Officers
The 20 officers who lead the Korea Mediation Institute: 1 President, 4 Senior Vice Presidents, 3 Vice Presidents, 11 Directors, and 1 Auditor. Unincorporated association pending registration as a non-profit corporation.
Shin & Kim LLC
Attorney at law
Inaugural President of the Korea Mediation Institute. He launched the Institute under the principle of advancing the peaceful resolution of disputes and the social diffusion of a culture of mediation.
From the President's message
From dispute to reconciliation,
from conflict to growth.
In April 2026, the Korea Mediation Institute was formally launched as Korea's first professional association of mediators. United by the conviction that disputes should be resolved peacefully and that mediation culture should permeate society, the founders came together to elevate mediator professionalism and to advance public trust in alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
The trust that the Institute commands is built on the professionalism and ethical responsibility of each member. KMI will safeguard the rights of mediators and walk together on the path that converts conflict throughout society into the energy of reconciliation and growth.
Raystar Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
An energy and petrochemical trader of more than 30 years' experience, applying lessons in industrial dispute resolution to building the Institute's digital infrastructure.
Qualifications 에너지·석유화학 전문 트레이더
“I will help build the digital infrastructure that lets mediation take root as a trusted dispute-resolution method in industry.”
Class Hankyul Law LLC
Partner Attorney
A judge for 34 years. Having served as Head of the Family Conciliation Division at the Seoul Family Court and Director of the Seoul Central District Court Mediation Center, he currently serves as a mediation commissioner at the Seoul Central District Court and the Intellectual Property Dispute Mediation Committee. He is leading the design of the Institute's training program for registered mediators.
Education 서울대학교 법과대학원 and 1 more
Qualifications 변호사 (제30회 사법시험, 사법연수원 20기)
“Drawing on extensive mediation lectures at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, Seoul Bar Association, and Korean Bar Association during my time on the bench, I will contribute to the Institute's growth.”
Samhyun B&E
Standing Advisor
An adjunct professor of civil engineering at Chungnam National University with more than 30 years at Samsung C&T, DL E&C, and Samhyun B&E. He draws on construction-sector experience to advance mediation as a means of dispute resolution.
Education 충남대학교 공학박사 and 2 more
“Litigation and arbitration may have winners and losers, but in mediation everyone can be a winner. From litigation to arbitration, from arbitration to mediation.”
Korean Committee for UNICEF
Vice Chair
An attorney and former judge. While serving as a standing mediator at court (April 2009 – April 2015), she attempted statistical analyses of post-mediation dispute-resolution outcomes.
Education 연세대학교 보건대학원 보건학 석사 (2002) and 2 more
Qualifications 변호사
“Mediation, grounded in party autonomy, has a different logic from adjudication and is far more attuned to reality. I hope KMI will help that quality permeate everyday life.”
Korea Management Analysis Institute (Inc.)
Director
A Certified Management Consultant who, after qualifying in 2002 and conducting 12 years of academic research engagements, has led the Korea Management Analysis Institute since 2014 — overseeing 25 years of research and cost-estimation work as a certified cost analyst and KCAB-registered arbitrator.
Education 을지대학교 이학박사 and 1 more
Qualifications 공인원가분석사 · 경영지도사 · 대한상사중재원 등록중재인 · 조정인
Standing Mediator, Seoul Central District Court / Arbitrator, KCAB / Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission and Beijing International Arbitration Center
Drawing on his leadership of in-house legal teams, he serves as Chair of the International Committee, helping the Institute establish itself on the international stage.
Education 서울대학교 법과대학
Qualifications 변호사 (1994, 사법연수원 23기) · 대한상사중재원 등록중재인
Chung-Ang University School of Law
Professor
Professor at Chung-Ang University School of Law. Three decades of teaching dispute resolution, civil procedure, and negotiation, with a focus on civil and commercial mediation and class actions. Certified mediator of the Singapore International Mediation Centre, part-time mediator of the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Agency, and Director of the Chung-Ang AI & Law Center. Also serves on mediation panels for the Korea Creative Content Agency, the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, the Seoul Central District Court, the Seoul Collective Building Dispute Mediation Committee, and the Yongin Architecture Dispute Mediation Committee.
“From legal education that trains gladiators to mediator-and-leader education that nurtures peacemakers — that is the paradigm shift.”
Law Office Bogo
Attorney at Law
The first and only dedicated mediation attorney at the high-court level nationwide, she led a twofold increase in mediation settlement outcomes and is now building a framework for swift resolution of high-value disputes.
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Wave Law LLC
Partner Attorney
An attorney specializing in corporate and criminal law. Through varied practice she recognized the importance of mediation and now supports the Institute's communications work.
Education 고려대학교 일반대학원 법학과 박사 수료 (상법 전공) and 3 more
Qualifications 변호사 (2014, 변호사시험 3회)
Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
Director, PR & Education Team · Secretary General of the Institute
Drawing on his service at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board — Korea's only permanent arbitral institution — he seeks to contribute to the development of Korea's mediation regime.
Education 중앙대학교 무역물류대학원 박사과정 수료 and 2 more
Qualifications 대한상사중재원 국제중재인
“I will work to ensure that mediation takes its proper place as a pillar of ADR.”
