Bae, Kim & Lee LLC | View firm profile
Bae,
Kim & Lee ("BKL") has hired Seong Soo KIM, a former Presiding Judge of the
Seoul Central District Court as a partner in its litigation practice group.
After
his appointment as Judge of the Seoul Central District Court in 1998, Mr. KIM served
as Judge of the Seoul Administrative Court, several district and high courts
throughout the country and Judicial Policy Office under the Office of Court
Administration. He was also elected as a Research Judge of the Supreme Court
and a Presiding Judge of the Seoul Central District Court and two other
jurisdictions.
During
his tenure as a judge, Mr. KIM participated in publishing a compendium on
litigation procedures and contributed to various journals and studies. He
conducted a study on international refugee law at the University of Michigan in
2002 as a visiting scholar and was designated as a member of the Refugee
Recognition Committee spearheaded by the Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2014.
Mr. KIM was also Director of the International Association of Refugee Law
Judges (IARLJ) and Vice President of the IARLJ’s Asia Pacific Chapter.
“We
believe the addition of such reputable and skillful attorney will greatly
contribute to bolstering BKL’s litigation practice and reaffirming the firm’s
position as the leading litigation powerhouse in Korea,” said BKL Managing
Partner Sungjin KIM.
Founded in 1980, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is
one of the leading law firms in Korea and in Asia with over 500 professionals
and supporting specialists. As the first Korean law firm to set up offices in China
and the UAE, BKL maintains seven overseas offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai,
Hong Kong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon. With over 20 practice groups
specialized in virtually every area of interest for business clients, including
corporate, M&A, securities and financial services, international
arbitration, tax, litigation and intellectual property, BKL is the second
largest law firm in Korea by size and revenue. BKL established an internal Pro
Bono Committee in 2002 for the first time among Korean law firms and has
devoted itself to fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities since its
inception. BKL received the Best CSR Practices Award at the 1st
Korea Bar Association Awards and the Human Rights Award of Korea by the
National Human rights Commission in 2014, and was named among ALB CSR List
2016. Please visit www.bkl.co.kr for more
information.