After his appointment as Judge of the Seoul Central District Court in 1998, Mr. KIM served as Judge of the Seoul Administrative Court, several district and high courts throughout the country and Judicial Policy Office under the Office of Court Administration. He was also elected as a Research Judge of the Supreme Court and a Presiding Judge of the Seoul Central District Court and two other jurisdictions.

During his tenure as a judge, Mr. KIM participated in publishing a compendium on litigation procedures and contributed to various journals and studies. He conducted a study on international refugee law at the University of Michigan in 2002 as a visiting scholar and was designated as a member of the Refugee Recognition Committee spearheaded by the Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2014. Mr. KIM was also Director of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ) and Vice President of the IARLJ’s Asia Pacific Chapter.

“We believe the addition of such reputable and skillful attorney will greatly contribute to bolstering BKL’s litigation practice and reaffirming the firm’s position as the leading litigation powerhouse in Korea,” said BKL Managing Partner Sungjin KIM.

Founded in 1980, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC is one of the leading law firms in Korea and in Asia with over 500 professionals and supporting specialists. As the first Korean law firm to set up offices in China and the UAE, BKL maintains seven overseas offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Dubai, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Yangon. With over 20 practice groups specialized in virtually every area of interest for business clients, including corporate, M&A, securities and financial services, international arbitration, tax, litigation and intellectual property, BKL is the second largest law firm in Korea by size and revenue. BKL established an internal Pro Bono Committee in 2002 for the first time among Korean law firms and has devoted itself to fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities since its inception. BKL received the Best CSR Practices Award at the 1^st Korea Bar Association Awards and the Human Rights Award of Korea by the National Human rights Commission in 2014, and was named among ALB CSR List 2016. Please visit www.bkl.co.kr for more information.