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Nam PHAN Foreign Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1567 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Nam PHAN Foreign Attorney
Nam PHAN Foreign Attorney

Nam PHANForeign Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1567 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.nam.phan@kimchang.com

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Bio

Nam Phan is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. As a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Mr. Phan extensively advises international corporations and large domestic conglomerates on a range of issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, fair trade and franchise law, and cross-border transactions, particularly those involving the Vietnamese market.

Before joining the firm in 2021, Mr. Phan was associated with the New York office of Milbank LLP. Currently, Mr. Phan is also a board member of the Business Association of Vietnamese in Korea.

Mr. Phan is admitted to the New York and California Bars. He is fluent in English and Vietnamese, and proficient in Korean.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2021-Present) 

Milbank LLP, New York (2018.9.-2021.2.) 

Research Volunteer, GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation (2017.8.-2017.12.) 

Business Analyst, SurePower Consulting (2015.1.-2015.7.) 

Account Manager, Formosa Packaging (Hotai Motor Taiwan) (2014.3.-2014.9.) 

Operation & HazMat Supervisor, O.A. Cargo Inc. (2009-2014)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Advised a Korean purchaser in the purchase of a large e-commerce platform in Korea.
  • Advised a US company in the buy-out of a mobility company in Korea.
  • Advised an overseas aerospace technology company in its joint venture in Korea for aircraft conversion.
  • Advised a Korean company in its joint ventures related to EV batteries in the US.
  • Advised a Korean conglomerate in setting up its subsidiaries for various industries in the US.
  • Advised a prominent Korean entertainment company in its expansion into the US.
  • Advised a Korean F&B franchisor in various franchise negotiations in Europe and Asia.
  • Advised the capital financing arm of a Korean conglomerate in its joint venture in Indonesia.
  • Advised several Korean conglomerates and investment funds in their M&A transactions and local regulatory compliance in Vietnam.
  • Advised a Vietnamese technology company in its joint venture and corporate matters in Korea.
  • Advised an organization representing Vietnamese enterprises in its formation as a non-profit in Korea.

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    • Speaker, “Comparative Constitutional History of Korea and Vietnam” (Seoul National University, 2018.6.)

Education

    The National Economics University, Hanoi (LL.B., 2026)

    International Graduate School of Language Education (M.A., Korean - English Interpretation and Translation, 2026)

    UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2018)

    UC Irvine (B.A., Business Administration and Philosophy, cum laude, 2014)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2019; California, 2020

Languages

English, Korean and Vietnamese

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Nam PHAN
Foreign Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1567      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Nam Phan is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. As a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Mr. Phan extensively advises international corporations and large domestic conglomerates on a range of issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, fair trade and franchise law, and cross-border transactions, particularly those involving the Vietnamese market.

Before joining the firm in 2021, Mr. Phan was associated with the New York office of Milbank LLP. Currently, Mr. Phan is also a board member of the Business Association of Vietnamese in Korea.

Mr. Phan is admitted to the New York and California Bars. He is fluent in English and Vietnamese, and proficient in Korean.






    Kim & Chang (2021-Present) 

    Milbank LLP, New York (2018.9.-2021.2.) 

    Research Volunteer, GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation (2017.8.-2017.12.) 

    Business Analyst, SurePower Consulting (2015.1.-2015.7.) 

    Account Manager, Formosa Packaging (Hotai Motor Taiwan) (2014.3.-2014.9.) 

    Operation & HazMat Supervisor, O.A. Cargo Inc. (2009-2014)






  •   Advised a Korean purchaser in the purchase of a large e-commerce platform in Korea.
  •   Advised a US company in the buy-out of a mobility company in Korea.
  •   Advised an overseas aerospace technology company in its joint venture in Korea for aircraft conversion.
  •   Advised a Korean company in its joint ventures related to EV batteries in the US.
  •   Advised a Korean conglomerate in setting up its subsidiaries for various industries in the US.
  •   Advised a prominent Korean entertainment company in its expansion into the US.
  •   Advised a Korean F&B franchisor in various franchise negotiations in Europe and Asia.
  •   Advised the capital financing arm of a Korean conglomerate in its joint venture in Indonesia.
  •   Advised several Korean conglomerates and investment funds in their M&A transactions and local regulatory compliance in Vietnam.
  •   Advised a Vietnamese technology company in its joint venture and corporate matters in Korea.
  •   Advised an organization representing Vietnamese enterprises in its formation as a non-profit in Korea.





Publications/Activities

  •   Speaker, “Comparative Constitutional History of Korea and Vietnam” (Seoul National University, 2018.6.)





Education

    The National Economics University, Hanoi (LL.B., 2026)

    International Graduate School of Language Education (M.A., Korean - English Interpretation and Translation, 2026)

    UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2018)

    UC Irvine (B.A., Business Administration and Philosophy, cum laude, 2014)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2019; California, 2020


Languages
  •    English, Korean and Vietnamese





Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Vietnam ,  Culture & Contents ,  Antitrust & Competition