Chris Kim

Chris Kim

  • Senior Foreign Attorney
  • T. +82-2-3404-0291
  • F. +82-2-3404-0806
  • E. chris.kim@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Chris Kim is a partner (senior foreign attorney) at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. His primary areas of practice include financial regulations, regulatory investigation, and funds and investment management. He also advises on securities, licensing, derivatives and general compliance matters. Before joining the firm, he served as head of legal at Barclays Korea, where he advised on complex regulatory matters, various products and transactions. He has also worked at a number of global banks in Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea, including Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan.

Representative Experience

2018-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2017 Legal Consultant, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Hong Kong
2011-2017 Director, Barclays PLC, Seoul
2008-2011 Vice President, Barclays PLC, Hong Kong
2007 Vice President, Credit Suisse Group AG, Singapore
2003-2006 Senior Counsel, Samsung Life Insurance

Representative Matters

Education

2000 Baylor University School of Law (J.D.)
1997 University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Fundraising from South Korea: Guide to accessing Korean capital (Co-author, Preqin, 2022)
Awards
Asian Legal Business - Korea Super 30 Lawyers (2022)

Qualifications

2000 Texas

Awards and Recognition

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