Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms

Kim & Chang

Client Satisfaction

The 'first-class' team at Kim & Chang is active across a range of sectors, including manufacturing, telecoms, and aviation. Practice head Kook Hyun Yoo is recommended for his extensive criminal defence and crisis case experience, while Myungsuk Sean Choi specialises in government investigations, acting for a diverse range of corporate clients. Key figures within the team include Ho Keun Ryu and Sung Won Hong, who stands out for his experience in handling matters concerning unfair labour practices and illegal strikes. Praised for his 'exceptional and unwavering dedication', Jong-Wong Jeon routinely acts for both domestic and global corporate clients in a wide range of corporate and criminal investigation, and is noted for his strong focus on the life sciences and tech sectors. Miji Song has since left the firm.

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Testimonials

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‘K&C's team is composed of outstanding lawyers who are specialised in various fields, such as healthcare which is a highly regulated industry and governed by strict laws and regulations.’
‘Jong-won Jeon has rich experience in the healthcare industry which is highly regulated and governed by strict laws and regulations. The team is very impressive and has outstanding lawyers who not only have solid legal knowledge.’
‘Kim & Chang is forming a team of top experts in each field. Kim & Chang is the only law firm in Korea that has preemptively increased the team's expertise in new technology-related high-tech disputes such as international financial disputes, bio-chemicals, blockchain, and cryptocurrency, and provide customized total services from advisory to litigation and criminal.’
‘Kim & Chang's criminal team consists of criminal experts in each field, including fair trade, corporate trade secrets, finance, cyber, serious disasters, and personal information protection. Dong-min Cha, who leads the Kim & Chang criminal team, has formed a specialized team that meets the needs of customers and provides differentiated services by conducting close arguments.’
‘The performance of the team is remarkable and exceptional. The team is capable of managing tricky, complicated and challenging compliance investigations with solid results. The team is very professional, efficient and practical. It is first-class and the best law firm in Korea. ’
‘Jong-Won Jeon has demonstrated exceptional and unwavering dedication in managing complex cases. Regardless of the complexity of the case and challenges, Jong-Won Jeon always manage to provide calm and valuable advice to his demanding client in a professional manner. His passion and quality of work are undoubtable and impressive. We won a Supreme Court case with flying colours with Jong-Won Jeon's support. Kudos to his hard work.’
‘The K&C team is high performing and very organised. Their grasp of the issues is excellent. The team developed several high quality presentations that included videos that they created and they worked closely with their in-house IT personnel to create these demonstration videos.’
‘Hee Won (Marina) Moon are top quality attorneys that work well together. Marina's understanding of the US legal system and her ability to speak with US lawyers in a way that allows us to understand the Korean legal system is excellent.’