Shin Y. Hahn

Shin Hahn is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's New York office. 

Areas of Practice

Shin has extensive experience in general commercial litigation.  Shin’s practice involves international commercial arbitration, federal and state court litigation, white collar investigation, and bank regulatory inquiries.  Shin frequently represents foreign companies and financial institutions in connection with cross-border disputes, contract disputes, tort litigation, regulatory inquiries, and enforcement actions in the United States.

As a native speaker in Korean, Shin represents Korean companies in a wide variety of litigation and investigation matters. 

Experience

Representative Matters:

• Representation of a Japanese distributor of medical products in an ICC arbitration;
• Representation of a French distributor of artificial heart pumps in an ICC arbitration;
• Representation of a Korean bank in connection with a potential US sanctions violation;
• Representation of a Korean bank in connection with a bank regulatory enforcement action;
• Representation of U.S. companies in connection with investigations conducted by the Department of Justice;
• Representation of a financial advisor in connection with an SEC investigation.

Honors

New York Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, Class Action, 2017-2020

Articles

International Arbitration Law Blog Posts

• "SCOTUS Finally Agrees to Address Discovery for Use in Foreign Arbitration," March 22, 2021

• "The Singapore International Arbitration Center Opens Office in New York," January 11, 2021

• "Rolls-Royce Seeks to Resolve Circuit Split on Whether District Courts Can Order Discovery For Use in Private Arbitration," May 22, 2020

• "US Law Allows Discovery for Foreign Proceedings," February 8, 2019