Kim & Chang has consolidated its position as the leading law firm in Korea ranking “Tier 1” across all six practice areas in the 2018 edition of IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate.  We are the only Korean firm to receive top tier rankings in all categories for 14 consecutive years. 

In addition, IFLR named nine Kim & Chang attorneys as "Highly Regarded," two as "Market Leader," and one attorney as a "Rising Star."  According to IFLR, our firm "dominates the market and is routinely involved in the best mandates available across all practice areas." 

Kim & Chang’s 2018 rankings are detailed below: 

Firm Rankings (Tier 1 in all six practice areas)

• Banking and Finance
• Capital Markets
• Competition
• M&A
• Project Development
• Restructuring & Insolvency

Highly Regarded

• Kye-Sung Chung, Ick-Ryol Huh, Chiyong Rim, Jin-Yeong Chung, Jong-Koo Park, Hi-Sun Yoon, Chang-Hyeon Ko, Gene-Oh (Gene) Kim, Chang-hee Shin

Market Leader

• Kyung-Taek Jung, Young-Kyun Cho

Rising Star

• Myoung-Jae Chung

About IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate:  IFLR1000 Financial & Corporate is a global law firm directory annually published by IFLR, a financial law publication affiliated with Euromoney.  The rankings recognize law firms in six practice areas, including Project Development from this year, which was formerly published as a separate directory called IFLR1000 Energy and Infrastructure, along with the original five practice areas (Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Competition, M&A, and Restructuring & Insolvency).