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Brian C. OH Foreign Attorney (Admitted in California)

T.+82-2-3703-1317 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Brian C. OH Foreign Attorney
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Brian C. OH Foreign Attorney

Brian C. OHForeign Attorney (Admitted in California)

T.+82-2-3703-1317 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.brian.oh@kimchang.com

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Brian C. Oh is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of international litigation & arbitration, antitrust & competition, and product liability & consumer law. He is also a member of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Practice.

Mr. Oh has advised corporate clients in a broad range of litigation, arbitration, government investigation, and crisis management matters in Korea. He has extensive experience in defending and advising multinational companies on Korean civil and criminal proceedings, including mass tort collective lawsuits, appellate and administrative court proceedings, and criminal investigation defense. He has also advised multinational companies in defending investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for collusive activities, abuse of dominance, and unfair trade practices. As a member of the firm’s TMT Practice, Mr. Oh counsels world’s leading technology companies for Korean regulatory compliance in the areas of fair trade, privacy, product safety, anticorruption, and customs regulation, and legislative advocacy.

Mr. Oh has extensive experience in all facets of complex business litigation in the US at both federal and state levels, having represented Fortune 500 corporations and high-profile individuals in numerous industries, including entertainment, automotive manufacturing, consumer banking and finance, real estate, and investment banking. He regularly advises Korean companies with multinational operations in US court proceedings.

Mr. Oh is also an active contributor to the Product Liability and International Committees of Defense Research Institute (DRI), a US-based organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel, having presented on issues under the Korean product liability law and Korean dispute resolution procedures.

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Kim & Chang (2008-Present)

Dykema Gossett LLP (2006-2008)

Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro, LLP (2001-2006)

Judicial Extern to Hon. Dickran Tevrizian (Ret.), United States District Court, Central District of California (1998, 1999)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Regularly advises a multinational consumer electronics and software company on various Korean legal issues, including consumer protection and product safety laws, investigation and inquiries by government agencies for potential unfair trade and compliance issues, protection of trade secrets, labor and employment, technical certification requirements, marketing and distribution, and data protection.
  • Successfully guided automotive manufacturers against claims filed with Korean courts alleging unintended acceleration, airbag malfunction, defective steering system, and fire-related defects.
  • Represented a US-based private equity fund and a Korean commercial bank in an ICC arbitration relating to the acquisition of a controlling stake in a Korean credit card company.
  • Advised an international chemical manufacturer on a collective consumer action alleging adverse health effects, in collaboration with foreign counsel and epidemiology experts.
  • Advised multinational consumer product manufacturers in implementing product recall in Korea as part of a global recall campaign and responded to related government investigations and inquiries.
  • Regularly advises foreign companies on issues arising out of multi-jurisdictional disputes, including enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Korea and conducting discovery in Korea in aid of US litigation.

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Awards

  • Global Elite Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite - Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2023-2024)
  • Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024)
  • Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  • Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
  • Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2018-2019)
  • Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2014-2022)

Publications/Activities
    • The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review (Edition 13): Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2022)
    • Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Product Recall 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
    • Practical Law - Digital Business in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021, 2023)
    • Practical Law - Product Liability and Safety in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2018-2022)
    • The European Lawyer Reference Series: Product Liability 2014 (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2014)
    • Getting the Deal Through - Product Recall 2011: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2011)
    • The Standards for Refusing to Enforce an Arbitral Award on Public Policy Grounds: A Korean Case Study, Asian International Arbitration Journal (Volume 6 Issue 1) (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2010)
    • The Recent Trend of ‘Backdooring’ Foreign Mass Tort Claims Into U.S. Courts, Andrews Medical Device Litigation Reporter (2007.1.)

Education

    Boston College Law School (J.D., 2001)

    University of Chicago (B.A., Philosophy, 1996)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, California, 2002

Languages

English and Korean

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Brian C. OH
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in California)


T. +82-2-3703-1317      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Brian C. Oh is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in the areas of international litigation & arbitration, antitrust & competition, and product liability & consumer law. He is also a member of the firm’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Practice.