Jehyun Law LLC / Trinos
Partner Attorney · Inside Director
Led 11 years of fund, finance, and international-dispute practice as General Counsel (Executive Director) at Macquarie Asset Management. An attorney, international arbitrator, and IMI-certified mediator. Also serves as a standing mediator at the Seoul Central District Court.
Education 연세대학교 법과대학원 법학석사 (상법 전공, 2003~2006) and 1 more
Qualifications 대한민국 변호사 (사법연수원 32기, 2003) · IMI 인증조정인·조정대리인 · WIPO·SIMC·SCCA·QICCA·KCAB International 국제조정인/중재인 · 투자자산운용사
“I will transplant field experience in international dispute resolution into Korea's mediation ecosystem so that the Institute reaches global ADR standards.”
K LAW OFFICE
Attorney at Law
A practicing attorney engaged in civil and criminal dispute resolution and corporate legal advisory work, participating in the institutional take-up and outreach of mediation.
Education 경희대학교 법학전문대학원 법학박사과정 재학 and 2 more
Qualifications 변호사
“As the saying goes, "the worst settlement is better than the best judgment" — mediation can be the best choice for resolving conflict.”
Sogang University Graduate School of Global Legal Studies / Wong and Chun Lawyers
Attorney · Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor of International Mediation and Negotiation at Sogang University Graduate School of Global Legal Studies. With 19 years of cross-border civil and commercial dispute practice in Korea and Hong Kong, she has diverse experience mediating in Korean and English as a certified mediator, and co-leads the Institute's international division.
Education 홍콩 중문대학교 법학석사 (Juris Doctor, PCLL) and 1 more
Qualifications 홍콩 변호사 (2014) · 대한상사중재원 국제조정인
“I will bring new energy to the Korea Mediation Institute as it nurtures and sustains mediator competency in Korea.”
Seoul Southern District Court
Standing Mediation Commissioner, Head of 3rd Mediation Division
Korea's first dedicated mediation attorney at the district-court level, serving at Incheon District Court's Mediation Division for three years (Mar 2014 – Apr 2017). Subsequently served six years as Standing Mediation Commissioner and Head of the 9th Mediation Division at Seoul High Court and Seoul Central District Court (Apr 2017 – Apr 2023). Also worked in the Legal & Finance Team of the Defect Dispute Mediation Committee at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Drawing on over a decade and more than 10,000 court mediation sessions, combined with administrative ADR experience, he leads the design of the Mediation Framework Act.
Education 고려대학교 일반대학원 법학박사학위과정 재학 and 3 more
Qualifications 변호사 (2011, 사법연수원 43기) · 변리사 · 세무사 · 정보처리기사 · 토목기사
“Working toward the restoration of peaceful and dignified everyday life. Drawing on over a decade of court-based mediation experience (more than 10,000 sessions) and administrative ADR practice, leads the design of the Framework Act on Mediation.”
Jaeseong Law Office
Attorney at law
A standing mediator at the Daejeon District Court for 14 years, handling tens of thousands of mediations. She has led the Institute's internal rulemaking, strengthening public trust in mediation.
Education 충남대학교 법학전문대학원 법학 석사 and 1 more
Qualifications 변호사 (2012, 변호사시험 1회)
ESR Kendall Square Inc.
Head of Legal
As Head of Legal at ESR Korea she handles dispute prevention and resolution in real estate, infrastructure, and cross-border investment, and serves as a KCAB international arbitrator and SIMC mediator.
Education Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. and 1 more
Qualifications 변호사 (2006, 사법연수원 37기) · 대한상사중재원 등록 국제중재인 · SIMC 조정인
Covington & Burling LLP
Attorney at Law
A senior international-arbitration attorney at a U.S. law firm. Drawing on more than a decade of cross-border dispute practice (international arbitration, litigation, and mediation), she works to broaden the reach of Korean mediation practice and to deliver training.
Education 서울대학교 법학과 국제투자법 박사과정 수료 and 3 more
Qualifications 변호사 (2010, 사법연수원 39기) · 미국 뉴욕주 변호사 · 대한상사중재원·AAA/ICDR·HKIAC 등록중재인 · AAA/ICDR 등록조정인
“Through mediation — beyond disputes, toward a new future!”
Jeonju University
Associate Professor
Associate Professor at Jeonju University Department of Law. A former research fellow at the Constitutional Court. Her research on civil dispute-resolution systems, access to justice, and procedural fairness informs her work on the Institute's draft Mediation Framework Act.
Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law, J.S.D. (2009) and 3 more
“I will help mediation — which honors party dignity and restores relationships — take root as a fair dispute-resolution system open to all.”
Lease Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Legal Aid Corporation, Seoul Central
Standing Mediator
An attorney serving as a standing mediator on the Lease Dispute Mediation Committee, a mediator on the Korea Content Dispute Mediation Committee, an arbitrator at KCAB, and chair of the Special Mission Performance Compensation Review Committee.
Education 미국 SMU School of Law, LL.M. and 2 more
Qualifications 변호사 (대한민국·미국 뉴욕주) · 대한상사중재원 등록중재인
“Foster agreement, where there is a conflict.”
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