Kim & Chang obtained a “Band 1” ranking in 17 practice areas in the 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, once again receiving the most “Band 1” rankings among Korean law firms. With the guide also recognizing 94 of our professionals, the highest number among Korean law firms, as “Leading Individuals,” we have demonstrated our market-leading capabilities across a wide range of fields.

In particular, we were the only Korean law firm to be ranked “Band 1” in the “Intellectual Property: Patent Specialist” and “Shipping” categories (for the fourth year in a row) and in the “Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Crime” category (for the second year in a row). Moreover, in the Asia-Pacific Region Legal Rankings, we were the first and only Korean law firm ever to obtain a “Band 2” ranking in the “Climate Change” category.
 

About Chambers Asia-Pacific: The Chambers Asia-Pacific guide, which is published annually by world-renowned legal media Chambers and Partners, provides an assessment of the Asia-Pacific legal market. This year, the guide recognized outstanding law firms and lawyers across 19 practice areas surveyed for Korea based on its evaluation of firms’ submissions, interviews with key clients and partners, and independent research.

Below are the details of our rankings this year:

Firm Rankings

South Korea (“Band 1” in 17 out of 19 practice areas surveyed for Korea)

• Banking & Finance:  Band 1

• Capital Markets (Capital Markets: Securitisation):  Band 1

• Competition/Antitrust:  Band 1

• Corporate/M&A:  Band 1

• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration:  Band 1

• Dispute Resolution – Litigation:  Band 1

• Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Crime:  Band 1

• Employment:  Band 1

• Insurance:  Band 1

• Intellectual Property:  Band 1

• Intellectual Property – Patent Specialist:  Band 1

• International Trade:  Band 1

• Projects & Energy:  Band 1

• Real Estate:  Band 1

• Restructuring/Insolvency:  Band 1

• Shipping:  Band 1

• Shipping – Finance:  Band 2

• Tax (Tax: Consultant):  Band 1

• Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT):  Band 2
   

North Korea

• General Business Law:  Spotlight
   

Asia-Pacific Region

• Arbitration (International):  Band 4

• Climate Change: Band 2
   

Leading Individuals

South Korea

• Aviation:  Young Kyun Cho, Young Min Kim

• Banking & Finance:  Young Kyun Cho, Hi Sun Yoon, Ie Hwan Yoo

• Capital Markets:  Youngjin Sohn, Myoung Jae Chung

• Capital Markets – Securitisation:  Yong-Seung Sun, Yong-Ho Kim

• Competition/Antitrust:  Kyung Taek Jung, Youngjin Jung, Gene-Oh (Gene) Kim, Kyoung Yeon (Kay) Kim, Kee Hong Chun

• Corporate/M&A:  Jong Koo Park, Sang Jin Han, Young Man Huh, Jong Hyun Park, Sun Yul Lee, Bo Yong Ahn, Hyeon Deog Cho, Myoung Jae Chung 

• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration:  Byung-Chol (B.C.) Yoon, Matthew J. Christensen, Sae Youn Kim, Byung-Woo Im, Joel E. Richardson, Chul-Won Lee, Hyungkeun Lee, Una Cho, Hye Sung Kim, Sup-Joon Byun 

• Dispute Resolution – Litigation:  Hye Kwang Lee, Jin Yeong Chung, Sungwook Kim

• Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Crime:  Kook Hyun Yoo, Dong Min Cha, Myungsuk Sean Choi, Seung Ho Lee

• Employment:  Chun Wook Hyun, Weon Jung Kim, Paul Cho, Hyun Jae Park

• Insurance:  Jay Ahn, Jae Ho Baek, Hyun Wook Shin, Sang Mi Baek

• Intellectual Property:  Jay (Young-June) Yang, Young Kim, Duck Soon Chang, Sang-Wook Han, Seong-Soo Park, Yu-Seog Won, Minjung Park, Cheonwoo Son, Chun Y. Yang, John J. Kim

• International Trade:  Seong Joong Kim, Juhong Kim, Seung Joon Kang

• Projects & Energy:  Young Kyun Cho, John Sangho Park, Chang Sup Kwon, Chang-hee Shin, Dae-Hyuk Choi, Ken Nam, Min-Young Oh

• Real Estate:  Yon Kyun Oh, Jin Ho Song, Keun Ah Cho, Sang Min Lee, Seung Hoon Yeom

• Restructuring/Insolvency:  Chiyong Rim, Janghoon Kim, Jungho Hong

• Shipping:  Byung-Suk Chung, Jin Hong Lee, Chul-Won Lee, Jae Bok Lee, Joon Hwan Park, Sang-Hyup Lee

• Shipping – Finance:  Hi Sun Yoon, Min Chul Kim

• Tax:  Sang-Woo Lee, Byung-Moon Jung, Kwang-Jin Jung, Sung Gweon Cho

• Tax – Consultants:  Woo Hyun Baik, Tae-Yeon Nam, Im Jung Choi

• Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT):  Dong Shik Choi, Min Chul Park, Seong-Hyeon Bang
   

North Korea

• General Business Law:  Eun Min Kwon (Expert based abroad)