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Do Hyung Kim

Barun Law, South Korea

Position

Managing Partner

Career

Attorney Kim, Do Hyung specializes in the financial sector. He graduated from the 34th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute and joined the firm in 2008. After gaining extensive experience in both civil and criminal litigation, he now focuses on litigation and advisory work related to finance, capital markets and insurance.

His major cases include: △ The Shinhan Bank case, △ The KIKO litigation, △ The China Gaosheng delisting damages case, △ The Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering accounting fraud litigation, △ The KRW 160 billion damage claim related to China Energy Reserve and Chemicals Group (CERCG), △ KRW 160 billion settlement litigation involving Gyeongnam Masan Robot Land, and others. Recently, he has been involved in litigation involving various funds, including: △ U.S. real estate funds, △ German Heritage Funds, △ Australian real estate funds, △ Italian healthcare funds, and △ Global healthcare funds.

Attorney Kim Do-hyung actively participates in external activities, serving as a member of the Financial Security Advisory Committee of the Financial Security Institute (2022–present), an advisor to the Financial Supervisory Advisory Committee of the Financial Supervisory Service (2024–present), and a member of the Disciplinary Review Committee of the Financial Supervisory Service (2025–present). He taught the course "Financial Law Practice" at Korea University School of Law (2014–2018), gave lectures for attorneys at the Seoul Bar Association's Securities and Finance Institute, and has been actively engaged in academic research as a board member of the Korean Securities Law Association (2015–present). Attorney Kim also served as the Head of the Financial Group and participated in firm management as an Operating Committee Member (2022–2024) and is currently serving as the Managing Representative Attorney (2025–present).

Education

2013 University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.) 2006 Korea University Graduate School (Masters in Administration Law) 2005Judicial 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
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