On May 15, 2017, at London’s Plaisterers’ Hall, Who’s Who Legal presented “Pro Bono Firm of the Year” Award to Kim & Chang.  This is the first time an Asian law firm has received such recognition.

In awarding Kim & Chang the prestigious award, Who’s Who Legal highlighted our firm's dedication to help support and advance our communities and our nation.  Some of the highlighted projects included our work for the Overseas Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation, which helped them locate and preserve Korean artifacts found overseas and of international interest.  Also mentioned was our work with the Korea Differently Abled Federation, where our professionals carried out comparative analysis on the regulation of care for the disabled across numerous jurisdictions, as well as analyzing the relevant legislation for the benefit of the Federation’s work. 

“It’s a great honor for our firm to have been named as the ‘Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year,' but it also carries with it a heavy responsibility,” said Dr. Young Joon Mok, former Constitutional Court justice and current chairman of the Kim & Chang Committee for Social Contribution.  “Going forward, we will keep focusing on what we believe are the focal points of social contribution – being authentic and being consistent, and on being beneficiary-centered in all of our pro bono activities.”