Kim & Chang earned the highest ranking (“Tier 1”) in all six practice areas in the 2019 edition of IFLR1000. We are the only Korean firm to have received top tier ranking in all categories for 15 consecutive years. 

IFLR1000 also recognized 30 Kim & Chang attorneys as “Highly Regarded,” “Market Leaders,” “Rising Star,” and “Notable Practitioners.”  In describing our firm’s accomplishment, IFLR1000 stated, “Kim & Chang is the largest and possibly the most recognisable law firm in Korea. It dominates the market across all practice areas where it secures a top tier berth.”    

The following is our firm's 2019 rankings details: 

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 

Notable Practitioner

• Bong Suk Koo, Hoin Lee, Hye Sung Kim, Hyeon Deog Cho, Ie Hwan Yoo, Jae Myung Kim, Jong Hyun Park, Joon-Ho Lee, Kwon-Eui Park, Kyung Yoon Lee, Robert Gilbert, Sookyung Lee, Sun Yul Lee, Sung Uk Park, Yong-Ho Kim, Young Man Huh, Young Min Kim, Yun Goo Kwon

About IFLR1000:  IFLR, a leading financial law publication affiliated with Euromoney, annually publishes the IFLR1000 as a global guide to law firms and lawyers.  The guide ranks firms in six practice areas based on surveys and independent research.