Beomsu Kim

Principal, Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm

Beomsu Kim is a principal in Baker McKenzie’s Seoul office. Prior to establishing KL Partners, now Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm, Mr Kim was a partner at Shin & Kim leading the international dispute resolution practice group over 16 years. He also had previously served as a judge at the district courts of Korea for nine years before joining Shin & Kim.

His main areas of practice are international arbitration and cross-border litigation. He is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s International Court of Arbitration and has served as an arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under the auspices of the ICC, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), among others. Mr Beomsu Kim also represents investors in the first ever investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS).

Mr Kim is the former President of the Korean Council of International Arbitration (KOCIA) and was a member of the Management Committee of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDRC). He also served as an advisor to the KCAB International Committee. He is the former Executive Director of International Relations for the Korean Bar Association.

Mr Kim has consistently been chosen as a leading lawyer in the fields of international arbitration and corporate matters, and has continuously received favourable reviews in leading foreign legal journals such as Chambers, IFLR1000 and The Legal 500. Of particular note, Mr Kim was named by ALB as one of “Asia’s Super 50 Dispute Lawyers” in 2021, considering factors such as expertise, visibility, reputation and dedicated client service.