JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Donga KIM

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Mr. Donga Kim, a former chief judge at Seoul Southern District Court, joined Jipyong after 21 years of service at the courts. He served as a judge from 1998 until February 2019. He was admitted to the bar in 1995 and then served as a judge advocate officer at the Korean Air Force.

As a judicial researcher at the Supreme Court and a judge at Seoul High Court, Gwangju High Court and Seoul Central District Court, etc., Mr. Kim handled a wide range of criminal cases (including arrest warrants), civil cases and administrative cases.

At Seoul Central District Court, he handled white color crime cases, capital markets act violation cases, and medical institution cases as a criminal presiding judge in charge of economic and health cases. He also handled securities damage cases, insurance cases and auction collusion damage cases, etc. as a civil presiding judge in charge of corporate cases.

Since 2021, he has served as a non-executive member of the KFTC. He has handled various types of cases, including abuse of dominant position, mergers, unfair support, unfair concerted practices, and unfair trade practices.

With more than 20 years of rich and in-depth practical experience, Mr. Kim is advising clients on criminal/corporate matters, capital markets act matters, and finances and insurance matters.

Education Close

2007Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)
1993Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Experience Close

2019-Present JIPYONG LLC (Partner)
2024-PresentLegal Advisor, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul
2020-PresentArbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
2021-2024Non-standing Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission
2020-2022Director, SH Human Rights Center, Seoul Housing & Communities Corp.
2019-2022 Member, Teachers’ Authority Protection Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
2019-2021Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University School of Law
2018-2019 Chief Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
2015-2018 Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2012-2015 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute
2010-2012 Chief Judge, Daejeon District Court
2008-2010 Judicial Researcher, the Supreme Court
2007 Research Judge, Judicial Research and Training Institute
2006-2007 Judge, Seoul High Court
2005 Judge, Seoul Central District Court
2004 Judge, Gwangju High Court
2002 Chairperson, Jeollanam-do Hampyeong-gun Election Commission
2002-2004 Judge, Gwangju District Court, mokpo Branch
2000-2002 Judge, Seoul District Court, Eastern Branch
1998-2000 Judge, Uijeongbu Branch Court under Seoul District Court
1995-1998 Judge Advocate Officer, Korean Air Force
1995 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea

Honors and Recognitions Close

2023-2024Leading Lawyer in Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Legal Times

Speaking Engagements and Publications Close

2024Legal Practice of Management Rights (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
2023Financial Consumer Protection Act Commentary (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
2021Shareholder Activism and Stewardship Code (Co-author), Pakyoungsa
2009Whether a member of the National Assembly under the nation-wide proportionate representation system may be a subject violator of the prohibited donations under the Public Official Election Act and the prisoner relation between the bribery related to nomination under the Public Official Election Act and other crimes, Supreme Court Case Commentaries, Court Library