Ranked “Band 1” in All Nine Areas, 41 “Leading Individuals” Recognized - Chambers Global 2025

In the 2025 edition of Chambers Global, Kim & Chang was once again the only Korean law firm ranked “Band 1” in all nine practice areas that were surveyed for Korea. In addition, in the Global Market Leader ranking table, our firm was selected as “Band 5” in the Arbitration (International) category for the fifth consecutive year. In the individual categories, 41 of our attorneys and patent attorneys were recognized as “Leading Individuals.”

Moreover, in the 2025 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific, which was issued in December 2024, Kim & Chang received “Band 1” rankings in 18 areas and had the most lawyers listed as “Leading Individuals,” obtaining the highest achievement among Korean law firms (Link).

About Chambers Global: A global legal market assessment directory published annually by the world-renowned legal media Chambers and Partners, Chambers Global conducts extensive investigations based on law firms’ submissions, interviews with key clients and partners, and its own research and data analysis to name outstanding law firms and lawyers in more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.

The following details our 2025 rankings.

Firm Rankings

Global Market Leader

Arbitration (International): Band 5

Asia-Pacific Region

Arbitration (International) : Band 4

South Korea (“Band 1” in all nine categories surveyed for Korea)

Banking & Finance: Band 1
Capital Markets: Band 1
- Capital Markets: Securitisation
Corporate/M&A: Band 1
- Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise): Spotlight^[1]
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration: Band 1
Dispute Resolution – Litigation: Band 1
Intellectual Property: Band 1
Intellectual Property – Patent Specialists: Band 1
International Trade: Band 1
International & Cross-Border Capabilities: Band 1

China

Corporate/M&A (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad): Spotlight

Leading Individuals

Global Market Leader

International Arbitration: Byung-Chol (B.C.) Yoon

South Korea

Banking & Finance: Young Kyun Cho, Hi Sun Yoon, Young Min Kim, Ie Hwan Yoo
Capital Markets: Myoung Jae Chung, Youngjin Sohn
Capital Markets – Securitisation: Yong-Ho Kim, Yong Seung Sun
Corporate/M&A: Jong Koo Park, Young Man Huh, Bo Yong Ahn, Sang Goo Lee, Jong Hyun Park, Shin Kwon Lim, Sun Yul Lee, Eun Min Kwon (Foreign expert for North Korea)
Dispute Resolution – Arbitration: Byung-Chol (B.C.) Yoon, Sae Youn Kim, Byung-Woo Im, Chul-Won Lee, Joel E. Richardson, Una Cho, Hyungkeun Lee, Matthew J. Christensen, Hye Sung Kim, Woochul Hwang
Dispute Resolution – Litigation: Hye Kwang Lee, Jin Yeong Chung, Sungwook Kim
Intellectual Property: Jay (Young-June) Yang, Duck Soon Chang, Yu-Seog Won, Sang-Wook Han, Seong-Soo Park, Chun Y. Yang, Young Kim, Minjung Park, John J. Kim
International Trade: Juhong Kim, Seong Joong Kim