Mr. Tae Kyung KIM is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Reconstruction & Redevelopment, Construction & Real Estate, Arbitration, International Arbitration & Litigation, National Defense, Intellectual Property, and General Civil Disputes.

Mr. Kim heads the General Civil Disputes Litigation Practice Group. He graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 1985 and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1990.

Before joining D&A, Mr. Kim served as a Presiding Judge at the Daegu District Court, the Suwon District Court, and the Seoul Eastern District Court. He brings extensive expertise in intellectual property law, international transactions, construction and real estate, and redevelopment & reconstruction projects. In addition, he has significant experience in arbitration, both as counsel in arbitration cases and as an arbitrator, giving him a unique strength in handling complex dispute resolution matters.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, New York (1990)
• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1985)
• Admitted to Patent Bar, Korea

Education

• Graduate School of Law, Korea University (PhD in Civil Law, 2010)
• Advanced Housing and Asset Management Program, Graduate School of Social Development, Chung-Ang University (2010)
• International Trade Law Research Program, Graduate School of Legal Studies, Korea University (2009)
• Advanced Environmental Management Program, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Pusan National University (2002)
• Advanced Judicial Development Research Program, Seoul National University Law Research Institute (1991)
• Franklin Pierce Law Center (MIP in Intellectual Property, 1989)
• College of Law, Korea University (LLB, 1984)
• Seonggwang High School (1979)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2014-Present)
• Managing Partner, Dong Sung Law Firm (2011)
• Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court (2008)
• Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court (2006)
• Presiding Judge, Daegu District Court (2004)
• Judge, Suwon District Court (2003)
• Judge, Busan High Court (2001)
• Judge, Busan District Court (2000)
• Professor Intellectual Property Law Sookmyung Women’s University (1998)
• Attorney, Chungjo Law Group (1986)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute the Supreme Court of Korea (1985)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Handled multiple promotion committee cases for Guui 1 Housing Reconstruction and Maintenance Association, Samik Green Mansion Apartment Housing Reconstruction and Maintenance Association, Gangdong 2 Complex Godeok 23 4 Complex Godeok City Young Seongsu 1 2 District Promotion Committee, Dunchon Jugong Reconstruction Association, Gildong Sindonga 1st 2nd Apartment Housing Reconstruction and Maintenance Association, etc.

• An Examination of Copyright Infringement and Damages, Korean Lawyers Association Journal, Vol. 48 No.12 (1999)
• A Study on Legal Protection of Characters, Judicial Administration Journal, Vol. 40 No.6 (1999)