Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim
Practice Areas
Antitrust & Competition, International Practice, Privacy & Data Security, and Environment.
Career
Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang who specializes in antitrust and competition, international practice, data privacy and environment. Ms. Kim advises the firm’s clients in the semiconductor, display, battery, e-commerce, automobile, aerospace and retail distribution industries. In addition, Ms. Kim represents various multinational companies in the antitrust area, including merger filings, abuse of dominance and cartel activities. Ms. Kim has been recognized by major legal media outlets as a Leading Lawyer.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar and New York Bar;
Steering Group Member, International Antitrust Law Committee, ABA SIL;
Legal Counsel, Legal Advisory Program for Small and Medium Sized Companies, Ministry of Justice.
Publications
Chapter on Korea, ICC Compendium of Antitrust Damages Actions (Edition 1) (Co-author, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2021);
Chapter on Korea, The Cartels and Leniency Review, (Edition 3-7) (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015-2019).
Personal
UC Berkeley School of Law (Visiting Scholar, 2013-2014);
University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 2007);
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed LL.M. Coursework, 2001);
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001);
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1998).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Kim Kyoung Yeon (Kay) advises on a range of mandates, covering merger filings arising from M&A and abuse of dominance, and unfair practice investigations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kay is in full control of the facts of the case and has a vast knowledge of the applicable laws."
"She is excellent both in written briefs as well as in oral proceedings and hearings, resulting in a very convincing argumentation and making a major contribution to the success of the case."
"Kay is in full control of the facts of the case and has a vast knowledge of the applicable laws."
"She is excellent both in written briefs as well as in oral proceedings and hearings, resulting in a very convincing argumentation and making a major contribution to the success of the case."