Hwan Kim is a corporate lawyer with 37 years of experience advising founders, controlling shareholders, boards of directors and senior executives on complex transactions, corporate governance matters and strategically significant business decisions. Clients rely on Hwan for seasoned judgment on matters ranging from acquisitions, financings and capital raises to executive transitions, shareholder issues and other situations requiring practical legal and business counsel.
Representing companies, investors and controlling shareholders, Hwan advises on mergers and acquisitions, private investments, capital markets transactions and other sophisticated corporate matters, particularly those involving cross-border operations or international ownership structures. His practice has evolved alongside his clients and increasingly includes AI-enabled healthcare companies, emerging technology businesses and large-scale energy infrastructure projects, while continuing to advise established companies on strategic transactions and corporate growth.
Drawing on prior experience in senior legal leadership roles within Samsung Group, Hwan counsels corporate leadership teams and boards on governance, strategic decision-making and complex business challenges. He has represented shareholders in board control contests, advised companies on executive succession matters and regularly serves as a trusted advisor when clients face consequential business decisions extending beyond the legal issues themselves.
Hwan also brings substantial experience handling international matters involving sovereign entities, politically sensitive transactions and cross-border disputes. One of the few U.S. lawyers with significant experience litigating claims under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, he advises clients on sovereign risk, expropriation exposure and other international issues that can affect major investments and business operations.
Known for developing long-term relationships with clients, Hwan is frequently called upon as their businesses evolve, providing practical, strategic counsel wherever new opportunities and challenges arise.