Distribution, Sales and Supply

Mr. Kim has extensive experience with disputes about distribution, sales, and supply under various laws, including the U.N. Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

• Chair, ICDR arbitration arising from agreement to market and sell cloud services in Asia, with claims for over $300 million  

• One of three ICDR arbitrators in dispute between U.S. company and overseas supplier about whether goods were conforming or had latent defects under the CISG

• Chair, AAA arbitration involving agreement to develop and distribute new type of lottery product

• Sole AAA arbitrator, supply of Personal Protective Equipment during COVID pandemic

• One of three AAA arbitrators, supply agreements for bulk sugar

• Sole arbitrator under ICC Expedited Rules, agreement to promote and distrbute mobile application 

• Counsel to Korean automobile company in ICC arbitration against former Latin American distributor involving over $100 million in breach of contract and fraud claims

• Counsel in KCAB arbitration arising from distribution and manufacturing contract

• Counsel to overseas manufacturer in ICDR arbitration against former U.S. distributor; enforced arbitral award in U.S. court

• Counsel to Swiss health supplement company in ICC arbitration in Seoul against former supplier

• Counsel to Swiss tool manufacturer in wrongful termination lawsuit by former U.S. distributor

• Counsel to overseas manufacturer in federal court lawsuit against former U.S. distributor

• Counsel to U.S. distributor in federal court lawsuit against former overseas supplier based on breach of non-solicitation and non-circumvention agreement