YongSang Kim is a highly effective, experienced, and skilled litigator specializing in antitrust, anti-corruption, international arbitration, and white-collar criminal defense matters.
His clients operate around the world in a variety of sectors and include foreign governments, electronics and auto parts manufacturers, telecom service providers, to name a few.
YongSang represents domestic and foreign corporations in US Department of Justice criminal investigations and in civil antitrust class actions alleging price-fixing and monopolization. He also advises corporations on the legal implications of international business decisions and assists companies with disputes involving overseas operations and investments.
YongSang frequently represents large domestic and foreign corporations in government reviews of mergers and acquisitions, government investigations, and self-regulatory body investigations. He has represented Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration since 2008. Most recently, he represented the Republic of Korea in its first treaty-based Investor-State dispute before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
YongSang earned his JD, cum laude, from Cornell Law School, his master’s degree from Yale University Divinity School, and his BA from Yonsei University in Seoul. He served as an extern clerk for Judge Thomas J. McAvoy of the US District Court for the Northern District of New York.
DC Super Lawyers recognized YongSang as a "Rising Star" for antitrust litigation in 2014 and 2015. In 2008 he was honored as the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition Pro Bono Attorney of the Year.
In addition, YongSang frequently presents and writes articles on antitrust, anti-corruption and international arbitration topics geared toward US and Korean audiences.
YongSang’s vast experience, sharpened litigation skills, in-depth analysis, and fervent dedication effectively guides clients through a myriad of complex and sensitive legal obstacles. He strives to be the lawyer he would like to hire. YongSang successfully represents his clients by putting himself in their shoes and thinking about their matters from their perspective.
