Kim & Chang

International IP Disputes; International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation; Discovery; Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance; Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Dong Yoon Chae is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, where he focuses his practice on international IP disputes, arbitration and cross-border litigation, and anti-corruption and corporate compliance matters. Mr. Chae advises Korean corporations on numerous US and cross-border litigation cases and handles diverse eDiscovery matters in US litigation and government investigations. He also advises multinational corporations and Korean conglomerates on artificial intelligence, privacy and data security, and various other regulatory issues in the life sciences and healthcare industry and the TMT industry.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Chae was a partner at Baker McKenzie’s Dallas office, where he litigated complex IP disputes, representing numerous multinational corporations in front of the Federal Circuit, International Trade Commission, Court of Federal Claims, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and various federal district courts. He regularly advised clients on patent prosecution, trade secrets, and other IP and technology matters. He was the first law firm Fellow at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where he researched ways to maximize societal benefits from the use of AI. He also served as a Fellow for Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (2022) and as an Associate in the Honorable Barbara M. G. Lynn American Inn of Court (2018-2020).

Mr. Chae is recognized as a legal expert on IP and regulatory issues relating to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. He has published over 25 articles on diverse topics, including “Artificial Intelligence Collides with Patent Law” (cited over 160 times) and “U.S. AI Regulation: Legislative Overview and Practical Considerations” (cited over 50 times). He is also a sought-after speaker on such topics and has presented at many events, including those hosted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Stanford Law School, American Bar Association, California Lawyers Association, New York State Bar Association, and Korean Intellectual Property Association.

Mr. Chae was named as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2025), and during his practice in the U.S., was selected to The Best Lawyers in America for Patent Litigation and IP Litigation (2022-2023), The Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch for IP Law, IP Litigation, and Patent Litigation (2021-2022), and Texas Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers for IP Litigation (2018-2023). He was also awarded the prestigious On the Rise Award by Texas Lawyer in 2019.

Korean and English

Admitted to bar, Texas, 2012; New York, 2023

Admitted to patent bar, United States Patent & Trademark Office, 2015

Admitted to US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2014

Admitted to US Court of Federal Claims, 2017

Admitted to US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2023

Admitted to US District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2020

Admitted to US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2014

Admitted to US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2013

The University of Texas at Austin (Business Foundations Program, 2015)

Stanford Center for Professional Development (Professional Certificate in Energy Innovation, 2014)

University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2012)

The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 2009)