Joe KIM - Kim & Chang

Bio

Joe Kim is a foreign attorney (admitted in Illinois) at Kim & Chang specializing in disputes and crisis management, with a focus on product liability, white collar defense and corporate compliance issues.

Since joining the firm in 2016, Mr. Kim has provided advice in some of Korea’s most complex and long-running matters, including a multi-year product liability case involving criminal, civil, government and stakeholder dimensions. Moreover, he has extensive experience assisting multinational clients – particularly foreign C-level executives – in investigations by the Korean regulatory and investigative agencies.

Mr. Kim has substantial experience managing internal investigations involving e-discovery, coordinating sensitive, large-scale fact-finding efforts across multiple issues and departments. He also provides ongoing regulatory counsel to global clients doing business in Korea, particularly with respect to product safety, certification requirements and product recalls.

He has played a key role in several bet-the-company level crises, helping clients respond with a multidisciplinary approach that integrates corporate strategy, stakeholder communication and regulatory defense.

Before joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim worked in leading tech companies, both in the Silicon Valley and Korea, in his capacity as manager in sales and business intelligence.

Mr. Kim holds a J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (2015), where he served as an editor of the Journal of International Law and Business, and a B.A. in Political Science (High Distinction) from the University of California, Berkeley (2006). He is a native speaker in both English and Korean.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2016-Present)

Jenner & Block LLP (2015-2016)

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Advised a UK-based multinational consumer goods company in a major product safety-related crisis involving criminal investigations, civil actions and multiple government investigations.
Advised a German auto manufacturer against product liability, warranty and civil claims concerning a major fire incident.
Advised a UK-based precision instrumentation manufacturer in an administrative and criminal investigation for alleged violation of the Radio Wave Act involving foreign executives.
Advised an Australian human services company through an internal investigation of accounting fraud reported through a whistleblower.
Advised a major Korean consumer electronics company through e-discovery in response to US-based civil litigation.
Advised a Korean auto manufacturer and consumer electronics company through e-discovery in response to investigations by US government agencies.
Advised a US-based global producer of athletic shoes, apparel and sports equipment navigate through government investigation for alleged non-compliance with children’s product safety regulation.
Advised a US-based electronics manufacturer in defending against a workplace injury lawsuit filed by a former employee.
Advised a leading US power circuit systems provider in an internal investigation followed by civil and criminal cases against a rogue former country manager of the Korean subsidiary.
Advised a global producer of fruit and vegetables through an internal investigation of employee misconduct and violation of bribery statutes spanning over multiple jurisdictions.
Advised a US-based pharmaceutical company navigate through internal investigation of potential violation of local anti-corruption and antitrust laws.
Advised leading global tech companies launch novel products in Korea in compliance with product safety and certification-related laws and regulations.
Advised multiple multinational companies through various product recalls overseen by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) and the Korea Institute of Product Safety (KIPS).

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Publications/Activities

A Comparative Analysis of the Legal Framework and Case Law on Reverse Payment Settlement Agreement in the United States and South Korea, 35 Nw. J. Int’l L. & Bus. 377 (2015)