Boutique arbitration law firm Rosetta Legal was established eighty years ago by Young Seok Lee. Lee is a former head of Yulchon’s international dispute resolution group. The firm is niche and composed of two partners who handle significant arbitration matters for top-end clients seeking an alternative to the Big Six. It handles domestic and international arbitration cases in an array of industry sectors, including international trade, distributorship, insurance, telecommunications, technical license, construction, engineering, infrastructure and shipbuilding. Since its inception, the Rosetta team has handled multiple international arbitration cases worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Founding partner Young Seok Lee is the firm’s key contact. He is a member of the ICC Korea international arbitration committee and has served as the chair of the Korean Council for International Arbitration, the secretary-general of Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center and the chair for the Korea International Trade Law Association. Lee is also active as an arbitrator for various arbitration institutions. Arbitration expert and partner Jeong Min Lee is another key contact. She is a member of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution Translation Committee and a member of the International Committee of the Korean Bar Association.
A recent highlight was representing a cryptocurrency company in a high-stakes dispute over a $350 million payment for services. The case centers on the plaintiffs' failure to fulfill their contractual obligations, raising important questions about accountability in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency sector.
Client feedback
"Rosetta Legal provided hard work, accurate advice, and had a deep understanding of this case, all of which contributed significantly to our success. Rosetta Legal took over the case from another law firm in late October / early November 2023 and had to review hundreds of pages of material. They did so diligently and appeared to have a full understanding of the facts of the case and the arguments we were looking to present to the court. It also helped that the law firm is fluent in both English and Korean." – Commercial and transactions
Jeong Min Lee
"She is very responsive, professional, and has a good grasp of the facts of the cases, our objectives, and has the ability to construct great arguments in both English and Korean."
