{"id":357,"date":"2026-07-28T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnchklawyers.favorworkshop.com\/?page_id=357"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T04:47:41","slug":"kelly-kim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/en\/kelly-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Kim"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-357\" data-postid=\"357\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-357 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_5ji1286 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6rxc882 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_f8tc808 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-371\" title=\"Kelly\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-1025x1536.jpeg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_dfbv240 dashed   \" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-color: #bbb;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8ufz843   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <h3 class=\"module-title\">Kelly Kim (\u91d1\u653f\u5584)<\/h3>    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Senior Consultant<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>South Korea Phone:<\/strong><br \/>+82 10 4411 3215<br \/><br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"mailto:kelly.kim@wongchunlawyers.com\">kelly.kim@wongchunlawyers.com<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_qqyu030 last\">\n                    <!-- module tab -->\n<div  id=\"tb_ic53440\" class=\"module ui module-tab tb_ic53440 minimal  accent-color \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tab-nav-current-active tf_hide\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tab_burger_icon_wrap\">\n\t        <span class=\"tab_burger_icon tf_rel\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n        <span class=\"tb_activetab_title\">\n            <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Overview<\/span>\n                    <\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"tab-nav tf_clearfix tf_scrollbar\">\n                <li class=\"current\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_ic53440-0\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Overview<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_ic53440-1\">\n                                <span class=\"tb_tab_title\">Representations<\/span>                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <a href=\"#tab-tb_ic53440-2\">\n                                                                            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n            <div data-id=\"tab-tb_ic53440-0\" class=\"tab-content tf_clear\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tb_6p0i130\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column tb_x783130 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0ore130   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Kelly Kim is a Korean-speaking litigator and commercial lawyer in Hong Kong. <\/p>\n<p>Her practice spans contentious and non-contentious work. She advises on banking, corporate, and commercial matters and enjoys a particularly strong following among Korean banks and financial institution. Kelly represents government authorities and companies in the hotel, healthcare, education, and cosmetics sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Her broad practice includes manufacturing defects, cryptocurrency tracing, cyber fraud, artwork authenticity, employment, personal injury and contested probate. She has been active in arbitration before the HKIAC and KCAB, and has served as a trainer\/lecturer for Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (\u201cKCAB\u201d) in mediation.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her litigation work, Kelly is a recognised practitioner and educator in international mediation. She is a founding member of the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI) and serves as Director of its International Committee. She is an Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, teaching International Negotiation and Mediation at the Graduate School of Global Studies. <\/p>\n<p>Kelly is a graduate of Sogang University. She completed her Juris Doctor and PCLL at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 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src=\"https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly.jpeg\" title=\"Kelly\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wongchunlawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kelly-1025x1536.jpeg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>\n\n<h3>Kelly Kim (\u91d1\u653f\u5584)<\/h3> <p><strong>Senior Consultant<\/strong><br \/><br \/><strong>South Korea Phone:<\/strong><br \/>+82 10 4411 3215<br \/><br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"mailto:kelly.kim@wongchunlawyers.com\">kelly.kim@wongchunlawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul><li><h4>Overview<\/h4><p>Kelly Kim is a Korean-speaking litigator and commercial lawyer in Hong Kong. <\/p> <p>Her practice spans contentious and non-contentious work. She advises on banking, corporate, and commercial matters and enjoys a particularly strong following among Korean banks and financial institution. Kelly represents government authorities and companies in the hotel, healthcare, education, and cosmetics sectors.