Established in 1973, Kim & Chang has maintained its position as the country’s best law firm by adapting to the evolving business environment through innovation and dedication, and by providing clients with creative and cost-effective solutions without sacrificing its focus on quality.
Kim & Chang is regularly involved in complex and challenging domestic and cross-border legal issues for the world’s largest multinational corporations and financial institutions.
In the past year, the firm represented clients in high-profile cases such as the initial public offering of Hyundai Rotem on the Korea Exchange, the acquisition by MBK Partners of ING Life Insurance Korea, and the purchase of the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney by a Korean real-estate group.
Senior partner Kye-sung Chung attributes Kim & Chang’s success to the dedication and passion of its professionals.
“Throughout the firm’s history, we have played a central role in developing how law is practiced in Korea, how lawyers are trained, and how business risk is managed. We have been and will always strive to be the firm of choice for clients with respect to their most challenging legal issues, most significant business transactions, and most critical disputes, in Korea and abroad,” said Chung.
Kim & Chang offers a team-oriented approach and provides a one-stop legal service while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.
“Our structure and approach attract talented and entrepreneurial lawyers, who enable us to achieve excellent results for our clients in complex and critical matters,” Chung also said.
“Drawing upon our strong practice areas across the board and the expertise of our professionals, we are able to provide invaluable legal and industry insight for our clients to help them successfully navigate through today’s complicated business and regulatory environments,” he added.