Kelly Kim

Principal Areas of Practice

• Banking & Finance
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Education

• 2003 BA & LLB, Sogang University, Korea
• 2010 JD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2012 PCLL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Admission

• 2014 Solicitor, Hong Kong

Experience

Kelly’s practice is mainly banking and dispute resolution, including contentious and non-contentious work. She advises on banking, corporate and commercial matters. Kelly has represented financial institutions, government authorities and companies in the hotel, healthcare, education and cosmetics sectors.
Kelly’s practice also includes mediation, arbitration and litigation. Some of the recent cases handled by her included manufacturing defects, cryptocurrency tracing, cyber fraud, artwork authenticity, employment, personal injury and contested probate.
Kelly is currently an appointed mediator in Korean court and a lecturer of mediation course organised by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB).

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Korean Society of Mediation Studies, 2021 – present
• Accredited mediator, Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited, 2019-present

Overseas Speaking Engagements

• “Overseas Mediation Practice”, KCAB, Seoul, August 2023

Publications

• Co-author, ‘Cyber fraud and its recovery in Hong Kong’, Lexology and Hong Kong Lawyer, 2020