<\/p> <p>Her broad practice includes manufacturing defects, cryptocurrency tracing, cyber fraud, artwork authenticity, employment, personal injury and contested probate. She has been active in arbitration before the HKIAC and KCAB, and has served as a trainer\/lecturer for Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (\u201cKCAB\u201d) in mediation.<\/p> <p>Beyond her litigation work, Kelly is a recognised practitioner and educator in international mediation. She is a founding member of the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI) and serves as Director of its International Committee. She is an Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, teaching International Negotiation and Mediation at the Graduate School of Global Studies. <\/p> <p>Kelly is a graduate of Sogang University. She completed her Juris Doctor and PCLL at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is native in Korean and fluent in English.<\/p>\n<h3>Practice Areas<\/h3> <ul> <li>Litigation<\/li> <li>Mediation<\/li> <li>Banking &amp; Finance<\/li> <li>Private Wealth &amp; Probate<\/li> <li>Corporate &amp; Commercial Law<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Admissions<\/h3> <ul> <li>Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (2014)<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Titles & Memberships<\/h3> <ul> <li>Adjunct Professor, Sogang University (International Mediation &amp; Negotiation)<\/li> <li>Founding Member &amp; Director, International Department, Korea Mediation Institute (KMI)<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL)<\/li> <li>Member, Law Society of Hong Kong<\/li> <li>Member, KCAB International (Mediation)<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Education<\/h3> <ul> <li>The Chinese University of Hong Kong \u2014 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), 2012<\/li> <li>The Chinese University of Hong Kong \u2014 Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2010<\/li> <li>Sogang University \u2014 Bachelor of Law, 2003<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h3>Languages<\/h3> <ul> <li>Korean (Native)<\/li> <li>English (Fluent)<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li><h4>Representations<\/h4><ul><li><h4>Litigation & Arbitration<\/h4><ul> <li>Successfully obtained a pre-action discovery, Mareva injunction, judgement and garnishee order for money recovery in favor of various victims of cryptocurrency-related hacking in civil proceedings, coordinating with police forces in the USA, PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and working alongside blockchain experts.<\/li> <li>Co-represented a global company in Europe against the companies in South Asia regarding the tiles-manufacturing deal in Vietnam, and handled enforcement of arbitral awards in Korea and Vietnam.<\/li> <li>Acted for clients in a misrepresentation claim involving the forgery of world-class artwork forfeited in Europe.<\/li> <li>Represented clients in employment disputes, personal injury claims, and contested probate matters.<\/li> <li>Co-handled litigation and arbitration at KCAB regarding oil supply, loan contracts, and employment matters.<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li><h4>Banking & Corporate<\/h4><ul> <li>Led the team in drafting and negotiating financing agreements for various transactions exceeding US$200 million for North Asian financial institutions, involving stakeholders from PRC, Macau, Korea, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.<\/li> <li>Advised the financial institution on the amendment of financing agreements in compliance with local law, including customer consent requirements for transfer of personal data.<\/li> <li>Drafted various commercial contracts including licensing, distributorship, and franchise agreements for a global retail company (APAC) involving PRC, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan entities.<\/li> <li>Provided a wide range of compliance policies including personal data, employment, and IT compliance for multinational clients<\/li> <li>Completed a share acquisition deal in the property management sector involving Korean and Hong Kong stakeholders.<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li><h4>Mediation & Academic Contributions<\/h4><ul> <li>Founding member and Director of the International Committee at the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI, April 2026).<\/li> <li>Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, International Negotiation and Mediation (September 2025\u2013present).<\/li> <li>Lecturer for the Mediation Academies, organized by KCAB (2023-2025).<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator certified by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) (2019)<\/li> <li>Completed Harvard Law School Executive Education, Program on Negotiation (Cambridge, MA, USA) (2023).