Cheolmin Choi

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-7637
  • F. +82-2-3404-0802
  • E. cheolmin.choi@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Cheolmin Choi advises and represents clients in government contracts and other public procurement contracts, plant / housing / infrastructure and other construction contracts. Mr. Choi also has involved in large scale construction projects with an intricate interests from the planning stage to execution and performance of contract and dispute stage.

In particular, Mr. Choi has extensive knowledge and experience in issues over domestic public contracts and state contracts and is also competent to deal with the US federal acquisition contracts. Based on such knowledge and experience, he provides legal advice to, and serves as legal counsel for leading construction companies and public corporations.

Representative Experience

2015-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2012-2015 Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice

Representative Matters

Represented in the international arbitration worth about KRW 3 trillion relating to the Songdo International Business District
Advised on the construction project of thermal power plant in Anin, Gangreung
Advised on the suspension of construction of Singori nuclear power plant No.5, 6
Urban Development
Represented in the international arbitration worth about KRW 3 trillion relating to the Songdo International Business District
Advised on and represented in the Dongtan Metapolis' public offering type PF project
Advised a client on the development project of complex commercial site in Tukseom
Infrastructure
Advised on the construction project of thermal power plant in Anin, Gangreung
Advised and represented a client in arbitration of collective energy project in Chuncheon
Represented a client in the litigation on the construction work of LNG combined cycle power plant
Represented a client in the construction project of thermal power plant in Bukpyeong
Represented a client in the litigation on the construction project of on-land treatment facilities of sewage sludge in Busan
Government Procurement Contract
Advised on the suspension of construction of Singori nuclear power plant No.5, 6
Advised a client on the system development project of the army combat training center's central control equipment system
Advised a client on the establishment project of the national customs integrated information network
Advised and represented a client in the transportation card system establishment project of Seoul
Advised and represented a client in the bid for selection of a trustee of lottery business
Advised and represented a client in the restriction of bid participation and business suspension against Construction company A
Reconstruction / Redevelopment
Advised and represented a client in the reconstruction project of Seocho Woosung 1 and 2
Represented in the litigation relating to the reconstruction project in Section 1 in U-dong, Busan
Advised a client on the housing redevelopment project of Chokjin 3 District in Busan
Construction
Represented in the litigation relating to the construction of Dongtan Waterfront Complex
Represented a client in the Ampang Project of Malaysia

Education

2020 Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.)
2012 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2008 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
The Changes Clause and Constructive Changes Theory under U.S. Government Contract Law, Korean Lawyers Association Journal (Korean Lawyer Association, 2020)
A Study on Recovering Unabsorbed Home-office Overhead arising from Delay, Human Right and Justice (Korean Bar Associtaion, 2020)

Qualifications

2012 Korea