Bio

Sung Min Kim is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Practice Group. His primary practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), corporate governance, joint ventures (JV), cross-border investment and general corporate counseling. Since joining Lee & Ko in 2010, he has handled a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers, spin-offs, stock and asset acquisitions, and joint-ventures. He particularly has extensive experience in M&A of financial institutions and start-up companies. Mr. Kim also has expertise in the areas of Fin tech, Startups and Capital Market Regulation & Compliance, where he represents various domestic and foreign companies. He is also currently the head of the Startups Team at Lee & Ko. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Kim served as a military prosecutor for the Korean Army and legislative officer at the Legislative Task Force Team on Improvement of Defense Procurement System for the Ministry of Defense, where he managed amendment process of the Defense Acquisition Program Act and other defense-related laws and regulations. Mr. Kim received his LL.M. degree from UCLA School of Law in 2015 and worked at Mayer Brown LLP (Chicago office) as a Foreign Attorney (2015-2016). He is a member of the Korean Bar and the California State Bar.