<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li>Tab Content<\/li><\/ul> <ul> <li>Successfully obtained a pre-action discovery, Mareva injunction, judgement and garnishee order for money recovery in favor of various victims of cryptocurrency-related hacking in civil proceedings, coordinating with police forces in the USA, PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and working alongside blockchain experts.<\/li> <li>Co-represented a global company in Europe against the companies in South Asia regarding the tiles-manufacturing deal in Vietnam, and handled enforcement of arbitral awards in Korea and Vietnam.<\/li> <li>Acted for clients in a misrepresentation claim involving the forgery of world-class artwork forfeited in Europe.<\/li> <li>Represented clients in employment disputes, personal injury claims, and contested probate matters.<\/li> <li>Co-handled litigation and arbitration at KCAB regarding oil supply, loan contracts, and employment matters.<\/li> <\/ul> <ul> <li>Led the team in drafting and negotiating financing agreements for various transactions exceeding US$200 million for North Asian financial institutions, involving stakeholders from PRC, Macau, Korea, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.<\/li> <li>Advised the financial institution on the amendment of financing agreements in compliance with local law, including customer consent requirements for transfer of personal data.<\/li> <li>Drafted various commercial contracts including licensing, distributorship, and franchise agreements for a global retail company (APAC) involving PRC, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan entities.<\/li> <li>Provided a wide range of compliance policies including personal data, employment, and IT compliance for multinational clients<\/li> <li>Completed a share acquisition deal in the property management sector involving Korean and Hong Kong stakeholders.<\/li> <\/ul> <ul> <li>Founding member and Director of the International Committee at the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI, April 2026).<\/li> <li>Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, International Negotiation and Mediation (September 2025\u2013present).<\/li> <li>Lecturer for the Mediation Academies, organized by KCAB (2023-2025).<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator certified by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) (2019)<\/li> <li>Completed Harvard Law School Executive Education, Program on Negotiation (Cambridge, MA, USA) (2023).<\/li> <\/ul> Tab Content<\/li><li>Tab Content<\/li><\/ul>\n<p>Kelly Kim is a Korean-speaking litigator and commercial lawyer in Hong Kong. <\/p> <p>Her practice spans contentious and non-contentious work. She advises on banking, corporate, and commercial matters and enjoys a particularly strong following among Korean banks and financial institution. Kelly represents government authorities and companies in the hotel, healthcare, education, and cosmetics sectors.<\/p> <p>Her broad practice includes manufacturing defects, cryptocurrency tracing, cyber fraud, artwork authenticity, employment, personal injury and contested probate. She has been active in arbitration before the HKIAC and KCAB, and has served as a trainer\/lecturer for Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (\u201cKCAB\u201d) in mediation.<\/p> <p>Beyond her litigation work, Kelly is a recognised practitioner and educator in international mediation. She is a founding member of the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI) and serves as Director of its International Committee. She is an Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, teaching International Negotiation and Mediation at the Graduate School of Global Studies. <\/p> <p>Kelly is a graduate of Sogang University. She completed her Juris Doctor and PCLL at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is native in Korean and fluent in English.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Practice Areas<\/h3> <ul> <li>Litigation<\/li> <li>Mediation<\/li> <li>Banking &amp; Finance<\/li> <li>Private Wealth &amp; Probate<\/li> <li>Corporate &amp; Commercial Law<\/li> <\/ul>\n\n<h3>Admissions<\/h3> <ul> <li>Solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (2014)<\/li> <\/ul>\n\n<h3>Titles & Memberships<\/h3> <ul> <li>Adjunct Professor, Sogang University (International Mediation &amp; Negotiation)<\/li> <li>Founding Member &amp; Director, International Department, Korea Mediation Institute (KMI)<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL)<\/li> <li>Member, Law Society of Hong Kong<\/li> <li>Member, KCAB International (Mediation)<\/li> <\/ul>\n\n<h3>Education<\/h3> <ul> <li>The Chinese University of Hong Kong \u2014 Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL), 2012<\/li> <li>The Chinese University of Hong Kong \u2014 Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2010<\/li> <li>Sogang University \u2014 Bachelor of Law, 2003<\/li> <\/ul>\n\n<h3>Languages<\/h3> <ul> <li>Korean (Native)<\/li> <li>English (Fluent)<\/li> <\/ul>\n<ul><li><h4>Litigation & Arbitration<\/h4><ul> <li>Successfully obtained a pre-action discovery, Mareva injunction, judgement and garnishee order for money recovery in favor of various victims of cryptocurrency-related hacking in civil proceedings, coordinating with police forces in the USA, PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and working alongside blockchain experts.