Team

Lawyers based in Paris who work every day with clients and institutions in Korea, Hong Kong and France.

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James Joong-ho KIM

Founder and Managing Partner

Advises Korean and international companies and public bodies on corporate matters, M&A, international projects, foreign investment and restructuring in France and Asia, and represents them in related litigation and arbitration.

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Practice areas

Bar admissions
Paris Bar (1998) · New York Bar (1997)
Languages
French · English · Korean

Career

  • Archè, Paris: managing partner, since 2014
  • Alerion, Paris: founding and managing partner, 2003–2013
  • TSW Consulting PLC, Singapore: head of legal, 2002
  • Daeryook & Aju, Seoul: head of the M&A and Europe team, 2001
  • Samsung Electronics, Seoul: senior counsel, legal team, 1999
  • Kim & Chang, Seoul: lawyer, 1997

Education

  • Certificat d'aptitude à la profession d'avocat (CAPA), École de formation professionnelle des barreaux de la cour d'appel de Paris (EFB), December 1998
  • Master of Law (LL.M.), Northwestern University School of Law, May 1997
  • Diplôme de docteur en droit (Ph.D. in law), Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), October 1996, mention très honorable. Thesis: « La compétence extraterritoriale dans l'application du droit économique : résolution unilatérale de conflits de compétence »
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  • Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA) de droit international, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), May 1993
  • Diplôme de l'Institut des hautes études internationales (IHEI), Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), July 1991
  • Diplôme de maîtrise en science politique, Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), June 1991
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Diplomacy, Yonsei University, February 1988

Professional roles and distinctions

  • President, Korea-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCICF), 2012–2015 and 2018–2025
  • Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), since 2017
  • Legal counsel to the Embassy of Korea in France, since 2005
  • Legal adviser, HEC Incubator at Station F, since 2022
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  • Vice-president, Korea Business Association (KBA) in Europe, since 2016
  • Member, International Bar Association, since 1999
  • Member, New York Bar Association, since 1999
  • Member, International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), since 2010
  • Legal counsel to KOTRA Paris
  • Member, content business advisory board, Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)
  • Founding member, In-house Counsels Forum (IHCF)
  • International legal adviser on foreign asset recovery, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)
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Habbine Estelle KIM

Partner

Represents companies in cross-border litigation and arbitration (commercial, civil, employment and IP) and advises them on legal and regulatory compliance.

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Practice areas

Bar admissions
Paris Bar · New York Bar
Languages
French · English · Korean · Spanish (B1)

Career

  • Archè, Paris: since 2019
  • Samsung Electronics UK, European headquarters, London: EU legal and compliance, 2017–2018
  • Archè, Paris, 2016–2017
  • ATMD Bird & Bird, Singapore, 2015
  • Yulchon, Seoul, 2014
  • Alerion, Paris, 2013
  • Samsung Electronics France, Paris, 2012

Education

  • Specialised training and internship in health law, AP-HP Hospitals and EFB (Paris bar school), 2025–2026
  • Master's in law, economics and management (EU law), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2020
  • LL.B., University College London, 2016

Professional roles and distinctions

  • International legal adviser on foreign asset recovery, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)
  • Legal adviser, HEC Incubator at Station F (KSC programme), since 2022
  • Content business advisory board member, Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), since 2025
  • General secretary, Korea-France Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCICF), since 2025
  • Regional governor for France, International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), since 2021
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  • Consultative Committee member, European Law Institute (ELI), since 2022
  • Guest lecturer, Université Paris Cité (since 2023) and Aix-Marseille Université
  • Project coordinator (publication), French Association for the Study of Competition Law (AFEC), 2025
  • Pro bono lawyer for athletes, Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Member, France Esports (proposals for new e-sports legislation), 2021–2023
  • Shortlisted, ELI Young Lawyers Award, 2022
  • Speaker (sponsored), international conference, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2022
  • Project leader, Lawyers Without Borders, 2015
  • Quarter-finalist, Shearman & Sterling – UCL negotiation competition, 2014
  • Judge, Simmons & Simmons – UCL negotiation competition, 2015
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Dabin Kevin KIM

Of Counsel

Advises companies and their staff on French immigration and mobility (work permits, Talent and EU Blue Card, intra-group transfers, posted workers), on company incorporation, changes and dissolution, and on legal translation.

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Practice areas

Bar admissions
New York Bar
Languages
French · English · Korean

Career

  • Archè, Paris: lawyer, since 2023
  • NYD Avocats, Paris, 2017
  • Yulchon, Seoul, 2016
  • Alerion, Paris, 2015

Education

  • Master 2 in international corporate law, Université Paris Cité, 2022
  • LL.B., Queen Mary University of London, 2016

Professional roles and distinctions

  • Member, International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL), since 2023
  • Member, New York Bar Association, since 2025

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