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Overview
We are delighted to invite you to a special event, co-organised by HKIAC and Peter & Kim, where we will be joined by Dr. Mariel Dimsey, Secretary-General, HKIAC and Kevin Kim, Founding Partner at Peter & Kim. Dr. Mariel Dimsey and Mr Kevin Kim will discuss "Hong Kong's unique strengths as a seat of International Arbitration".
Hong Kong's continued appeal and growing role as a centre for dispute resolution is increasingly visible. In 2022 HKIAC had the highest number of new arbitrations in over a decade, with 344 arbitrations commenced. The rising number of arbitrations, most of which involve multiple parties across several jurisdictions, highlights the increasing complexity of global business.
In this session, Dr. Mariel Dimsey shall present Hong Kong as a seat of international arbitration, encompassing various facets including but not limited to the Interim Measure Arrangement between Hong Kong and Mainland China, Third-Party Funding, and the resolution of intellectual property disputes. Additionally, Mr. Kevin Kim will impart valuable insights gained from his extensive experience in arbitrating in Hong Kong.
Please join us for what promises to be an insightful and enjoyable afternoon of discussion and networking.
Speakers
Mariel is Secretary-General of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. She is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist.
Prior to joining the HKIAC, Mariel was a Partner at CMS and Co-Head of the global CMS International Arbitration Group. She has over 15 years' experience acting as adviser and advocate in numerous international arbitrations. She has extensive experience in both common law and civil law disputes, including disputes involving Chinese parties, and has full professional fluency in German. She also sits regularly as arbitrator and has experience as arbitrator under the HKIAC, ICC, KCAB, and DIS Rules, and in ad hoc disputes. She is on the arbitrator panels of several institutions.
She is a past co-chair of the HK45 Committee, and a member of the WILHK Advisory Board. She is consistently ranked in both the regional and global editions of the leading legal directories.
Kevin Kim
Founding Partner at Peter & Kim
Kap-You (Kevin) Kim is a senior partner at Peter & Kim in Seoul. He was previously a senior partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, where he worked for the past three decades in various roles, including as the co-founder and head of the International Arbitration Practice and the head of the Domestic and International Disputes Group.
Over the past 30 years, Kevin has acted as counsel, presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator in more than 300 cases of international arbitrations under various arbitration rules. Presently, he is involved in several investment and commercial arbitrations.
Among other positions that he holds, Kevin is an Advisory Board Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the Chairman of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s (KCAB) International Arbitration Committee.
In the past, Kevin has served as the Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2014 – 2021), Secretary General of ICCA (2010 – 2014), member of the LCIA Court (2007 – 2012) and Vice Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee (2008 – 2010).
