S. Nathan Park

Counsel

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Biography

S. Nathan Park is a versatile litigator who has extensive experience with complex international business litigation, arbitration, judgment enforcement, and regulatory investigations, frequently involving challenging jurisdictions in Asia, Europe and offshore.

As an expert in East Asian economy and politics, Nathan regularly appears on television and writes extensively on major publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Politico and the Financial Times.

Before joining Kibler Fowler & Cave LLP, Nathan practiced as a litigator at Kobre & Kim LLP, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Nathan's representative matters prior to joining Kibler Fowler & Cave include:

  • Representation of a U.S.-based hedge fund in an investor-state arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules against the government of an Asian state, culminating in a three-week trial in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Representation of a multinational energy company in the successful enforcement of an investment treaty arbitration award against the government of a South American state for US $100 million+ (with interest).
  • Representation of a U.S. corporation in connection with developing and implementing a comprehensive asset tracing and recovery plan relating to a US $920 million+ judgment rendered against an Asian multinational petrochemical company.
  • Representation of a South Korean cosmetics company relating to its joint venture partnership in the U.S., litigating simultaneously in New York State Court and Delaware Chancery Court.
  • Representation of the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
  • Representation of a financial institution in connection with a US $600 million fraud committed by a rogue trader.
  • Representation of a financial institution in connection with an investigation conducted by the DOJ, SEC and the New York State Attorney General in connection with Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
  • Representation of a financial institution in connection with an investigation conducted by the DOJ, SEC and the New York State Attorney General in connection with a Wall Street bonus following the 2008 financial crisis.
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Education

  • Columbia Law School, J.D.
  • University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York

Publications

  • Author, “The Corporate Battle for the Future of K-pop” (Korea Economic Institute, March 2023)
  • Author, “Theme Park Crisis is Wrecking South Korea’s Bond Market” (Foreign Policy, November 2022)
  • Co-author, "Wait and see on NFT framework in Korea" (Asia Business Law Journal, February 2022)
  • Co-author, “Asset Recovery – Korea 2021” (Getting the Deal Through, 2020)
  • Co-author, “The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review: Korea 2021” (The Law Reviews, 2020)
  • Co-author, "Trump Can’t Ban TikTok, but He Can Hurt It" (Foreign Policy, July 2020)
  • Co-author, "Cryptocurrencies: South Korea" (Asia Business Law Journal, May 2020)
  • Author, "Equity Extraterritoriality" (Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, 2017)
  • Author, "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Provisional Orders in the United States: Toward a Practical Solution" (University of Pennsylvania International Law Journal, 2017)
  • Co-author, "A Recent Pair of US Enforcement Actions: A Harbinger for Chinese Digital Currency Companies" (Hong Kong Lawyer, November 2017)

Experience

  • Kobre & Kim LLP
  • Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Affiliations

  • International Association of Korean Lawyers, Member
  • Korean-American Bar Association of Washington D.C., Member
  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member

Languages

  • Korean