Kim & Chang

Antitrust & Competition; Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense; Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance; International Practice; Real Estate

Namsu Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. His practice focuses on Antitrust & Competition, Corporate Investigation & White Collar Defense, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance, and International Practice.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim served as a public prosecutor from 2009 to 2021, which allowed him to develop extensive experience and considerable expertise in antitrust & competition, corporate investigation and international criminal cases. As a prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, he investigated multiple high-profile antitrust and corruption cases including collusive bidding in key industries, supply chain corruption in thermal power stations and bribery for tax officials. While serving for the International Criminal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Justice, he dealt with extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) in the realm of international criminal justice such as bribery for foreign government officials and market manipulation of foreign financial corporations.

Mr. Kim also took charge of revising the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and published papers on collaboration among competitors in the US during his service for the Ministry of Justice. In recognition of his contribution to antitrust & competition, he was awarded with a commendation from the Prosecutor General in 2014.

Korean and English

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2008

University of Southern California (LL.M., 2016) Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2008) Seoul National University (LL.B., 2006)