Overview

Ki Seong Park is a Partner in the Litigation Practice Group at the firm and focuses his practice on representing domestic and foreign clients in disputes related to finance, securities, antitrust, commercial transactions and hostile mergers & acquisitions, as well as criminal cases.

Mr. Park handles major Korean court litigations at the firm and is recognized as a rising star in the Korean litigation field.

Experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • KL Partners Partner | 2016. 5. - present
  • Shin & Kim Partner | 2006. 2. - 2016. 4.

RECENT ENGAGEMENTS

Securities and Finance Disputes
  • Representation of complex commodity trading company in Singapore in the lawsuit for seeking to recover funds for trade accompanying criminal accusations
  • Representation of a foreign company in a dispute involving one of its retail stores in Korea for liquidated damages
  • Representation of a German farm equipment manufacturing company in the lawsuit related to termination of the distribution agreement and liquidated damages
  • Representation of a company in a bond investigation confirmation trial on the receivable against the counterparty’s rehabilitation custodian
  • Representation of financial institutions in “KIKO” (Knock-in Knock-out) and snowball related cases.
  • Representation of financial institutions in various funds litigations.
  • Representation of a financial institution in a claim for cost of design.
  • Representation of an investment company in Hong Kong in damages claim regarding forward option contracts.
  • Representation of an assets investment company in damages claim related to outbound real estate fund.
Antitrust disputes
  • Representation of Hyundai Oil Bank in damages claim.
  • Representation of an equipment manufacturing company in administrative litigation involving imposition of penalty surcharge against FTC.
  • Representation of Hyundai Oil Bank in administrative litigation involving corrective measures against FTC.
Corporate / M&A
  • Representation of a domestic company in its management rights dispute and personnel change in the executive management team and in the nullification of dismissal suit brought by the previous executive management team
  • Represented a smart learning company in a lawsuit against its competitor for infringement of trade secrets, obtaining a favorable results for the client
  • Representation of Lake Side Golf Club in various lawsuits related to disputes over corporate control.
  • Representation of Incheon City in civil action against Shinsegae Group.
  • Representation of a financial institution in a case involving compensation for loss.
  • Representation of a major Korean telecommunication company in a civil action against an insurance company.
  • Representation of a shipping company in a lawsuit involving bill of lading and letter of credit.

Credentials

EDUCATION

  • Georgetown University Law Center | LL.M., 2012
  • Seoul National University, College of Social Science | B.A. in Economics 2003

ADMISSIONS

  • Korea | 2006

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Korean

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