KCAB rule amendments, and international arbitration trends affecting Korea-seated proceedings. He tracks changes to the Korean Arbitration Act and developments in Korean court practice on arbitration support and supervision. He also monitors cross-border enforcement developments in the New York Convention framework, particularly enforcement trends in China and other major Asian jurisdictions.

Cross-Border Coordination Patterns

Korean arbitration matters for Chinese parties require coordination among Korean legal counsel, Chinese law firms providing PRC law advice and evidence collection support, and sometimes counsel in other jurisdictions where enforcement may be pursued. Min-ki establishes clear communication protocols at the engagement outset, including bilingual case summaries for Chinese headquarters, regular status updates aligned with procedural milestones, and pre-approved decision-making authority for routine procedural matters.

Min-ki guides Chinese clients through KCAB and ICC arbitration procedures, evidence gathering across jurisdictions, and award enforcement strategies.

Min-ki recommends Chinese parties include multi-lingual arbitration clauses, specify document production scope early, and budget for Korean legal translation in dispute planning.