Chiyong Rim
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Restructuring/Insolvency
Email address
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+82-2-3703-1403Share profile
Band 1
About
Provided by Chiyong Rim
Practice Areas
Insolvency & Restructuring.
Career
Kim & Chang (2014-Present);
Secondment to Addleshaw Goddard LLP, London (2014);
Chairperson, Special Sub-Committee on Revision of Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act, Ministry of Justice (2010-2013);
Judge in Korean Courts (1985-2007).
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar;
Member, International Insolvency Institute.
Publications
“Executory Contracts In Insolvency: The South Korean Perspective,” Executory Contracts In Insolvency Law - A Global Guide (Edition 2) (Co-author, Edward Elgar Pub, 2023);
UK Insolvency Act 1986 (Korean translation, Ministry of Justice, 2021);
Comparing Pre- and Post-Covid Restructuring & Insolvency Trends, South Korea Special Focus 2020 (Co-author, IFLR, 2020);
Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency in Asia 2020: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Asian Business Law Institute, 2020);
South Korea Report for the ABLI-III Restructuring Project (2019);
“Korean Insolvency System,” Collier International Business Insolvency Guide (LexisNexis, 2017);
Cross-Border Insolvency: Korea Chapter (Globe Law and Business, 2017);
The Recent Trend of the Korean Insolvency System (2017);
The International Insolvency Review: Korea Chapter (Law Business Research, 2013);
Study of Bankruptcy Law Vol. 1-5 (2004-2020).
Personal
Duke Law School (LL.M., 1996);
Sungkyunkwan University (LL.B., 1983).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Rim Chiyong maintains an impressive position in the market and offers particular expertise in bankruptcy proceedings and corporate rehabilitations involving litigious elements. He brings to bear valuable experience from his time spent as a judge in the Seoul Central District Court bankruptcy division and as a commissioner on the National Court Administration's Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Committee.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I would recommend Chiyong Rim for highly specialised and complex issues concerning rehabilitation procedures."
"He is the most notable man in the restructuring industry."
"I would recommend Chiyong Rim for highly specialised and complex issues concerning rehabilitation procedures."
"He is the most notable man in the restructuring industry."