Background
Soo Kim, Soung was born on August 18, 1943 in of Korea.
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Soung Soo Kim
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Seoul National University (Bachelor of Laws, 1965. Master of Laws, 1969). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (Master of Laws, 1977).
Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School (1979-1980). Spoken languages: Korean, English, German and Japanese.
Career
Worked at Kim & Kim Law Offices (Seoul) specializing in General Practice. International Business Transactions and Operations. International Corporate, Foreign-Investment, Trade, Tax, Environmental, Finance, Banking, Insurance and Maritime Law.
Patent, Trademark, Computer and Intellectual Property Law.
Energy, Oil and Gas Law. Litigation and Arbitration.
Admitted to the bar, 1967, of Korea. 1981, California.
Editor, Seoul National University Law Review, 1963-1964.
Student Delegate to MRA World Assembly in Japan, 1962.
Winner at International Court of Justice Moot Court Competition, 1964. Judge: Advocate General Office and Navy Ministry of National Defense, of Korea, 1969-1971. Civil and Criminal District Court, Kwangju and Seoul, of Korea, 1971-1976.
Secretary General, Legal Aid office, South.N.U., 1968-1969.
Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 1983. Conciliator, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, 1986-1992.
Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce, Court of Arbitration, 1985-1986. Executive Committee Member of Energy Section, LAWASIA, 1988.
Council Member, Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association, 1989.
President, of Korea Energy Law Institute, KELI, 1989. Administrative Adjudicator, Ministry of Energy and Resources, 1991-1993. Managing Committee Member, Petroleum Fund, Ministry of Energy and Resources, 1992-1993.
Legal Counsel, Overseas Korean Traders Association, 1993.
Author: "Occupation Theory and Tokdo Island," Seoul National University Law Review, 1963. "Local Remedies Rule applied in of Korea," Seoul National University, Master of Laws Dissertation, 1969.
"Judicial Remedies for Water Pollution," University of California, Master of Laws Dissertation, 1977. "Institutional Balance and Doctrinal Development in Environmental Law," University of California, 1979.
"Judicial Intervention in Environmental Disputes in Comparative Aspects-Based on Korean and United States" Responses," Korean Journal of Comparative Law, 1983.
"Aviation Torts in of Korea," Selected Problems on Contemporary Comparative Law, Seoul, 1987. "Impact of Multilateral Agreements in Energy," The World Peace Through Law Conference, Seoul, of Korea, 1987. "International Cooperation and Bilateral Agreements in Energy Resources Development," The 1st International Energy Law Conference, Caracas, Venezuela, 1988.
"Balancing Elements in Production Sharing Contracts," LAWASIA Energy Law Conference, Hong Kong, 1988.
"Balancing Elements in Energy Agreements in Asia - Doctrinal Developments Based on Korean Experiences," Beijing, China, 1990. "Korean Response to Northern Region"s Prosperity," Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America, 1990.
"The Development of Energy Laws for World Peace (on the basis of Korean Experiences)," The World Peace Through Law Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 1991. "China International Business Transactions Law," of Korea Energy Law Institute.
Member: Seoul Bar Association.
Korean Bar Association. State Bar of California. American Bar Association.
of Korea Patent Attorneys Association.
Military: w School (1979-1980). KIM & KIM is the law office formerly named Law Offices of Soung Soo Kim, and it has affiliated offices in San Francisco, New York and Chicago, United States of America The firm is engaged in corporate practice with emphases on international business law, international patent and trademark registration and litigation, international/domestic taxation, trade disputes, international financing and investment, securities law, maritime law, computer/multimedia and technology law, and all types of related business litigation and arbitration.
The Firm practices before the Korean courts, Korean government ministries and agencies, and the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, and its attorneys have practiced in the United States of America and before international arbitration association tribunals.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Seoul Bar Association. Korean Bar Association. State Bar of California.
American Bar Association.
of Korea Patent Attorneys Association. Military: w School (1979-1980).
