Timothy is a UK and South African qualified foreign attorney with over 20 years of law practice in South Africa, England, and Korea, and is part of the International Practice Group at D&A LLC. Prior to joining D&A, Tim worked at Linklaters in London and at Lovius Block in South Africa.


His practice focuses primarily on commercial transactions, cross-border disputes/arbitrations, and tech-related matters with a strong focus on data privacy and technology-related sectors, where he heads up the firm's data protection team.

Tim also leads the Africa Desk, which has a keen focus on the sectors around the three critical pillars of energy, infrastructure, and critical minerals. Since 2017, he has set up D&A’s Africa Team along with Ms. Kyeong (Catherine) KIM, where his background and connection to Africa are invaluable. He works closely with a number of the Korean governmental agencies, including the Korea-Africa Foundation as a member of their Af-PRO committee, and also chairs the South African Chamber of Commerce in Korea.

Tim has also been appointed by the Korean Ministry of Justice to advise SMEs on international transactions and has been appointed by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board to its panel of international arbitrators. In addition, he is a senior foreign contributor to the Law Times in Korea and serves as a member of the Korean Bar Association’s International Committee.

In addition to his practice, Tim frequently gives lectures and speaks at seminars and conferences on issues in relation to arbitration, data privacy, investment into Korea, and all issues related to Africa.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, England and Wales, United Kingdom (2013)
• Admitted to Bar, South Africa (2005)

Education

• London College of Law (QLTT), United Kingdom (2010)
• University of the Free State, South Africa (LLB, 2004)
• University of the Free State, South Africa (BCOM, 2000)

Significant Accomplishments

• Korean Member, South Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Committee, Korea International Trade Association (2025-Present)
• Member, 1st Public-Private Committee for Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (2024-Present)
• Committee Member for Trade and Investment with the South African Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (2024)
• Committee Member at the Korean Bar Association (2023-Present)
• Senior Foreign Contributor at LawTimes (2022- Present)
• International Arbitration Panel at KCAB (2020-Present)
• Chairman, South African Chamber of Commerce Korea (2018-Present)
• D&A LLC (2013-Present)
• Attorney, Linklaters LLP, London (2010-2013)
• Attorney, Lovius Block Attorneys, South Africa (1999-2009)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Data Privacy & Tech
• |N|- Advise Spotify, Expedia, Hotels.com, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba.com as their local appointed data privacy representative
• |N|- Advised Spotify on their KFTC investigation as regards to user terms and conditions
• |N|- Advised Christian Dior on their data privacy issues in Korea
• |N|- Advised Trivago on its Korean data privacy issues
• |N|- Aadvised BAT on data scraping in Korea
• |N|- Advised Mercedes Benz on its Korean data privacy issues
• |B|
• Arbitration/disputes
• |N|- Represented Hanjin shipping on numerous arbitration matters in Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Philippines etc.
• |N|- Represented a Korean national footballer at CAS against FIFA
• |N|- Represented a professional volleyball player on their club dispute in Korea
• |N|- Represented Dematic in a dispute with Coupang with regards to a smartwarehouse project
• |N|- Advised Gongcha on a Customs and tax investigation
• |N|- Advising the Trustee on the Madoff Liquidation in regards to Korea matters
• |N|- Advised the German Ski Federation on a dispute in regards to accomodation during the Winter olympics in Korea
• |N|- Advised Korean Conglomerate on a dispute in Peru and in Congo
• |N|- Advised Globetrotter on a dispute in Korea with regards to accomodation during the Winter Olympics in Korea
• |B|
• M&A
• |N|- Advised Equalbase on their sale and purchase of the Mercedes Benz Warehouse
• |N|- Advised on the sale & purchase of Dwight Foreign School in Seoul
• |N|- Advised an investor on the issues surrounding National Core Technology of Magnachip (Korean entity) on its possible sale and purchase by a Chinese entity
• |N|- Advised Churchill finance on its purchase and subscription of shares of WireBarely
• |N|- Advised Kohlberg and Company on their acquisition on an entity in Korea
• |B|
• Corporate
• |N|- Advised Honeywell on a Korean matter in relation to a constitutional court ruling
• |N|- Advise Vonage on their corporate operations in Korea
• |N|- Advised Isigny on their franchise setup and operation in Korea
• |N|- Advised the South African embassy on commercial issues
• |N|- Advised Tom Ford on their retail business in South Korea
• |N|- Advised Nature republic on a number of their commercial issues
• |N|- Advised Equalbase on their sale and purchase of the Mercedes Benz Warehouse
• |N|- Advised Korean footballer on their player contract in the EPL

