Mr. Sung Jin KIM is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Labor & Employment, International Transaction, International Labor & Employment, General Civil Disputes, Mergers & Acquisitions, Japan, China, the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, Corporate Succession, and Global Compliance.
He was in charge of HR management consulting at Deloitte, Mercer, and HayGroup, and is registered with the Seoul Bar Association as professionally practicing in labor law.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2016)

Education

• Sungkyunkwan University Law School (JD, 2016)
• University of Cambridge (MBA, 2012)
• College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 2001)
• Dalseoung High School (1995)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2016-Present)
• HR Consultant, Deloitte Korea (2007-2009)
• HR Consultant, Mercer LLC (2006-2007)
• HR Consultant, HayGroup (2005-2006)

Professional Activities and Experience

• [Civil & Criminal Matters]
• |N|- Represented Aekyung Industrial Co., Ltd. in a wide range of litigation related to humidifier disinfectants, including civil damages claims, inter-company indemnity claims, criminal trials, administrative revocation actions, and constitutional petitions
• |N|- Secured a Supreme Court remand in the occupational negligence case involving humidifier disinfectant-related deaths (Case No. 2024Do1856)
• |N|- Won a KRW 3.1 billion indemnity claim lawsuit against major conglomerate S (Seoul High Court Case No. 2024Na2003129)
• |N|- Responded to investigations by regulatory and law enforcement authorities, including the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the prosecution and police, including corporate raids and suspect interrogations
• |N|- Represented clients in disputes arising from contract performance and construction defects, including hospital and gym interior construction projects
• |N|- Defended criminal cases involving violations of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods, organized crime, and narcotics-related offenses
• |B|
• [Administrative & Antitrust Matters]
• |N|- Handled various administrative and antitrust cases as a case officer at the Korea Fair Trade Commission, including corrective actions against unfair contract terms imposed by major game service providers such as Blizzard Entertainment and Riot Games
• |N|- Represented the Korea Fair Trade Commission in litigation seeking cancellation of corrective orders regarding unfair contract terms imposed on Agoda and Booking.com
• |N|- Won an administrative lawsuit revoking a KRW 10.7 billion levy imposed by the Ministry of Environment (Seoul Administrative Court Case No. 2023Guhap66146)
• |B|
• [Constitutional Litigation]
• |N|- Led the revocation of deferred prosecution disposition (2021Heonma994, selected as a significant constitutional court decision in August 2023)

• Labor Law Of Korea: Paid Annual Leave, Mondaq (2021)