Mr. Philip Kim is an advisor at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Mutually Beneficial Bond Trusts, Construction & Real Estate, Compliance with the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, Election & Regulation, and Financial Disputes.

Mr. Kim holds various external positions, serving as a Visiting Professor at Inha University, an Advisor to the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement, the Spokesperson for the Korea Construction Safety Environment Practice Association, and Vice Chair of the Legal Advisory Committee at the Institute of Building Performance. He also provides legal risk management and growth-oriented advisory services to clients across the construction, manufacturing, service, and other industries.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2018)

Education

• Kwangwoon University Graduate School of Construction Legal Affairs (PhD in Construction Legal Affairs, 2024)
• Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas (Completed Coursework, 2011)
• Graduate School of Construction Legal Affairs of Kwangwoon University (MA, 2011)
• Hongik Graduate School of Advertising and Public Relations (MA, 2007)

Significant Accomplishments

• Senior Advisor, Korea Rental (2025-Present)
• Member, Korea Public Law Association (2024-Present)
• Member, Foreign Skills Verification Committee, Korea Association for Small & Medium Industry (2024-Present)
• Director, Hanji Promotion Agency (2024-Present)
• Visiting Professor, Inha Manufacturing Innovation School, Inha University (2023-Present)
• Editorialist, NewsIn Media (2023-Present)
• Vice Chairman of the Legal Advisory Committee, Institute of Building Performance (2023-Present)
• Vice President, International Nurture Foundation (2023-Present)
• Director, Korean Association Against Drug Abuse (2022-2025)
• Member, National Promotion Council for Gangwon Special Self-governing Province (2022-Present)
• Executive Director, Korean Society of Construction Legal Affairs (2022-Present)
• D&A LLC (2022-Present)
• Executive Director, Future Policy Forum (2021-Present)
• Spokesperson, Korea Construction Safety Environment Practice Association (2018-Present)
• Advisor, The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (2017-2025)
• Consultant, National Disaster Management Research Institute (2014-2018)
• Consultant, Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (2012-2013)
• Consultant, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (2011- Present)
• Member of Judging Committee, Korea Institute of Design Promotion (2006-2007)
• Managing five affiliates for twenty years including a construction corporation, a venture corporation, and an agriculture corporation (2001-2021)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Handled multiple cartel (unfair concerted practices) investigations and Fair Trade Commission hearing proceedings
• Successfully represented Spotify in proceedings concerning alleged violations of the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce (no charges filed)
• Successfully defended global fashion brand DEUS EX MACHINA in investigations into alleged violations of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and the Fair Agency Transactions Act (no charges filed)
• Advised a global IT and e-commerce company entering the Korean market on compliance with the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions and the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce Act

• Analysis of Investigations and Court Decisions under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and Proposed Improvements (Gyeongsang National University Law Review, 2025)
• A Study on Measures to Strengthen the Effectiveness of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (Law Research Institute of Ajou University, 2024)
• Construction Projects under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (Kyungin Publishing, 2025)
• A Study on the Responsibilities of Construction Project Managers under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (Doctoral Dissertation, 2024)