Mr. Pil Kyu KIM is a legal counsel at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Criminal Defense Litigation, Finance & Restructuring, Labor & Employment, Customs, Customs Inspections & Investigations, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, and Criminal & Compliance.

While working as a prosecutor for eighteen years, Mr. Kim served as departmental chief prosecutor of the criminal department of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, departmental chief prosecutor of the investigation department of the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, vice chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, chairman of the Central Administrative Appeals Commission, and third director of the Korea Government Legal Service.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1983)

Education

• Training Program, Stanford Law School (1997)
• Graduate School of Law, Sungkyunkwan University (LLM in Commercial Law, 1988)
• College of Law, Sungkyunkwan University (LLB, 1983)
• Kyungdong High School (1978)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2013-Present)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (2005)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (2004)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Investigation Department, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (2003)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2002)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office (2001)
• Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Public Security Department, Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office (2000)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (1999)
• Chief Prosecutor, Namwon Branch of Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office (1998)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office (1997)
• Prosecution Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (1995)
• Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (1992)
• Prosecutor, Gangneung Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors' Office (1991)
• Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (1989)
• Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1986)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1985)

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

• A Study on the Debentures with Preemptive Rights System