June Yeum is the co-chair of Akerman’s International Litigation and Arbitration Practice. With more than 25 years of experience, June focuses her practice on international arbitration, complex commercial disputes, and cross-border litigation. Her practice spans energy, infrastructure, construction, technology, licensing, and commercial contracts. She advises multinational corporations on dispute avoidance and early resolution strategies, manages legal proceedings on their behalf across the United States and in foreign jurisdictions, and serves as lead counsel in international arbitrations and related court proceedings.
June has significant experience handling high-value, multijurisdictional disputes before leading international arbitration institutions in matters involving construction, energy, commercial, and technical issues, including equipment failures, project performance, licensing arrangements, power generation, and distribution agreements. She has been recognized by The Legal 500 for her international arbitration practice, including for her “fine record in infrastructure and construction disputes” and her “valuable and extensive experience of having acted both as an arbitration counsel and as an arbitrator of disputes arising in the construction and energy spaces, among others.”
Chambers Global has described her as “an exceptional advocate” and a “standout practitioner and fierce negotiator,” as well as an “outstanding lawyer with great advocacy skills and a strategic mindset.” She has also been listed in Best Lawyers for International Arbitration—Commercial since 2024 and recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer since 2022. She also serves as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where she has taught international arbitration since 2022.