Kim & Chang

Standing in South Korea

In South Korea, 10 of 22 verified firms are placed: 10 placed by recognitions the firm announced from at least two independent publishers, reconciled to one figure per publisher. Firms on file without either are listed in the directory below and are not ranked. No composite score is published for South Korea. The full list for South Korea

How Kim & Chang is organised, read from the titles and practice areas it publishes for each lawyer. A head is named only where the firm states one; otherwise the partner admitted earliest on record stands first and is labelled so.

146 of Kim & Chang’s profiles print the firm’s whole practice list rather than the person’s own, so they are left out of the groups above.

14 lawyers list no practice area on the firm’s site; they appear in the list below.

Names, titles and practice areas as Kim & Chang publishes them, senior titles first. Each name opens the firm’s own page for that person.

80 ranked individually by the directories, shown first

• Story · 10 November 2026 · 374 reports cited

  Rajah & Tann Singapore appoints Alex Toh as technology, media and telecoms partner

Where the directories place Kim & Chang, practice area by practice area, as each table stands on the publisher’s own site. Each cell links to that table. The columns are the same on every page of this site.

What other publishers have said, as Kim & Chang reports it on its own site, with the lawyers each announcement names. Each entry links to the page where it was read.

• 법률신문 (The Law Times)수상2024

  조세 “Market leader across a comprehensive range of tax issues, including transfer pricing, tax audits, advance pricing agreements, tax planning and exemptions.” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

• asialaw수상2024

  조세 “Market leader across a comprehensive range of tax issues, including transfer pricing, tax audits, advance pricing agreements, tax planning and exemptions.” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

• Chambers수상2024

  조세 “Market leader across a comprehensive range of tax issues, including transfer pricing, tax audits, advance pricing agreements, tax planning and exemptions.” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024

• 한국경제 (Hankyung)우수2018

  가사·상속 소송 “Teamed with a ’high level of expertise’ and the capacity to provide ’quick and clear judgements’.” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018

• Chambers우수2018

  가사·상속 소송 “Teamed with a ’high level of expertise’ and the capacity to provide ’quick and clear judgements’.” – Chambers Asia-Pacific 2018

• asialawRanked2026

  Ranked 25th Among the Asia Top 50 Law Firms

• Benchmark LitigationFirm of the Year2026

  Litigation

  “Kim & Chang Obtains Five Recognitions Including “South Korea Firm of the Year” Kim & Chang was named as the “South Korea Firm of the Year” at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2026.”

  Shown on Kim & Chang’s home page

• Benchmark Litigation2026

  Litigation

  Shown on Kim & Chang’s home page

• Lexology IndexRecommended2026

  “169 Professionals “Recommended” In the 2026 edition of Lexology Index: South Korea (formerly, WWL: Korea), 169 attorneys, patent attorneys and certified public accountants from Kim & Chang across 24 fields were selected as “Recommended” individuals for their expertise in their respective areas.”

  Shown on Kim & Chang’s home page

• ChambersLaw Firm of the Year2026

  “Named “South Korea National Law Firm of the Year” Kim & Chang was recognized as the “South Korea National Law Firm of the Year” at the Chambers Asia-Pacific & Greater China Region Awards 2026.”

  Shown on Kim & Chang’s home page

• The Legal 500Tier 12026

  Antitrust and competition: local firms

  “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 1, Antitrust and competition: local firms, South Korea”

  The Legal 500’s published table

• The Legal 500Tier 12026

  Banking and finance: local firms

  “The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026: Tier 1, Banking and finance: local firms, South Korea”

  The Legal 500’s published table

From the Firm

What Kim & Chang has published on its own site lately: news, deals, recognitions and publications. Each links to the firm.

• Legal Notice

  publication · Nov 2026

• Legal Notice

  publication · Nov 2026

• Legal Notice

  publication · Oct 2026

• Legal Notice

  publication · Oct 2026 · names Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG, Youngjin JUNG, Sang Hyuk PARK and 3 more

• Legal Notice

  publication · Oct 2026 · names Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG, Youngjin JUNG, Sang Hyuk PARK and 4 more

• 김·장 법률사무소

  publication · Oct 2026 · names 김·장 법률사무소, 웹접근성

Articles

Written by the newsroom about Kim & Chang from the evidence on file, and published with that evidence attached.

• Kim & Chang, South Korea: Seminars, Awards, Cyber Pact

  Kim & Chang co-hosted two seminars with foreign firms, signed a cybersecurity pact and announced 2026 awards from Chambers and Benchmark Litigation.

In the News

Coverage in which Kim & Chang was named. Each headline links to the publisher.

• “해외진출 서두르다 분쟁, 계약·규제 미리 점검해야”

  법률신문 (The Law Times) · 11 Nov 2026

• 김성욱(25기) 김·장 법률사무소 변호사 부친상

  법률신문 (The Law Times) · 9 Nov 2026

• [2026 Best Law Firms in Korea] 김앤장 법률사무소

  Legal Times · 6 Nov 2026

• [로펌 iN] 김앤장-King & Wood, '중국 공급망 규제 대응방안' 세미나 개최

  Legal Times · 5 Nov 2026

• [로펌 iN] 3자 소송자금 지원에 영국 내 집단소송 급증

  Legal Times · 2 Nov 2026

• [로펌소식] 집단소송·디스커버리 확대 기업대응과제…김앤장·레이텀앤왓킨스, 세미나 개최

  대한변협신문 (Korean Bar Association News) · 2 Nov 2026

Sponsored: guides and chapters the firm wrote

Written by the firm. Practice guide chapters are placed with the publishers that carry them, usually for a fee. Listed for the reader’s use; never counted in the firm’s standing.

• Acquisition Finance 2026: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Ie Hwan Yoo, Hang Jin Chang, Da Eun Jung

• Data Protection & Privacy 2026: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Brian Tae-Hyun Chung, Ari Yoon, Jung-Chull Lee, Haewon Han

• Gaming Law 2025: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Hyun Ho Eun, Dukjoong Na, Jung-Chull Lee

• Investment Funds 2026: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Soobin Ahn, Andrew V. Krebsbach, Jinho Suh

• Litigation 2026: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Inhak Lee, Seung Hyeon Lee, Jin Yeong Chung

• Shareholders’ Rights & Shareholder Activism 2026: South Korea (Law and Practice)

  Sponsored · Chapter written for Chambers Global Practice Guides · Hyeon-Deog Cho, Juhong Baek, Ki Won Ahn, Yeong-Ik Jeon