Overview
Established in 1980, BKL is a leading full-service law firm in Korea. At the core of our practice is our commitment to client service, and we assemble experts of the highest caliber to provide each client with quality legal services.
Our experts work together in close collaboration to anticipate client needs and deliver practical solutions that enable our clients to focus on running their businesses.
As one of the largest law firms in Korea, BKL is comprised of approximately 900 professionals, including lawyers qualified in Korea and foreign jurisdictions, accountants, patent attorneys and other qualified specialists and advisors.
Our clients have access to our expertise across a full range of practice areas, including corporate/M&A, foreign investment, finance, fair trade and competition, regulatory, labor and employment, tax, intellectual property, real estate and construction, criminal matters, litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration.
systematic management are fundamental to our focus on client-oriented service.
We find and foster talent to maintain the highest level of client service
In line with our founders’ belief that our people are our greatest asset, we are committed to recruiting and investing in professionals of the highest caliber and developing them into leading experts in their respective practice areas.
We value professional ethics
and long-term value over short-term gain
Our culture values professional ethics, and we take our responsibilities as legal professionals such as client confidentiality, conflicts of interest and social responsibility very seriously. We also believe that corporate social responsibility is imperative for the sustainable growth and success of businesses and consistently support long-term solutions that embrace socially responsible choices.
Our transparent partnership enables fair management of the Firm and, ultimately, delivery of consistently high-quality legal service to clients
BKL has instituted a transparent partnership management system dedicated to serving the needs of our clients. As a partnership, we facilitate practices and work processes that meet the constantly evolving demands of modern legal practice.
Delivering seamless legal solutions across borders through global reach and local insight.
BKL has been at the forefront of cross-border legal practice since becoming the first Korean law firm to establish an overseas office. Beginning with China, we have steadily expanded our international presence across Asia to support our clients’ global growth.
Today, BKL operates offices and liaison desks in Beijing, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, and Jakarta. Leveraging deep local knowledge and close collaboration with trusted networks in each jurisdiction, we provide practical and effective legal advice tailored to local laws and business practices.
As the sole Korean member of World Law Group (WLG)—a premier global network of independent law firms founded in 1988—BKL offers seamless access to legal expertise in more than 85 countries worldwide. Our global capabilities are further strengthened through active membership in leading international legal organizations, including the International Bar Association and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
