Bio

Taesoo Sean Kim is a partner in Ice Miller’s Business Group. His practice encompasses a wide range of commercial transactions for both established and emerging bio-pharmaceutical, digital health and technology companies, as well as leading academic and research institutions. Sean drafts and negotiates intellectual property licenses, joint development, collaboration and strategic alliance agreements for platform technologies, drug delivery systems and therapeutic candidates. He also advises clients on technology licenses, including software license and service agreements, content license agreements, and master services agreements. As part of his broader corporate practice, Sean also works closely with Korea-based clients doing business in United States on vital cross-border transactional matters, including corporate formation and financing, real estate investments and joint venture agreements. An active member of the startup community in New York and Los Angeles, Sean has served as a board member of Korean Startups and Entrepreneurs, a non-profit organization with over 1,000 members in New York, Los Angeles and S. Korea. He currently serves as an outside general counsel to startups in various stages of growth, from pre-funding to multiple venture capital financing.