Yong Sang Kim > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Kim & Chang
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea

Work Department

Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes; Corporate & M&A Litigation; Litigation; Intellectual Property; Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense; Environment; Real Estate; Criminal Defense Litigation; Banking, Securities & Finance Litigation; Employment Litigation; Tax Litigation; Intellectual Property Dispute; Corporation Law

Career

Yong Sang Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in civil, criminal, and administrative litigation. He also specializes in intellectual property, white collar criminal defense, real estate, and environment.

Before joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim had served in the Korean judiciary for 22 years, first as a judge in district courts, and later as a presiding judge both in district courts and high courts. During his tenure as a judge, he accumulated extensive experience in a wide range of civil, criminal, administrative, and tax litigation.

Mr. Kim received an LL.B. from the Seoul National University College of Law in 1986. He attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 1988. He is admitted to the Korea bar.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988

Education

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1986)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Dispute resolution: local firms

Housing a team of ‘outstanding professionals’, Kim & Chang’s market leading practice covers civil disputes and administrative litigation, in addition to cases concerning antitrust and competition, M&A and white collar crime. Esteemed litigators Sang Ho Han and Jin Yeong Chung co-lead the team, which includes former judge Chang Hoon Baek and senior attorney Seok Beom Hong, both of whom are notable practitioners in criminal and civil litigation, representing major corporate Korean clients. Former judge Yong Sang Kim is recommended for real estate and administrative litigation, often handling shareholder disputes, while senior attorney Chul-Won Lee regularly advises international clients on insolvency and restructuring cases.