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Janghoon KIM Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4710 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Janghoon KIM Attorney

Janghoon KIMAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4710 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.janghoon.kim@kimchang.com

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Janghoon Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. His practices primarily focus on insolvency and restructuring matters, including mergers and acquisitions in the real estate and construction fields. He is also a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group assisting in corporate investigations and white collar defense cases.

Mr. Kim advises both Korean and international clients relating to real estate and construction projects as well as represents these clients regularly in court.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim was a judge in various district courts for nearly a decade and this experience brings with him a wealth of both civil and criminal litigation experience.

Mr. Kim graduated from Seoul National University in 1998 and attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. He is admitted to the Korean bar.

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Experience

Adjunct Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School (2024-Present)

Advisor, Discipline and Award Review Committee of Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (2023.9.-Present)

Director, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea (2022.1.-2024.1.)

Auditor, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea (2017-2021)

Lecturer, Seoul Bar Association for Restructuring and insolvency (2016-Present)

Kim & Chang (2014-Present)

Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2012-2014)

Judge, Incheon District Court (2008-2012)

Judge, Deagu District Court (2005-2008)

Military Judicial Officer (2002-2005)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Advised conglomerates on improvement of corporate governance structure and restructuring of insolvent subsidiaries. 
  • Advised major golf course management companies on restructuring and represented filings for rehabilitation procedures. 
  • Advised on acquisition of rehabilitation companies. 
  • Advised on anticipatory restructuring through conversion of bonds into equity. 
  • Represented construction, manufacturing, and golf course management companies’ filing for rehabilitation and bankruptcy proceedings. 
  • Advised banks and other financial institutions on the sale of non-performing loans. 
  • Advised on walkout and voluntary debt restructuring filings. 
  • Advised on and represented financial institutions regarding settlement of profits and losses and exercise of dissenters’ rights. 
  • Represented action of denial and confirmatory action for claim.

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Awards

  • Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Restructuring/Insolvency (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)
  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Insolvency (Euromoney, 2023)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2023)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2022)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2022)
  • Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2021)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2021)
  • Distinguished Practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2020)
  • Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020)

Education

    University of San Diego School of Law (Visiting Scholar., 2010)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002)

    School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, LL.M., Commercial Law, 2000)

    Seoul National University (B.A., Economics, 1998)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002

Languages

Korean and English

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Janghoon KIM
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4710      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Janghoon Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. His practices primarily focus on insolvency and restructuring matters, including mergers and acquisitions in the real estate and construction fields. He is also a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group assisting in corporate investigations and white collar defense cases.

Mr. Kim advises both Korean and international clients relating to real estate and construction projects as well as represents these clients regularly in court.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim was a judge in various district courts for nearly a decade and this experience brings with him a wealth of both civil and criminal litigation experience.

Mr. Kim graduated from Seoul National University in 1998 and attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. He is admitted to the Korean bar.






    Adjunct Professor, Sungkyunkwan University Law School (2024-Present)

    Advisor, Discipline and Award Review Committee of Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (2023.9.-Present)

    Director, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea (2022.1.-2024.1.)

    Auditor, Insolvency Law Institute of Korea (2017-2021)

    Lecturer, Seoul Bar Association for Restructuring and insolvency (2016-Present)

    Kim & Chang (2014-Present)

    Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2012-2014)

    Judge, Incheon District Court (2008-2012)

    Judge, Deagu District Court (2005-2008)

    Military Judicial Officer (2002-2005)






  •   Advised conglomerates on improvement of corporate governance structure and restructuring of insolvent subsidiaries. 
  •   Advised major golf course management companies on restructuring and represented filings for rehabilitation procedures. 
  •   Advised on acquisition of rehabilitation companies. 
  •   Advised on anticipatory restructuring through conversion of bonds into equity. 
  •   Represented construction, manufacturing, and golf course management companies’ filing for rehabilitation and bankruptcy proceedings. 
  •   Advised banks and other financial institutions on the sale of non-performing loans. 
  •   Advised on walkout and voluntary debt restructuring filings. 
  •   Advised on and represented financial institutions regarding settlement of profits and losses and exercise of dissenters’ rights. 
  •   Represented action of denial and confirmatory action for claim.





Awards

  •   Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Restructuring/Insolvency (Chambers and Partners, 2025)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2023)
  •   Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific: Insolvency (Euromoney, 2023)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2023)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Edition 32) (Euromoney, 2022)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2022)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2022)
  •   Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2021)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2021)
  •   Distinguished Practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Restructuring/Insolvency (Euromoney, 2020)
  •   Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Euromoney, 2020)





Education

    University of San Diego School of Law (Visiting Scholar., 2010)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002)

    School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, LL.M., Commercial Law, 2000)

    Seoul National University (B.A., Economics, 1998)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Insolvency & Restructuring ,  Insolvency & Restructuring Litigation ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Real Estate ,  Litigation ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense