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Kevin Kim appointed Secretary General of Global Arbitration Council |
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2010-05-24 |
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Kevin Kim, head of BKL’s international arbitration team, has been appointed Secretary General of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the worldwide organization dedicated to advancing the use of alternative dispute resolution for commercial disputes. Mr. Kim’s appointment, which is for a four-year term, was made at the ICCA’s 2010 Congress, convened in Rio de Janeiro May 23-25, 2010. A recognition of Mr. Kim’s extensive work in the field, the appointment follows his election by peers in 2009 as the youngest ICCA Council Member (at age 48), as well as the first Council Member from Korea, in the organization’s long history. Mr. Kim also serves on several of the world’s major arbitration bodies, including the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Court of Arbitration, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the Board of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). As Secretary General of the ICCA, Mr. Kim’s tasks will include mediating interests and viewpoints of the member countries of the ICCA, and organization of ICCA programs including the international conferences that draw keen interest in the dispute resolution community and bring significant contributions to development in field. Founded over 40 years ago, the ICCA is comprised of Council Members who are recognized specialists in dispute resolution. ICCA publications, prepared in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, include the Yearbook of Commercial Arbitration. A United Nations-accredited nongovernmental organization, the ICCA took part in preparation of the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules and the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration. |
