Kim & Chang — South Korea

Seoul202 lawyersFounded 1973

About

Established in 1973, Kim & Chang is a globally recognized law firm based in Korea, with a market leading position in all practice areas including antitrust & competition, banking, capital markets, corporate governance, corporate investigations & white collar defense, discovery, energy, engineering & construction, environment, financial regulation & compliance, financing, fintech, game, resort & entertainment, insolvency & restructuring, insurance, intellectual property, international arbitration & cross-border litigation, international trade & customs, labor & employment, life sciences & healthcare, litigation, maritime, mergers & acquisitions, metaverse, blockchain & digital assets, privacy & data security, private equity, real estate, securities, serious accidents punishment act, tax, and technology, media & telecommunications. Our strong foundation is built on the breadth and depth of our talent. Our professionals include lawyers, tax lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, accountants, and other subject matter and industry experts totaling more than 2,100 professionals today. Our teams work seamlessly in close coordination with each other with the highest commitment to creating innovative solutions to the legal and business challenges that our clients face. Based in Seoul, with offices in Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Singapore, we are particularly known for our cross-border expertise. We have advised on some of the largest, most complex and demanding transactions and legal challenges in Korea and around the world. We have built a track record of first-of-their-kind, groundbreaking solutions that have had a profound impact on the law and business. Our attorneys are licensed in multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, China, England and Wales, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the US and Vietnam in addition to Korea. With our growing regional networks and collaborative relationships with reputable law firms across Asia and around the globe, our clients with multi-jurisdictional interests have come to rely on us as a “one-stop shop” of the highest quality. - Main areas of practice - Aerospace & Defense - Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance - Antitrust & Competition - Banking - Capital Markets - Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes - Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - Derivatives - E-Discovery and Digital Forensic - Energy - Engineering & Construction - Environment - ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) - Financial Regulation & Compliance - Financing - Fintech - Games, Resorts & Entertainment - Insolvency & Restructuring - Insurance - Intellectual Property - International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation - International Trade & Customs - Investment Management - Labor & Employment - Life Sciences and Healthcare - Litigation - Maritime - Mergers & Acquisitions - Metaverse, Blockchain & Digital Assets - Occupational Safety and Health - Privacy & Data Security - Private Equity - Real Estate - Securities - Serious Accidents Punishment Act - Tax - Technology, Media & Telecommunications ### Languages - Korean - English - Vietnamese - Chinese - French - German - Greek - Italian - Japanese - Russian - Spanish ### Staffing Figures - 0 Number of professionals

Office locations

Seoul

Kim & Chang 39 Sajik-ro 8-gil Jongno-gu Seoul 03170 Seoul South Korea

+82237031114 lawkim@kimchang.com

Practice areas

Antitrust & CompetitionBankingCapital MarketsCorporate GovernanceCorporate Investigations & White Collar DefenseIntellectual PropertyInternational Arbitration & Cross-Border LitigationMergers & AcquisitionsLitigationFinancial Regulation & CompliancePrivacy & Data SecurityTechnology, Media & Telecommunications