Kim & Chang

International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation; Antitrust & Competition; China

Hye Sung Kim is an attorney in Kim & Chang’s International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation Practice and ESG Practice. Ms. Kim represents both domestic and international clients in various cross-border disputes and has extensive experience in cross-border litigations, and international arbitration cases administered by ICC, LCIA, LMAA, SIAC, KCAB and AAA.

Her recent work includes representing world’s leading companies and Korean companies in multinational disputes in litigation and arbitration involving China, Korea, Japan, UK, US, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Australia, Italy and Canada. The disputed matters include issues related to construction, sales, insurance, reinsurance, shipbuilding, hedge trading and intellectual property.

Ms. Kim has been recognized by several leading legal directories, including Asialaw Leading Lawyers, where she was named “Leading Lawyer” for 2022, Chambers Global, as well as Chambers Asia-Pacific, where she was named “Leading Individual” in Arbitration for 2022. Additionally, the Independently Rated Lawyers listed her as a “Stand-out Lawyer” for 2022. Also, the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific named Ms. Kim as a “Future Star” in Commercial and Transactions as well as in International Arbitration for five consecutive years since 2018, and the Legal 500 Asia Pacific listed her as a “Next Generation Lawyer” in International Arbitration for two consecutive years since 2017.

Ms. Kim received an LL.M. from London School of Economics and Political Science in 2017, and she graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2010. She received an LL.B. from Seoul National University College of Law in 2008. She is admitted to the Korea bar (2010) and is admitted to practice in England & Wales (2018).

Korean, English and Chinese

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2010; England & Wales (Solicitor), 2018

Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme (Completed Coursework, 2022) London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 2017) Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2010) College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 2008)