Ms. Sunghee Kim is an attorney at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Dispute Resolution and Advisory Services, and Commercial Law.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2020)

Education

• University College London (LLM, Merit, 2025)
• School of Law, Chung-Ang University (JD, 2020)
• Chung Ang University (BA in Philosophy and Media Content, Summa Cum Laude, 2015)
• Youngshin Girls’ High School (2010)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2026-Present)
• In-house Counsel, Korea Development Bank (2022-2024)
• Jeong Hyang Law Firm (2021-2022)
• MNK Partners (2020-2021)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Audited for the Korean Society of International Economic Law
• Served as a member of the Korea Economic Forum
• Served as a member of the Competition Law Research Society of the Korea Fair Trade Commission
• Performed corporate legal work related to cartels, mergers & acquisitions, unfair trade, subcontracting law, Fair Trade Act, and finance
• Handled a cartel case on subway construction by a construction company
• Handled an insurance company cartel case
• Handled an international airline cartel case
• Handled a subcontracting violation by a construction company
• Handled an application for unconstitutionality involving the Fair Trade Act
• Handled an unfair trade case involving a publicly owned company
• Handled an unfair trade case involving a pharmaceutical company
• Handled a KIKO case involving an SME
• Represented and advised SK Telecom, LG Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Hyosung, Posco Construction, Samsung Engineering, Hyundai Engineering, Dongkuk Steel, Korean Research-based Pharma Industry Association, Samsung Petrochemical, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea District Heating Corp., General Insurance Association of Korea, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., LIG Insurance, KB Insurance Co., Ltd., Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., First Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Hanwha General Insurance Co., Ltd., Meritz Securities Co., Ltd., ACE BED COMPANY LIMITED, Korea Exchange Bank, Hana Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, LG Dacom, LG Powercomm, Daewoo Development Co., Ltd., Korea Midland Power, DAEJU Construction Co., Ltd., Shinhan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical, LEADING INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO., LTD., Korea Soybean Foodstuffs Association, Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd., Diageo Korea, GIIR, OHSystem, P&G, Zuellig Pharma Korea Ltd., Fair Competition Federation, and SME KIKO cases.

• "Changes in the Judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Act of Maintaining Resale Prices" (Journal of Competition, 2008)
• "A Study on the Trend of Modernization of Competition Laws in the United States and the EU" (Journal of Competition, 2007)