In the 2026 edition of Chambers Global, Kim & Chang was once again the only Korean law firm ranked “Band 1” in all nine practice areas that were surveyed for Korea. In addition, in the Global Market Leader ranking table, our firm was ranked “Band 5” in the Arbitration (International) category for the sixth consecutive year. In the individual categories, 44 of our attorneys and patent attorneys were recognized as “Leading Individuals,” demonstrating our market-leading capabilities across a wide range of fields.

Moreover, in the 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, which was issued in December 2025, Kim & Chang received “Band 1” rankings in 17 areas and had the most lawyers listed as “Leading Individuals,” obtaining the highest achievement among Korean law firms (Link).

About Chambers Global:  A global legal market assessment directory published annually by the world-renowned legal media Chambers and Partners, Chambers Global conducts extensive investigations based on law firms’ submissions, interviews with key clients and partners, and its own research and data analysis to name outstanding law firms and lawyers in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.

The following details our 2026 rankings.

Firm Rankings

Global Market Leader

• Arbitration (International): Band 5
   

Asia-Pacific Region

• Arbitration (International): Band 4

• Climate Change: Band 2
   

South Korea (“Band 1” in all nine categories surveyed for Korea)

• Banking & Finance: Band 1

• Capital Markets: Band 1
  -  Capital Markets: Securitisation

• Corporate/M&A: Band 1
  -  Corporate/M&A: Foreign Expertise for North Korea

• Dispute Resolution – Arbitration: Band 1

• Dispute Resolution – Litigation: Band 1

• Intellectual Property: Band 1

• Intellectual Property – Patent Specialists: Band 1

• International Trade: Band 1

• International & Cross-Border Capabilities: Band 1
   

North Korea

• General Business Law: Spotlight^[1]
   

China

• Corporate/M&A (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad): Spotlight
   

Leading Individuals

Global Market Leader

• International Arbitration: Byung-Chol (B.C.) Yoon
   

South Korea

• 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

• Corporate/M&A: Jong Koo Park, Young Man Huh, Sang Jin Han, Jong Hyun Park, Sun Yul Lee, Bo Yong Ahn, Hyeon Deog Cho, Myoung Jae Chung, Eun Min Kwon (Foreign expert for North Korea)

• 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, Sup-Joon Byun, Hye Sung Kim

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

• 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
   

North Korea

• General Business Law: Eun Min Kwon (expertise based abroad in South Korea)

^[1]   A “Spotlight” ranking is given to firms or individuals where the table does not have numerical rankings.