Associate

Valerie Park

Languages

Korean
English
Romanian

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Valerie is an Associate in the Infrastructure, Construction and Energy Dispute practice at CMS, based in Riyadh. She advises multinational corporations, contractors, developers and project stakeholders on complex matters arising from large-scale infrastructure and energy projects across the Middle East and internationally.

Her practice spans both contentious and non-contentious aspects of major projects, including dispute resolution and strategic advisory in relation to EPC contracts, subcontracts, consortium and joint venture agreements, supply arrangements, and technology and intellectual property collaborations. Valerie has experience across the energy, infrastructure, engineering, nuclear and entertainment sectors.

Valerie regularly represents clients in international arbitration under the rules of leading arbitral institutions, including the ICC, SIAC, KCAB and SCCA, as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Her work frequently involves delay and disruption claims, variation and change order disputes, quantum assessment and complex payment claims arising in major construction and engineering projects.

In addition to dispute resolution, she advises clients on contractual structuring, risk allocation and project-related commercial issues throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure and construction projects, from tender and procurement stages through project execution and delivery.

Relevant experience

An Italian construction company in an SCCA arbitration seated in Riyadh defending claims brought by a Saudi subcontractor concerning alleged non-payment under a construction purchase order governed by Saudi Arabian law.
A Korean heavy industry company in proceedings before the Board of Grievances in Riyadh against a Saudi government entity arising from an EPC contract dispute for a desalination plant project, involving variation orders, site relocation, and quantum assessment issues under Saudi Arabian law.
A Spanish company in a dispute with a Chinese EPC contractor arising from engineering, supply, and services contracts for a seawater desalination plant in Saudi Arabia.
An Italian construction company in an SCCA arbitration seated in Riyadh defending claims brought by a Saudi subcontractor concerning alleged non-payment and withdrawn works under a concrete subcontract for the Diriyah Square development project governed by Saudi Arabian law.
A Korean power company in a KCAB arbitration seated in Seoul against a U.S. company concerning the export of nuclear reactor technology under a license agreement governed by Korean law.*
A major Korean entertainment corporation in a SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore against a U.S. company arising from disputes over sponsorship and non-fungible token (NFT) collaborations under Singapore law.*
A Korean energy corporation in an ICC arbitration seated in London against a Liberian company concerning alleged non-payment under a supply contract governed by English law.*
A Korean construction conglomerate in an ICC arbitration seated in London against a Middle Eastern construction company concerning delay and disruption claims under English law.*
A Korean company in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Singapore defending claims brought by an Indonesian national gas company relating to the supply of gas pipes under Indonesian law.*
A Korean heavy industry company in an ICC arbitration seated in Geneva against a Bangladeshi power supplier concerning alleged defects and non-payment under a supply contract governed by Swiss law.*
A Korean construction conglomerate in an ICC Dispute Board proceeding seated in Singapore against a European engineering conglomerate arising out of breaches of a consortium agreement governed by Swiss law.*
A Korean wind-power system manufacturer in an ICC arbitration seated in Seoul against a European manufacturer concerning contract disputes under Swiss law.*
A Korean government agency in an ICC arbitration seated in Seoul against a European manufacturer concerning a naval procurement dispute under Korean law.*
A Korean electric power company in a KCAB arbitration seated in Seoul defending a breach of contract claim relating to replacement parts for a nuclear power plant under Korean law.*
A Korean energy industry company in an ICC arbitration seated in Zurich against a German conglomerate concerning construction delays under Swiss law.*

*Prior to joining CMS.

Memberships & Roles

Regional Representative (2024-2026), Young ICCA

Education

2019 - Doctor of Law - JD, University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings).

Practice Areas

Commercial Dispute Resolution

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