“How Should Evidence Be Collected in Korea Without Attorney-Client Privilege? Law Firm Kwangjang Holds Seminar on International Disputes”

International Dispute Seminar Held on October 27

On October 27, Law Firm Kwangjang concluded its international dispute seminar, titled "The First 100 Days After an International Dispute: Settlement, Evidence, Forum, and Strategy."

The seminar was moderated by Shin Jeonga, a foreign attorney at Kwangjang, with opening remarks delivered by Park Eunyeong, head of the International Dispute Group and co-head of the International Arbitration Team at Kwangjang (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 20th class). The event consisted of two sessions in total.

The first session, chaired by Jack Sharp, foreign attorney and co-head of the International Arbitration Team at Kwangjang, featured a panel discussion on "Early Leverage: Emergency Relief Measures and Settlement Strategies."

In the second session, led by Park Eunyeong as chair, the discussion covered the differences in appointing arbitrators from civil law and common law backgrounds, and presented a concrete roadmap for customized document preservation and evidence collection strategies in Korea, where attorney-client privilege is not explicitly recognized, to prepare for disputes.

Park Eunyeong, head of the International Dispute Group and co-head of the International Arbitration Team at Kwangjang, stated, "Based on our expertise in international disputes, Kwangjang will provide clients with total solutions from the initial occurrence of a dispute through to its complete resolution."

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