S.C. Sohn

Partner, New York

S.C. Sohn

Partner, New York

S.C. Sohn is a partner whose practice focuses on international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and international business transactions. He also has substantial experience in technology transfers and licensing. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at Barun Law, a highly regarded international law firm located in Seoul, Korea, where he advised industry leaders on both foreign and domestic business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital investments, joint ventures, licensing, and technology transfers. S.C. also served for five years as General Counsel of TG Trigem Computer, Inc., one of South Korea’s leading computer companies, where he managed the company’s domestic and overseas litigations and international arbitrations, including patent infringement suits, products liability class action cases, and securities disputes and supervised the legal departments of the company’s subsidiaries in the U.S., Japan, China, Mexico, Australia, Germany, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. While at Trigem, S.C. led numerous financing transactions with GE Capital, Merrill Lynch, and CSFB among other prominent financial institutions. S.C. also served as Senior Legal Counsel at the World Headquarters of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., where he was a lead counsel for the company’s overseas transactions. He is fluent in English and Korean.

S.C. Sohn is a partner whose practice focuses on international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and international business transactions. He also has substantial experience in technology…

Education

Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994); The University of Kansas (B.A. 1987)

Bar Admissions

New York State; New Jersey State; U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Activities and Affiliations

Member, New York City Bar Association

Foreign Member, Korean Bar Association

This presentation offered a broad overview of mediation, including the benefits of mediation, the mediation process, and mediation strategies.   Participants learned practical tips that they can apply before, during, and after a mediation session to improve their chances of reaching a mutually agreeable solution to seemingly intractable disputes.
This presentation focused on discovery and settlement in cross-border litigation in the United States and Western Europe as well as on international commercial arbitration.
This presentation focused on e-discovery procedures from various United States district courts to illustrate that variations in discovery rules may influence not only the costs, but also the substantive outcome of the case.