Shin Y. Hahn

Shin Hahn is a distinguished litigation partner at Sheppard Mullin’s New York office. Shin is also a key member of the firm’s International Arbitration group. Shin currently serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s New York Recruiting Committee and the New York Office Diversity and Inclusion Attorney Network lead.

Practice Areas

Shin has extensive experience in representing domestic and foreign clients in general commercial litigation, cross-border disputes, international arbitrations, white collar investigations, and regulatory proceedings. Shin’s practice also focuses on international arbitration proceedings held under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). Shin regularly advises clients in the energy, life sciences, information technology, and financial sectors on contract disputes, tort litigation, enforcement actions and other various disputes in the United States. Shin also has experience in advising financial institutions on bank regulatory inquiries from banking regulators such as the Federal Reserve Bank and the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Shin is a native speaker in Korean and frequently represents Korean companies in a wide variety of legal matters in U.S.

Experience

Representative Matters:

• Representation of a multinational battery manufacturer in an ICDR arbitration;
• Representation of an Indian technology company in an ICDR arbitration;
• Representation of a multinational beauty company in an ICDR arbitration;
• Representation of a global digital solutions and services provider in a trade secret misappropriation case;
• Representation of a Turkish manufacturer in a Society of Maritime arbitration;
• 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

"Ones to Watch," Best Lawyers, 2024-2025

New York Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2017-2022

Articles

• "Court Requires All New York City Yellow Taxis to be Wheelchair Accessible," September 3, 2024

International Arbitration Law Blog Posts

• "The Supreme Court Rules That § 1782 Does Not Apply to Private Arbitrations," August 9, 2022
• "Supreme Court May Be Asked to Decide Whether State Insurance Laws Reverse-Preempt the New York Convention," September 20, 2021

• "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 

Government Contracts and Investigations Blog Posts

• "The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That French Banker Need Not Travel to the United States to Seek Dismissal of Her Indictment," August 16, 2021

New York Commercial Division Round Up Blog Posts

• "New York Courts Continue to Assert Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Banks," February 3, 2023

White Collar & Government Enforcement Blog Posts

• "OFAC Sanctions Crypto Mixer Following Allegations of Laundering Funds to North Korea," December 4, 2023

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

• Panelist “Emerging Sectors and Risks: Global & Korean Perspective,” Global Disputes Summit, April 23, 2025
• Panelist, “American Discovery for Foreign Disputes,” Bar Association of San Francisco, August 4, 2022