• New Beginnings: 2024 Korea-Africa Summit And Korea's Game Plan For Critical Mineral Supply Chain Security, Mondaq (Co-author, 2024)
• OneTrust DataGuidance article on a summary of PIPC guidelines for pseudonymous data (2024)
• Article in the Overseas Construction Journal of the Overseas Construction Association on African law in the construction sector (2024)
• OneTrust DataGuidance article interview (2024)
• Article in TW newsletter on Korean Franchising (2024)
• OneTrust DataGuidance article on PIPC guideline amendments (2024)
• Hosted Data Privacy session with Expedia Global in Singapore (2024)
• Article in OneTrust DataGuidance on amendments to the enforcement decree and PIPA (2023)
• Article in Chambers on the critical supply chain of Korea (2024)
• International Fraud & Asset Tracing 2023, Chambers Global Practice Guides (Co-author, 2023)
• Rainmaking Expand, Expert Insight interview article on "Entering South Korea from a Legal Perspective" (Co-author, 2022)
• Summary Of Korean Data Protection Developments, Mondaq (2022)
• Arbitration In Southern Africa – Time For Korean Companies To Consider Alternative Arbitration Venues?, Mondaq (2022)
• Memorandum of understanding (commercial) Q&A: South Korea, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2021)
• Asset acquisition documents Q&A: South Korea, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2021)
• ASEAN Plus Group’s Regional Guide to Asset Management in Asia-Pacific (South Korean Chapter) (2021)
• Contributor to Taylor Wessing newsletter on Franchise and Distribution for South Korea (2021)
• Speaker at webinar on Electronic gaming – international perspectives on the industry’s explosive growth, together with Taylor Wessing (2021)
• Participated in the Korea-Africa Foundation Af-Pro Group Meeting (2020)
• Discussant at the V Asia Pacific Mediation Conference in Seoul on current developments in Mediation hosted by the Seoul Bar Association, Korean Society of Mediation studies and Fair Trade Commission (2020)
• Panelist and Speaker at “COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Digital Payments and Financial Services in Asia-Pacific” hosted by ASEAN Plus (2020)
• ASEAN Plus Group’s Guide to the Regulation of Payment Services in Asia-Pacific (South Korea part) (2020)
• South Korea's Winter Olympics win technology gold article (2018)
• Guidebook on Investment in South Africa (2017)
• Participated in a corporate meeting with Augustine P. Mahiga, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania (2017)
• Speaker for “Investment Seminar on South Africa” hosted by the South African Embassy in Korea, Federation of Korean Industries, and Korea-Africa Center (2017)
• Speaker for “Korea-Africa Business Forum” hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Korea-Africa Center, and the Korea Chamber of Commerce (2017)
• Speaker for “Seminar on How to Approach the African Market” hosted by Korea International Trade Association (2017)
• Presenter at the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry / DR & AJU co-hosted breakfast seminar entitled “Identifying and Avoiding Dispute Resolution Pitfalls in Korea” (2017)
• Invited to lecture on International Arbitration at Seoul National University School of Law (2017)
• Panelist for “Dinner in Honor of H. E. Georges Chikoti, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of Angola,” hosted by Korea-Africa Center (2017)
• Speaker for “Investment Seminar on Major Middle Eastern and African Countries”, introducing the South African market, hosted by KOTRA (2016)