Mr. Ki Il KIM is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on General Civil Disputes & Domestic Litigation, Registration & Auction, Bio & Healthcare, and National Defense.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2012)

Education

• Patent Training Institute Program, Seoul Bar Association (2014)
• Korea University School of Law (JD, 2012)
• Seoul National University (MS in Electrical Engineering, 2005)
• Seoul National University (BS in Electrical Engineering, 2003)
• Daegu Science High School (1998)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2012-Present)

Professional Activities and Experience

• |N|[National Defense]
• Handled a criminal case involving corruption in bulletproof suits
• Handled a cyber command internet comments criminal case
• Handled a military Secret Protection Act violation criminal case
• |B|
• |N|[Public Enterprise/National Defense]
• Filed a lawsuit for the Korea Land & Housing Corporation acceptance compensation case
• Provided legal advisory and representation for the Korea Rail Network Authority, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, and Kongwoo ENC, etc.
• Provided legal advisory for the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (now the Ministry of Science and ICT)
• |B|
• |N|[Construction & Real Estate, etc.]
• Filed lawsuits in construction cost cases between public enterprises and major construction companies
• Provided advisory for Yuyu Pharma, Yuyu Healthcare, GS Retail, and the Korea Association of Certified Public Tax Accountants

• Lexology In-Depth: Restructuring - South Korea Chapter (Co-author, 2025)
• Review of the Principle of Good Faith in Corporate Rehabilitation Proceedings (Insolvency Law Institute of Korea, May 2024)