Bae,

Kim & Lee ("BKL") has hired Seong Soo KIM, a former Presiding Judge of the

Seoul Central District Court as a partner in its litigation practice group.

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 1st

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.