Beomsu Kim

Career

- KL Partners - Co-Founder / Managing Partner (September 2015 - present)

- Korean Council of International Arbitration (KOCIA) - President (2018 - 2020)

- Shin & Kim - Senior Partner (2000 - 2015)

- ICC International Court of Arbitration - Member (2015. 7. - 2021)

- The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) - Arbitrator (2009 - present)

- Management Committee of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center (SIDRC) - Member (2013 - 2021)

- Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) - Arbitrator (2014 - present)

- Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) - Emergency Arbitrator (2013 - present)

- International Transaction Law Committee, Ministry of Justice - Member (2002 - present)

- District Courts of Korea - Judge (1988 - 1997)

Publications

- Co-authored, Is Korea on its way to become a new arbitration hub for Asia? GAR 2020 Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review Article

- Co-authored, “Litigation Funding”, Getting the Deal Through (2017, 2018, 2019)

- Co-authored, “Investment Treaty Arbitration 2015 - Korea”, Getting the Deal Through (2011 - 2014)

Personal

- University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 1999)

- University of Florida (LL.M., 1997)

- Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B., 1986)

Practice Areas

Commercial Arbitration, Investor-State Disputes, Cross-Border Litigation, General Corporate