Timothy is a foreign attorney in DR & AJU LLC’s International Practice Group with over 15 years of experience. His practice focuses on both commercial transactions and cross-border disputes. In addition, Timothy also focuses a large area of his practice on data protection and technology-related matters.
Prior to joining DR & AJU, Timothy worked at Linklaters in London and at Lovius Block in South Africa. His main practice being commercial litigation and arbitration, Timothy represented clients in various high-risk cases.
Since 2016, he set up our firm’s Africa Team along with Ms. Kyeong (Catherine) KIM, with his background and connection to Africa, he works closely with the Korea-Africa Foundation in Korea as a member of their Af-PRO committee and also chairs the South African Chamber of Commerce in Korea.
Timothy has also been appointed by the Korean Ministry of Justice to advise SMEs on international transactions and has been appointed by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board to its panel of international arbitrators.
With more than 8 years of experience in South Korea, Timothy is able to advise both domestic and foreign companies across an array of commercial issues and disputes in various jurisdictions to ensure the most practical approach and outcome to any matter. Notably, Timothy actively seeks the most cost-efficient and optimal solution to disputes as opposed to the general strategy of prolonging the litigation until the final verdict.
Advised and assisted Spotify with their data protection and regulatory issues on their introduction to the Korean market
Advised on the sale & purchase of Dwight Foreign School in Seoul
Advised an investor on the issues surrounding National Core Technology of Magnachip (Korean entity) on its possible sale and purchase by a Chinese entity
Successfully defended Client against all claims related to public interest bonds in an international arbitration case and acquired full recovery of the Client’s legal fees.
Represented a Korean shipping company in a dispute related to its rehabilitation process against a former Saudi Arabian agent
Represented a Korean cosmetic company in disputes over customary/e-commerce contracts in various jurisdictions, covering Europe, the US, and Saudi Arabia.
Represented a Korean licensee of a multinational restaurant franchise in shareholder disputes and disputes over a joint venture agreement
Represented a Korean national footballer in his dispute against FIFA in relation to an anti-doping matter as the CAS
Represented Hanjin Shipping on numerous disputes across various jurisdictions on its bankruptcy (ICC, SIAC & KCAB)
Advised a domestic conglomerate on the stock sale of South African resorts
Represented and advised a large domestic medical device company on the export and operation in Zambia
Advised a large domestic shipping company in litigations with agencies located in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, etc.
Participated in Korea-Africa Financial Seminar co-hosted by DR & AJU and the Korea-Africa Foundation (2022)
Participated in Africa Trade and Investment Seminar co-hosted by DR & AJU, Korea-Africa Foundation, and Busan Economic Promotion Agency (2022)
Participated in Korea-Africa Investment Seminar co-hosted by DR & AJU, the South African Embassy Seoul, the Korea-Africa Foundation, the Korea International Trade Association and ABSA Bank (2022)
Rainmaking Expand, Expert Insight interview article on "Entering South Korea from a Legal Perspective" (Co-author, 2022)
Memorandum of understanding (commercial) Q&A: South Korea, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2021)
ASEAN Plus Group’s Regional Guide to Asset Management in Asia-Pacific (South Korean Chapter) (2021)
Contributor to Taylor Wessing newsletter on Franchise and Distribution for South Korea (2021)
Speaker at webinar on Electronic gaming – international perspectives on the industry’s explosive growth together with Taylor Wessing (2021)
Participated in the Korea-Africa Foundation Af-Pro Group Meeting (2020)
Discussant as the V Asia Pacific Mediation Conference in Seoul on current developments in Mediation hosted by the Seoul Bar Association, Korean Society of Mediation studies and Fair Trade Commission (2020)
Panelist and Speaker at “COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Digital Payments and Financial Services in Asia-Pacific” hosted by ASEAN Plus (2020)
ASEAN Plus Group’s Guide to the Regulation of Payment Services in Asia-Pacific (South Korea part) (2020)
South Korea's Winter Olympics win technology gold (2018)
Guidebook on Investment in South Africa (2017)
Participated in a corporate meeting with Augustine P. Mahiga, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania (2017)
Speaker for “Investment Seminar on South Africa” hosted by South African Embassy in Korea, Federation of Korean Industries, and Korea-Africa Center (2017)
Speaker for “Korea-Africa Business Forum” hosted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea-Africa Center, and Korea Chamber of Commerce (2017)
Speaker for “Seminar on How to Approach African Market” hosted by Korea International Trade Association (2017)
Presenter at Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry / DR & AJU co-hosted breakfast seminar entitled “Identifying and Avoiding Dispute Resolution Pitfalls in Korea” (2017)
Invited to lecture on International Arbitration at Seoul National University School of Law on (2017)
Panelist for “Dinner in Honor of H. E. Georges Chikoti, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of Angola” hosted by Korea-Africa Center (2017)
Speaker for “Investment Seminar on Major Middle Eastern and African Countries”, introducing the South African market, hosted by KOTRA (2016)
