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Robert Kim, Of Counsel
Position:
Of Counsel
Republic of Korea
Professional Background
Overview
Robert Kim began his career in Korea as a prosecutor at the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office and went on to serve at the Suncheon Branch and Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, the Litigation Division of the Ministry of Justice, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and the Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office. He later held senior prosecutorial positions including Deputy Chief Prosecutor of the Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor of the Hongseong Branch of the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office, Acting Chief Prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and Chief Prosecutor of the Criminal Division 4 and Criminal Division 3 at the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office. He has also served as an Instructor at the Judicial Research and Training Institute and the Legal Training Institute, and has held board positions at both the Seoul Bar Association and the Korean Bar Association, underscoring his standing within the legal community. During his tenure as Chief Prosecutor at the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office, he handled a significant number of sexual-offense cases, developing deep expertise in crimes such as rape, quasi-rape, indecent assault, and possession of sexual exploitation material. Currently at the Asian headquarters of SJKP, Mr. Kim handles a wide range of criminal matters including fraud, assault, intimidation, DUI-related traffic crime cases, and cannabis and narcotics matters, providing clients with highly sophisticated and effective legal representation.
Practice Areas
- Auditing
- Administrative Law
- Corporate
- Criminal Law
- Digital Forensic
- DUI
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Tax Law
Achievements
- Visiting Scholar, Stanford Law School
- Lead Counsel for a global electronics corporation in a high-profile corporate bribery case. (Korea)
- Lead Counsel in a multi-billion-won embezzlement case involving senior corporate executives. (Korea)
- Strategic Legal Advisor for large-scale M&A transactions involving domestic and global corporations. (Korea)
- Advisor to a major commercial bank on the establishment of a financial holding company. (Korea)
Work Experience
- Former Managing Partner, Seoul Central Law Firm LLC (Korea)
- Former Director, Korean Bar Association (Korea)
- Former Professor, Legal Training Institute, Ministry of Justice (Korea)
- Former Prosecutor, Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office (Special Investigation Divisi) (Korea)
- Former Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (Special Crimes, Intellectual Property, Construction Crimes) (Korea)
- Former Prosecutor, Litigation Division, Ministry of Justice (National Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Constitutional Litigation) (Korea)
- Former Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Jeju District Prosecutors’ Office (Public Security Crimes) (Korea)
- Former Chief Prosecutor, Hongseong Branch, Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office (Criminal and Sexual Offenses) (Korea)
- Former Chief Prosecutor, Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office (Traffic Crimes, Child Abuse) (Korea)
Education
- M.A., Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
- LL.B., Sungkyunkwan University (Korea)
Bar Admission & Memberships
- Republic of Korea
Publications
- “Keep Your Eyes Wide Open: A Practical Guide to Protecting Everyday Life,” Reading Life Books, 2012 (Korea)
