Dispute Resolution: Litigation - South Korea
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
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.
Strengths
Kim & Chang gives us perfect advice and explicitly inquiry. The team has a perfect market knowledge.
Kim & Chang provides strategic, meticulous responses in litigation and prompt feedback to clients.
Work Highlights
Kim & Chang represented Netflix in the USD2 million lawsuit against the religious group "Cooperative Village Baby Garden" regarding a documentary series, alleging violation of individual rights and dissemination of false information.
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.
Jin Yeong has excellent team management, perfect English language ability, provides on-the-spot advice for us and is always on time.
Sungwook Kim safeguards his 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 US or European entities.
