Charlie Kim

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

Band 1

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

California

9 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Charlie Kim

USA

Practice Areas

Charlie is co-chair of Cooley’s global capital markets practice group.

He is a nationwide leader in capital markets transactions and has worked on 200+ successfully completed public company securities offerings since 2019 – including Uber’s $8.1 billion initial public offering (IPO) and three of the five biggest biotechnology IPOs to date. Charlie focuses on representing US and non-US issuers, investment banking firms and venture capital firms in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt securities. He also is co-chair of the Asian Pacific Islander Attorney Affinity Group at Cooley.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity - California

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Charlie Kim is best known for his expertise in the life sciences and technology sectors, where he frequently advises underwriters and issuers on IPOs and debt offerings.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Charlie Kim is best known for his expertise in the life sciences and technology sectors, where he frequently advises underwriters and issuers on IPOs and debt offerings.

View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is an excellent counsel especially in cross-border matters.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Charlie is always amazing and has the absolute best energy in addition to everything else.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

Charlie is always amazing and has the absolute best energy in addition to everything else.

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Western United States respondent
Chambers Guide to the USA

He is an excellent counsel, especially in cross-border matters.