Sangmin Kim is a partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Kim earned an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 2004, and completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute course in 2008. He completed his 3-year service as a judge advocate of Republic of Korea Air Force before joining the Labor and Employment Practice Group at BKL in 2011.

Mr. Kim earned an LL.M. from the Notre Dame Law School in 2017 and was admitted to the bar of New York in 2019. He has been involved in various labor-related litigation and advisory cases. In 2018, he was recognized by Asian Legal Business in its annual ‘40 Under 40’ list as one of 40 outstanding legal professionals in Asia under the age of 40 for his outstanding expertise. Further, he also was recognized by Hankyung Business as ‘2022 Best Lawyers’ in the Labor & Employment categories. He was also recognized by Legal Times as one of the ‘Lawyers of the Year’ in the Labor and Employment Practice Area in 2023. He also was recognized by The Law Times as Best Lawyer in 2024 Korea Annual Law Firm Consumer Report and by Hankyung Business as ‘2024 Best Lawyers’ in the Labor & Employment categories.