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Peter Kim Managing Partner

Delivers clear legal conclusions
with deep insight and sharp judgment.

Practice Areas

Construction & Real Estate (Development/PF/Construction Costs/Permits/Redevelopment)
Corporate Disputes (M&A/Serious Accidents/Labor & Employment/Trade Secrets/Asset Succession)
Corporate Crime (Fraud/Breach of Trust/Embezzlement/Bribe Taking/Defamation/Business Interference)
Compliance

Key Experience

Senior Counsel, Samsung C&T Corporation (Construction & Corporate Divisions)
Senior Counsel, Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Jeongdong International Law Firm
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Class 40 (Passed the 50th National Bar Exam)

Representative Matters

[Construction & Real Estate]

PF advisory for a PPP housing development in a new city in Oman
Civil litigation for a large-scale housing project in Anseong (regional association/rental housing)
Civil/criminal litigation over fire damages during expansion of a major data center in Gwacheon
Advisory on a mixed-use redevelopment of the largest hotel site in Daejeon
Construction payment litigation for a detached townhouse project in Bundang
Defect repair payment litigation for a housing project in Pogok, Yongin
Intra-consortium dispute for a large MOLIT civil engineering project
Construction payment litigation for a gallery building in Jongno, Seoul

[Corporate Disputes]

Litigation/arbitration over delayed delivery and defects in next-generation LNG carriers ordered by a state gas company
Injunction against enforcement of share pledge in a hostile M&A of a major pharmaceutical company
Injunction to suspend effectiveness of a KOSDAQ major shareholder’s company sale
Trade secret misappropriation advisory in a new LNG business
KFTC joint response advisory for the three major shipbuilders regarding coerced LNG tech licensing by a foreign company
Labor & employment litigation/advice on ordinary wages, discipline/termination, and work hours/standards
Investigation response and civil/criminal litigation in a serious industrial accident involving a crane collapse at a shipyard; various industrial-accident matters
Safety-management system diagnostics & improvements for Samsung C&T (Construction/Trading/Resort/Fashion)
Advisory on work visas for foreign employees

[Corporate Crime]

Response to bribery allegations involving a redevelopment association and a contractor
Representation in workplace harassment criminal complaints
Defense of a redevelopment association head in defamation investigation
Representation of employees in internal audits regarding bribery-related allegations

[Compliance]

Compliance diagnostics & improvements for Samsung C&T (Construction/Trading/Resort/Fashion)
Reported key compliance matters to the Samsung Compliance Committee

[Publications]

Civil Remedies for Infringement of Personality Rights by the Press (Seoul National University School of Law, LL.M. thesis, 2008)