<\/li> <li>Co-represented a global company in Europe against the companies in South Asia regarding the tiles-manufacturing deal in Vietnam, and handled enforcement of arbitral awards in Korea and Vietnam.<\/li> <li>Acted for clients in a misrepresentation claim involving the forgery of world-class artwork forfeited in Europe.<\/li> <li>Represented clients in employment disputes, personal injury claims, and contested probate matters.<\/li> <li>Co-handled litigation and arbitration at KCAB regarding oil supply, loan contracts, and employment matters.<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li><h4>Banking & Corporate<\/h4><ul> <li>Led the team in drafting and negotiating financing agreements for various transactions exceeding US$200 million for North Asian financial institutions, involving stakeholders from PRC, Macau, Korea, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.<\/li> <li>Advised the financial institution on the amendment of financing agreements in compliance with local law, including customer consent requirements for transfer of personal data.<\/li> <li>Drafted various commercial contracts including licensing, distributorship, and franchise agreements for a global retail company (APAC) involving PRC, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan entities.<\/li> <li>Provided a wide range of compliance policies including personal data, employment, and IT compliance for multinational clients<\/li> <li>Completed a share acquisition deal in the property management sector involving Korean and Hong Kong stakeholders.<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li><h4>Mediation & Academic Contributions<\/h4><ul> <li>Founding member and Director of the International Committee at the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI, April 2026).<\/li> <li>Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, International Negotiation and Mediation (September 2025\u2013present).<\/li> <li>Lecturer for the Mediation Academies, organized by KCAB (2023-2025).<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator certified by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) (2019)<\/li> <li>Completed Harvard Law School Executive Education, Program on Negotiation (Cambridge, MA, USA) (2023).<\/li> <\/ul><\/li><li>Tab Content<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul> <li>Successfully obtained a pre-action discovery, Mareva injunction, judgement and garnishee order for money recovery in favor of various victims of cryptocurrency-related hacking in civil proceedings, coordinating with police forces in the USA, PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea, and working alongside blockchain experts.<\/li> <li>Co-represented a global company in Europe against the companies in South Asia regarding the tiles-manufacturing deal in Vietnam, and handled enforcement of arbitral awards in Korea and Vietnam.<\/li> <li>Acted for clients in a misrepresentation claim involving the forgery of world-class artwork forfeited in Europe.<\/li> <li>Represented clients in employment disputes, personal injury claims, and contested probate matters.<\/li> <li>Co-handled litigation and arbitration at KCAB regarding oil supply, loan contracts, and employment matters.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<ul> <li>Led the team in drafting and negotiating financing agreements for various transactions exceeding US$200 million for North Asian financial institutions, involving stakeholders from PRC, Macau, Korea, Hong Kong, and the Cayman Islands.<\/li> <li>Advised the financial institution on the amendment of financing agreements in compliance with local law, including customer consent requirements for transfer of personal data.<\/li> <li>Drafted various commercial contracts including licensing, distributorship, and franchise agreements for a global retail company (APAC) involving PRC, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan entities.<\/li> <li>Provided a wide range of compliance policies including personal data, employment, and IT compliance for multinational clients<\/li> <li>Completed a share acquisition deal in the property management sector involving Korean and Hong Kong stakeholders.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<ul> <li>Founding member and Director of the International Committee at the Korea Mediation Institute (KMI, April 2026).<\/li> <li>Adjunct Professor at Sogang University, International Negotiation and Mediation (September 2025\u2013present).<\/li> <li>Lecturer for the Mediation Academies, organized by KCAB (2023-2025).<\/li> <li>Accredited Mediator certified by the Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited (HKMAAL) (2019)<\/li> <li>Completed Harvard Law School Executive Education, Program on 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