Mr. Oh has advised corporate clients in a broad range of litigation, arbitration, government investigation, and crisis management matters in Korea. He has extensive experience in defending and advising multinational companies on Korean civil and criminal proceedings, including mass tort collective lawsuits, appellate and administrative court proceedings, and criminal investigation defense. He has also advised multinational companies in defending investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for collusive activities, abuse of dominance, and unfair trade practices. As a member of the firm’s TMT Practice, Mr. Oh counsels world’s leading technology companies for Korean regulatory compliance in the areas of fair trade, privacy, product safety, anticorruption, and customs regulation, and legislative advocacy.

Mr. Oh has extensive experience in all facets of complex business litigation in the US at both federal and state levels, having represented Fortune 500 corporations and high-profile individuals in numerous industries, including entertainment, automotive manufacturing, consumer banking and finance, real estate, and investment banking. He regularly advises Korean companies with multinational operations in US court proceedings.

Mr. Oh is also an active contributor to the Product Liability and International Committees of Defense Research Institute (DRI), a US-based organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel, having presented on issues under the Korean product liability law and Korean dispute resolution procedures.






    Kim & Chang (2008-Present)

    Dykema Gossett LLP (2006-2008)

    Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard, Avchen & Shapiro, LLP (2001-2006)

    Judicial Extern to Hon. Dickran Tevrizian (Ret.), United States District Court, Central District of California (1998, 1999)






  •   Regularly advises a multinational consumer electronics and software company on various Korean legal issues, including consumer protection and product safety laws, investigation and inquiries by government agencies for potential unfair trade and compliance issues, protection of trade secrets, labor and employment, technical certification requirements, marketing and distribution, and data protection.
  •   Successfully guided automotive manufacturers against claims filed with Korean courts alleging unintended acceleration, airbag malfunction, defective steering system, and fire-related defects.
  •   Represented a US-based private equity fund and a Korean commercial bank in an ICC arbitration relating to the acquisition of a controlling stake in a Korean credit card company.
  •   Advised an international chemical manufacturer on a collective consumer action alleging adverse health effects, in collaboration with foreign counsel and epidemiology experts.
  •   Advised multinational consumer product manufacturers in implementing product recall in Korea as part of a global recall campaign and responded to related government investigations and inquiries.
  •   Regularly advises foreign companies on issues arising out of multi-jurisdictional disputes, including enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards in Korea and conducting discovery in Korea in aid of US litigation.





Awards

  •   Global Elite Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite - Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2023-2024)
  •   Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (Chambers and Partners, 2023-2024)
  •   Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
  •   Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2018-2019)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defence (Who’s Who Legal, 2014-2022)

Publications/Activities

  •   The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review (Edition 13): Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2022)
  •   Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Product Recall 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
  •   Practical Law - Digital Business in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2020-2021, 2023)
  •   Practical Law - Product Liability and Safety in South Korea: Overview (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2018-2022)
  •   The European Lawyer Reference Series: Product Liability 2014 (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2014)
  •   Getting the Deal Through - Product Recall 2011: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2011)
  •   The Standards for Refusing to Enforce an Arbitral Award on Public Policy Grounds: A Korean Case Study, Asian International Arbitration Journal (Volume 6 Issue 1) (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2010)
  •   The Recent Trend of ‘Backdooring’ Foreign Mass Tort Claims Into U.S. Courts, Andrews Medical Device Litigation Reporter (2007.1.)





Education

    Boston College Law School (J.D., 2001)

    University of Chicago (B.A., Philosophy, 1996)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, California, 2002


Languages
  •    English and Korean





International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation ,  Antitrust & Competition ,  Product Liability & Consumer Claims ,  Technology, Media & Telecommunications ,  Game, Resort & Entertainment ,  Metaverse, Blockchain & Digital Assets