About
Do Hyung Kim is Managing Partner at Barun Law who specializes in the financial sector, focusing on litigation and advisory work related to finance, capital markets and insurance after extensive experience in both civil and criminal litigation. He joined the firm in 2008 and serves on several external financial oversight/advisory bodies (Financial Security Advisory Committee of the Financial Security Institute, advisor to the Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee of the Financial Supervisory Service, and member of the Disciplinary Review Committee of the Financial Supervisory Service).
Practice areas
FinanceFinancial RegulationFinancial CrimeLitigationCapital MarketsInsuranceFunds
Office
Expertise
Banking disputes (e.g., Shinhan Bank case)KIKO litigation (derivative/structured product disputes)Delisting and shareholder damages litigation (e.g., China Gaosheng)Accounting fraud litigation (e.g., Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)Large-scale damages and settlement litigation (e.g., CERCG, Gyeongnam Masan Robot Land)Cross-border fund litigation (U.S., German, Australian real estate funds; Italian and global healthcare funds)
Education
- 2013 University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.)
- 2006 Korea University Graduate School (Masters in Administration Law)
- 2005 Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (34th)
- 2002 Passed the Bar Exam (44th)
- 2000 College of Law, Korea University (LL.B.)
- 1995 Daegu Cheonggu High School
Admissions
- Admitted to the Bar, South Korea (2005)
Languages
KoreanEnglish