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Jong Han Kim

Partner, Litigation Department

洛杉矶

电话: 1(213) 683-6255
传真: 1(213) 996-3255

Overview

Jong Han Kim is a partner in the Litigation department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He practices in the fields of complex cross-border litigation and mergers and acquisitions. 

NOTICE:  Mr. Kim does not represent individuals in cryptocurrency fraud cases.

Recognitions

  • Ranked in Band 1 for Intellectual Property: International Firms by Chambers Global 2024
  • Ranked in Band 1 for Intellectual Property: International Firms by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
  • Ranked in Band 3 for Dispute Resolution: International Firms by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
  • Ranked in Spotlight for Dispute Resolution: International Firms by Chambers Global 2024

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1989 (cum laude)
  • Georgetown University, B.S.F.S., 1986 (magna cum laude)

Representations

He has advised on the following:

International Litigation

  • Samsung Electronics in connection with numerous patent litigation cases in the U.S.
  • Samsung Electronics in connection with numerous consumer class action cases in the U.S.
  • KCC in connection with the adoption and implementation of its global standard compliance program.
  • Kolon Industries in connection with trade secrets and anti-trust litigation in the U.S.
  • Korean Air in connection with anti-trust class action litigation in the U.S.
  • LG Display in its US anti-trust litigation.
  • Lotte Chemical in connection with its trade secrets litigation victory in the U.S.
  • Lotte Chemical in connection with its arbitration victory in the U.S.
  • Korea Exchange Bank in Bernie Madoff feeder funds litigation brought by Fairfield Sentry.
  • NCSoft, a leading online game company in Korea, in connection with a trade secret theft case in China.
  • Samsung Corporation in its dispute in relation to an ownership of copper mine in Kazakhstan against Dalex, a Russian company. International Corporate Transactions.

International M&A

  • Samsung Electronics in its sale and joint venture of AST Research.
  • Samsung Life in its joint venture with Air China Group to form a joint venture life insurance company in China.
  • Samsung SDI in its proposed US$200 million joint venture in Hungary with KOC Group of Turkey.
  • SK Telecom in its US$440 million joint venture with Earthlink to form Helio mobile phone company in the U.S.
  • GE Capital in its acquisition of more than 45 commercial buildings in Seoul and in the establishment of Korea’s first cross-border corporate restructuring real estate investment trust.
  • Fila Korea in its acquisition of the Fila global brand.
  • A  Korean retail conglomerate in its attempted bid for the acquisition of Godiva Chocolate in the U.S.
  • Woongjin Coway in its GDR offering.
  • J.P. Morgan in a US$101 million GDR offering and Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing for INI Steel.
  • J.P. Morgan in a GDR offering and Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing for Kumgang Korea Chemical.
  • Wal-Mart in its US$882 million sale of its Korean operations to Shinsegae, one of Korea’s largest retail conglomerates.

Engagement & Publications

  • Former columnist for the largest English daily in Korea: his column, “A View From Abroad,” appeared frequently in The Korea Herald
  • Author of “The Kumgangsan Dam and International Law,” published in the Korean Journal of International Law

Involvement

  • Foreign Investment Advisor, Minister of State for Trade of the Republic of Korea
  • Advisor, 1998 and 1999 Korean parliamentary delegations to Washington

Practice Areas

Litigation

Mergers and Acquisitions

Corporate

Antitrust and Competition

Technology

Securities and Capital Markets

Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property

Class Actions

Asia

Korea


Languages

韩语

English


Admissions

California Bar


Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1989

Georgetown University, B.S.F.S. 1986