Sang-Jin Oh is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the Banking, Securities, Insurance, Investment Management, Technology, Media & Telecommunications Litigation, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Product Liability & Consumer Claims, and Construction & Engineering Disputes Practices.
Attorney Oh joined Kim & Chang in 2019, following a distinguished 18-year career as a judge in the Korean Judiciary. Drawing on his extensive judicial experience, he has since handled numerous high-profile litigation cases. Notably, he achieved significant wins in major insurance claim lawsuits involving most domestic insurance companies and damage suits against international banks. His track record in civil and criminal cases involving financial institutions includes securing acquittals in a criminal case related to financial institution employment matters.
Additionally, Attorney Oh has built a reputation for his expertise in broadcasting and telecommunications disputes, where he has successfully represented global platforms and OTT companies in conflicts with major Korean corporations and consumers. His accomplishments extend to winning cases for pharmaceutical companies in damage claims, global corporations in product liability disputes and a wide range of construction-related cases for construction firms.
Capitalizing on his four years of experience at the Supreme Court of Korea, Attorney Oh has successfully obtained remand rulings from the Supreme Court in fund-related and construction litigation cases.
He is actively involved in handling cases across all stages, from main lawsuits to provisional injunctions and advisory work. Attorney Oh has also managed numerous pre-litigation disputes, achieving significant results such as non-dispositions and penalty reductions while representing overseas and domestic banks and securities companies in various cases before financial authorities such as the Financial Services Commission, Financial Supervisory Service, and Korea Exchange.
As a testament to his expertise, Attorney Oh was recognized by the Legal Times as one of the “Leading Lawyers in Korea” in both 2023 and 2024, affirming his expertise and capabilities in the legal community.
