Edward Kim

Ed Kim, co-founder of the firm, is regularly called upon to represent and advise senior executives, boards of directors, and multinational institutions in their most serious and consequential matters. Ed leverages his senior leadership experience at the U.S. Department of Justice and his extensive experience in private practice to represent clients in high-stakes litigation, criminal and regulatory enforcement actions, and crisis management.

Ed recently served as the Acting United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where he oversaw all litigation conducted on behalf of the United States and supervised more than 450 lawyers, investigators, and staff across the SDNY’s criminal and civil divisions.

Ed is an accomplished trial lawyer who has tried a dozen cases, supervised dozens more, and has briefed and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has represented multinational companies in complex civil disputes and enforcement actions, and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters involving allegations of securities and financial fraud, antitrust violations, cryptocurrency fraud, insider trading, healthcare fraud, False Claims Act violations, and money laundering. He has successfully conducted numerous internal investigations.

Ed returned to KKL after his most recent leadership roles with the Department of Justice. Prior to co-founding KKL in 2017, Ed served as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, twice winning the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award, as well as other distinctions. Earlier in his career, he practiced at a major international law firm, and, before going to law school, worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

Harvard Law School

J.D.

2001 - 2004

Brown University

A.B.

1994 - 1998