Byungho Choi

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-0137
  • F. +82-2-3404-0806
  • E. byungho.choi@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Joining Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 1992, Byungho Choi has been providing legal advice and engaging in litigation mainly in the fields of construction and real estate. In 2000, Mr. Choi took the lead in establishing the Construction & Real Estate Team, the first dedicated practice team in the fields in Korea, and serves as head of the firm's Construction Team 2.

Mr. Choi has been successfully providing legal advice and handling civil, criminal, administrative and environmental cases relating to various construction and real estate development projects for more than 20 years. In addition, since he established the Overseas Construction Team in 2013, he has been providing services to satisfy clients' demand for legal services arising from their expansion into foreign construction markets. He was listed by the Chosun Daily as a top practitioner in 2007 and has been giving lectures in the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and Korean Bar Association, International Contractors Association of Korea and several enterprises, etc.

Representative Experience

1992-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
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2023-Present Committee Member, Contract Deliberation Committee, Ministry of National Defense
2016-2018 Member, Judging Committee of Registration of Lawyer Legal Specialty, Korean Bar Association
2010-2016 Member, Construction Guarantee Cooperative
2008-2009 Member, Special Committee on the Legislation of the Bill of Security on Movable Property and Receivables, Ministry of Justice
2007-2009 Commissioner, Legislation Committee, Korean Bar Association
2002-Present Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

Representative Matters

Advised and represented New Songdo City in the litigation and international arbitration cases involving Songdo Free Economic Zone Development Project
Represented clients in civil, criminal and administrative litigation relating to the 4-river restoration project
Namsan Tower Hotel (Banyan Tree Hotel & Spa) remodeling
Advised on Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel Resort Project
Advised on domestic housing construction projects
Advised and represented New Songdo City in the litigation and international arbitration cases involving Songdo Free Economic Zone Development Project
Represented clients in civil, criminal and administrative litigation relating to the 4-river restoration project
Namsan Tower Hotel (Banyan Tree Hotel & Spa) remodeling
Advised on Singapore Marina Bay Sands Hotel Resort Project
Advised on domestic housing construction projects
Advised on Seosan land reclamation project
Advised and represented client in next generation submarine construction projects
Represented clinet in litigation seeking damages arising from violation of the right to enjoy sunlight, claim for damages relating to reflected sunlight
Advised and represented clients in administrative litigation relating to the action taken by the Public Procurement Service,local governments and public enterprisesfor restriction on eligibility for participation in tendering procedures
Advised and represented clients in civil, criminal and administrative litigation relating to collusive bidding
Advised on International Business Complex development project for Incheon International Airport
Advised on EPC contract for solar power plant, Japan
Advised on Akkasgas field project, Iraq
Advised on RoyHillore mine development Project, Australia
Advised and represented clients on various public offering-type of PF development projects
Advised and represented clients on rehabilitation of construction companies
Advised and represented clients on the litigation regarding housing reconstruction, housing redevelopment and urban improvement projects
Advised and represented clients on the litigation regarding the sale of large-scale real estate (building and land)
Advised and represented clients in civil action regarding construction contract under the Act on Contracts to Which the State is a Party and the Act on Contracts to Which a Local Government is a Party (extension of time and design change, etc.)
Advised on Pusan Haeundae LCT Project
Advised on New Caledonia Nickel Mine Development Project
Study on taxation system and legislation on foreign investment and labor affairs in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Turkmenistan (commissioned by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)
Advised and represented client in the litigation involving International Business Complex Development Project in the Cheongra Free Economic Zone
Represented client in a litigation seeking the return of the payment for apartments in the Yeongjong and Cheongra Free Economic Zones
Advised on Incheon International Airport's 2nd Passenger Terminal design project
Advised on Incheon North Port Terminal development project
Advised on Sosa-Wonsi & Bujeon-Masan Double-Track Railway construction (BTL)
Represented client in administrative action seeking to set aside the imposition of overconcentration charges on the Yangjae Office of Hyundai Motor Company
Advised on Kallpa thermal power plant construction, Peru
Represented client in the international arbitration case involving undersea natural gas pipeline works for Thailand
Represented clients in criminal action relating to the breach of the Framework Act on the Construction Industry in the course of the bidding process for Garden 5 construction project
Represented client in litigation to claim the payment of indirect costs in relation to extension of construction period
Represented client in the international arbitration case involving Ulsan Munsu World Cup Stadium construction works
Advised on Jongno urban environmental arrangement project

Education

1997 University of Washington School of Law (LL.M.)
1989 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea
1987 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Various Issues on National Land Planning and Utilization Act (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2020)
Online Commentary on Building Act (Co-author, LAWnB Onju, 2012)
Commentary on State Contract Act (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2016)
Trends of Construction Disputes Relating to the Rights to Enjoy Sunlight and View (Korea Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2010)
Lecture on the Theory of Construction Contract (Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 2006)
Damages Claims and Preservation Injunction with respect to Construction Related Actions (2001)
Activity
Lecturer, Overseas Construction Contract, Advanced Education Program for Global Construction Engineers, Korea University (2017)
Lecturer, Special Thematic Education Session on Specialty Area (Construction), Judicial Research and Training Institute (2007-2013)
Lecturer, Case Studies on International Construction Claims, International Contractors Association of Korea (2012)
Lecturer, Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (2010)
Lecturer, Construction Practice for Judges' Training Program, Judicial Research and Training Institute (2007-2008)
Lecturer, Construction Claim Experts' Course, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (2006)
Lecturer, Special Education Session for Specialty Area (contruction related laws), Legal Training Center, Korean Bar Association (2001-2003)
Awards
Listed as "Top Practitioner" selected by the represenative attorneys of top 20 law firms (The Chosun Ilbo, 2007)

Qualifications

1999 New York
1989 Korea