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Dae-hwi Kim
Attorney at Law

kimdh@siwoo-law.com

intellectual property rights, international investment, M&A, international law affairs​

Overview

Attorney Daehwi Kim graduated from Seoul National University, Law(BA), also obtained master’s and doctoral degrees from Seoul National University’s graduate school. He has served as the judge and chief justice of the many district courts in Korea. Lastly, He retired as the president of the Seoul Family Court and worked as an advisory lawyer at Hwawoo law firm. Formerly he was the adjunct professor in Ewha University Law School and now he is the Endowed-Chair Professor in Sejong University. Based on his various experiences in legal department, he currently serves as an attorney at Siwoo Law Firm, where he provides civil, commercial transaction, fair trade and domestic affairs litigation and advice.

Qualification

  • Bar Exam 19th
  • The 10th Judicial Research and Training Institute
  • the president of the Seoul Family Court, Uijeongbu District Court, and Chuncheon District Court
  • Chief judge of Seoul High Court and Busan High Court
  • Presiding judge at the Seoul Central District Court, Seoul Southern District Court, Incheon District Court, and Jeju District Court
  • Judge at Seoul High Court, Chuncheon District Court, Chuncheon District Court Gangneung Branch, Seoul Criminal District Court, and Seoul Civil District Court
  • President of Korea Criminal Case Study Association

Practice

  • The Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Korean Bar Association
  • Korean Bar Association Legislative Committee
  • Korean Bar Association Ethics Training Lecture
  • An expert member of the Regulatory Reform Subcommittee of the Economic Innovation Special Committee of the Saenuri Party
  • Received the Medal of Honor
  • Dong-A Ilbo ‘Legal of the Year’
  • Former partner of Hwawoo Law Firm, Counseling Attorney
  • Former Adjunct Professor, Ewha University Law School
  • Current Chair Professor, Department of Free Studies, Sejong University

Academic Backgrounds

  • Graduated from Seoul National University, Law(BA)
  • Seoul National University Graduate School, Master of Laws
  • Seoul National University Graduate School Juris Doctor
  • Visiting Fellow at the University of Bonn, Rhine Friedrich-Wilhelms, Germany

Languages

  • Korean
  • English
  • German