Don Jeon

Engineering & Construction 

• Acted for a global EPC contractor consortium in an LCIA arbitration concerning the construction and commissioning of a Gas-to-Liquid Project in a Central Asian state with a claim value of over USD3bn.
• Acted for a global auto-manufacturer in its negotiation of a Design Service Agreement with a world-class architecture firm for a landmark project in Seoul.
• Advised a Korean EPC Contractor with respect to contract negotiations for the long-term supply of transformers to a major Australian project.
• Acted for a Middle Eastern government authority in an ICC arbitration with respect to a dispute arising out of the engineering, procurement and design of a USD2.1bn IWPP.
• Advised multinational JV in respect of a DIAC arbitration concerning massive cost overruns and delay arising out of a major international airport.
• Advised a UK global contractor in relation to an Expert Determination arising out of a mixed-use development in Doha, Qatar.
• Advised a major Korean contractor in relation to a dispute regarding a USD4bn refinery marine terminal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against the largest state-owned developer.
• Acted for a global heat exchanger manufacturer in NAI arbitration against a Dutch company in a licensing contract breach case.

Defense

• Acted for a global aerospace company in an ICC arbitration concerning the payment of fees in a Middle Eastern state.
• Acted for a global defense company in multiple ICC arbitrations concerning the sale of naval submarine equipment.
• Acted for a global defense company in an ICC Seoul arbitration concerning the sale of naval submarine equipment.

Commercial / Financial Services

• Acted for a consortium of private equity investors in an ICC arbitration concerning a shareholder agreement with a large Korean life insurance firm with a claim value of over USD1.7bn.
• Advised a Big Four global accounting firm in respect of a Korean financial supervisory authority investigation.

Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices

• Acted for a global biopharmaceutical manufacturer in an ICC London arbitration concerning a JV dispute with a US pharmaceutical developer with a claim value of over USD2bn.
• Advised a global medical device company in its design-build contract negotiations against a Japanese contractor as part of a new build project in Vietnam.

• Understanding the Cultural Challenges of Arbitrating in the Middle East, in The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration (Wolters Kluwer, Apr. 2024) (co-author).
• Disclosure in International Arbitration, in Document Discovery in Korea (Kim & Chang, Sept. 2020).
• Construction Arbitration: South Korea, Global Arbitration Review (July 2020).
• A Note on Trends in English Case Law Relating to Interpretation of FIDIC Standard Form Contracts, International Construction & Energy Law (2019).
• Procedural Orders and Beyond: Tailoring the Arbitral Process to Maximize Efficiency, Korea Arbitration Review (Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 6th ed. 2017) (co-author).