Beomsu Kim

Beomsu Kim

Partner
Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm

Biography

Mr. Beomsu Kim’s practice focuses on commercial arbitration, investor-state disputes, cross-border litigation. He heads the Dispute Resolution Practice Group for Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Representation of a leading Korean construction company in an UNCITRAL arbitration and court proceedings before a foreign court relating to disputes arising from a construction project in India.
  • Representation of a Korean game company in international arbitration proceedings under the KCAB and the ICC Rules relating to disputes arising from license agreements.
  • Representation of a leading Korean private equity fund in an ICC arbitration proceeding relating to its investment in a global financial institution in Korea.
  • Representation of Korean EPC contractors in ICC arbitration proceedings under the ICC Rules relating to dispute arising from construction projects in Vietnam.
  • Representation of a Belgian investor in the first-ever investor-state dispute brought pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty against the Republic of Korea. 
  • Representation of the United States investors in the investor-state disputes brought pursuant to the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement against the Republic of Korea.
  • Representation of a Chinese investor in the investor-state dispute brought pursuant to the Korea-China Bilateral Investment Treaty against the Republic of Korea.

Professional Honors

  • Leading Lawyer – Eminent Practitioner, Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific (2021-2023)
  • Leading Individual, The Legal 500 (2017-2023)
  • National Leader – Arbitration, Who’s Who Legal (2021-2022)
  • Leading Individual – Dispute Resolution – South Korea, Chambers Global/Chambers Asia-Pacific (2011-2021)
  • Asia’s Super 50 Dispute Lawyers, ALB (2021)
  • Leading Lawyer in International Arbitration, Legal Times (2021)
  • Finalist, Managing Partner of the Year – Asian Legal Business (2018)
  • 2015 Lawyer of the Year – International Arbitration, The Legal Times (2016)
  • Asia’s Best 75 Lawyers, ALB (2013)
  • Leading Lawyer – M&A Dispute Resolution, Asianlaw Profiles (2012)
  • Leading Lawyer, IFLR1000 (2011-2012)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Korean Council of International Arbitration (KOCIA) – President (2018-2020)
  • ICC International Court of Arbitration – Member (2015-2021)
  • Management Committee of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center (SIDRC) – Member (2013-2021)
  • The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) – Arbitrator (2009-present)
  • The International Committee under the Korean Bar Association – Committee Member (2023)
  • The Korean Bar Association – Executive Director for Foreign Affairs (2007-2009)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Korea Bar Association

Admissions

  • New York (1999)
  • Korea (1988)

Languages

  • English
  • Korean