Bio

Paul Kim is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group. He is also the Office Managing Partner and representative, foreign legal consultant for the Seoul office. Paul Kim advises clients on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity, venture capital and securities transactions, restructurings and multi-jurisdictional disputes. Paul has more than 25 years of experience representing a diverse range of clients operating in numerous industries and in many countries, practicing for nearly 20 years in New York where he focused on advising clients in M&A and other transactional matters, before relocating to Seoul. His clients include private equity funds and investment managers, industrial and manufacturing companies, pharmaceutical and biotech companies and commercial banks and other financial institutions. Paul has particularly broad experience representing Korean, European and US clients in complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, restructurings and other matters, and has been recognized on multiple occasions by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and Asian Legal Business.