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Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim

Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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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).

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - South Korea

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Kim Kyoung Yeon (Kay) advises on a range of mandates, covering merger filings and abuse of dominance, and unfair practice investigations.

Strengths

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  • Kay is an essential part of the team and always very well prepared.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific
  • Kay has the ability to understand clients' needs and communicates excellently.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific

Ranked Individuals at Kim & Chang (94)

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South Korea

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