Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
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Provided by Kim & Chang
Over the 50-year history of Kim & Chang, our Litigation Practice has grown to become Korea’s premier litigation practice, with expertise covering all types of litigations, including securities litigations, white-collar/regulatory investigations, and commercial litigations involving intellectual property, insurance, M&A, and competition, among others, and winning cases for our clients.
Our Litigation Practice has more than 250 seasoned litigators who have a winning track record that is unparalleled in Korea. Many of our litigators served as judges before joining Kim & Chang, having presided over numerous trials and decided landmark cases. Our litigators have tried cases in all courts in Korea, including the Supreme Court, and they have litigated all types of complex claims. Our litigators formulate and implement a dispute resolution strategy tailored for each of our clients, focusing on each client’s business needs and goals.
The litigation landscape in Korea is fast-changing, continually giving rise to new and challenging issues. Kim & Chang has the resources and expertise to help our clients navigate in such a landscape. We assemble teams of experienced litigators and industry experts such as accountants and patent lawyers whose expertise will be brought to bear on all aspects of the relevant dispute. Our ability to assemble such customized teams sets us apart from other law firms in Korea and enables us to effectively and efficiently manage large-scale litigations.
Chambers Review
Kim & Chang has a premier litigation practice dealing with an extensive array of disputes from complex cross-border litigation to high-profile criminal cases. It possesses a deep bench of industry and technology specialists, foreign legal consultants and renowned ex-judges. The team regularly draws on broad expertise across a wide range of sectors, including antitrust, construction and tax. It remains a popular choice of counsel for advising Korean subsidiaries of major multinational companies as well as Korean conglomerates, and is well resourced for the purposes of advising on disputes involving European, Chinese and US entities. Its key clients include Volkswagen, Goldman Sachs and Hyundai Motors.
Work Highlights
- Kim & Chang successfully defended SoCar and VCNC against charges of violating the Passenger Transport Service Act with their TADA service.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provided scenario analysis and risk mitigation with solid forecasting on appetites and profiles about judges, similar cases, legislative intent and recent public view. Also, they have top-qualified professionals with experience in strategy and suggestive legal action for prudent advice and the client's best interest."
"Kim & Chang has accumulated extensive experience and achievements in corporate litigation. It has the largest number of litigators with the most outstanding knowledge and capabilities in Korea. Also, they provide well-considered strategic advice from a big-picture perspective."
"The team provided scenario analysis and risk mitigation with solid forecasting on appetites and profiles about judges, similar cases, legislative intent and recent public view. Also, they have top-qualified professionals with experience in strategy and suggestive legal action for prudent advice and the client's best interest."
"Kim & Chang has accumulated extensive experience and achievements in corporate litigation. It has the largest number of litigators with the most outstanding knowledge and capabilities in Korea. Also, they provide well-considered strategic advice from a big-picture perspective."
Notable Practitioners
Lee Hye Kwang offers clients litigation expertise spanning competition law, finance and IP-related matters, which encompasses product liability and white-collar crime matters. He is also equipped to advise on investigations.
Chung Jin Yeong offers impressive abilities across a wide variety of litigation mandates, including disputes in the manufacturing, corporate and finance areas. He is particularly well versed in handling cross-border cases spanning Asian and European jurisdictions.
"He is legendary and a strategic leader of professionals at Kim & Chang and the Law Society."
Sungwook Kim secures a position in the ranking table on account of his notable expertise in civil, criminal and administrative litigation. He focuses on privacy, product liability and labour cases. His track record of success in major litigation is evident, including in cross-border cases involving the USA and European entities.
"Kim Sungwook is an impressive and hard-working litigator with experience as court judge."
"Kim Sungwook, who is a former Supreme Court research judge, provides in-depth legal advice based on his legal expertise."
Ranked Lawyers at
Kim & Chang
South Korea