Kim & Chang’s German Practice regularly advises clients from German-speaking countries and Korean clients investing in the EU on all major practice areas, including:

General Corporate

Incorporation, M&A, outbound practice, foreign direct investment, restructuring, business management, fair trade law, anti-corruption & corporate compliance, corporate governance and real estate & construction 

Labor & Employment

Labor relations & market, labor dispute, documentation on company labor regulation, labor restructuring, and business transfer

Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance

General advice on anti-corruption legislation, compliance training, compliance program, corporate investigations & white-collar defense, dawn raids

Tax & Customs/Trade

Corporate tax structure review, transfer pricing, tax audit support and defense, tax dispute and international trade & customs

Litigation/Arbitration

Securities litigation, intellectual property, insurance, derivatives and other financial investment products, M&A, Competition, and other commercial and non-commercial litigation, international arbitration & cross-border litigation

Intellectual Property

Intellectual property related disputes, transactions and regulatory issues as well as prosecution of patents, trademarks, designs and copyrights

Key client groups of our German Practice include: 

• German vehicle importers
• German automotive suppliers
• German, Austrian and Swiss machinery companies
• European bag importers
• German chemical companies
• German fashion importers
• Korean internet service providers
• Korean solar manufacturers
• Korean tire manufacturers
• Various European service providers
• German insurance companies
• European defense companies
• European ship component suppliers
• German children equipment importers