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Provided by Kyum Lee
Partner focusing on complex commercial, mergers and acquisitions, securities, bankruptcy and antitrust disputes. He also handles arbitration and white-collar criminal matters. He represents clients in diverse industries, including banks and financial institutions, media companies and industrial firms.
He has extensive experience of French pre-action discovery measures (article 145 of the French Civil Procedure Code).
Kyum joined BDGS Associés as partner in 2018 from Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Former “Secrétaire de la Conférence” (the Paris Bar’s renowned moot court contest). Member of: ICC France, "Association Française de l’Arbitrage" (French Association for Arbitration), "Droit et Procédure" (Law and Procedure), "Droit et Commerce" (Law and Business), and “Paris Place de Droit” (Paris City of Law).
Co-author of the French contract law textbook Lamy Droit du Contrat directed by Prof. Bertrand Fages (Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne). Recent publications include “Pre-action discovery measures: request founded on article 145 of the French Civil Procedure Code and interruption of the prescription for the substantive claim”, JCP E 2021, 1195 (with Florian Dessault) and “Pre-action discovery measures: territorial competence to receive a request based on article 145 of the French Civil Procedure Code”, RLDC 2021 6887.
Paris Bar (2006)
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (2005)
Master’s Degree in Contract and Property Law from Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2003)
French and English
Provided by Chambers
Kyum Lee is sought after for his expertise in shareholders' disputes and provides additional experience in insolvency proceedings.
Provided by Chambers
Kyum Lee is an excellent technician who demonstrates remarkable analytical abilities.
Kyum Lee is very tenacious; he fought tooth and nail every time. He provides detailed arguments.
Kyum Lee is an excellent technician who demonstrates remarkable analytical abilities.
Kyum Lee is very tenacious; he fought tooth and nail every time. He provides detailed arguments.