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Grant L. Kim has over twenty years of experience in international arbitration, intellectual property litigation, and other commercial disputes.

Mr. Kim joined Morrison & Foerster in 1986, after serving as a Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Between 1986 and 2000, Mr. Kim handled patent, copyright, and trade secret litigation, as well as general commercial litigation and arbitration. In 2000, Mr. Kim moved to Seoul, Korea to join Kim & Chang, the largest Korean international law firm, where he acted as counsel on numerous international arbitrations administered by the International Chamber of Commerce and by the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. Mr. Kim returned to Morrison & Foerster in December 2004.

Mr. Kim has experience with a wide range of technology, including computer software and hardware, semiconductors, medical devices, biotechnology, and mechanical devices. He has authored a number of articles regarding international arbitration and intellectual property law for publications based in the U.S., Asia, and Europe, and has spoken on these subjects at conferences in the U.S. and Asia. He is a former Overseas President of the International Association of Korean Lawyers and has a working knowledge of Korean and French.

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Representative Matters

Lead trial counsel for a European company in an arbitration before the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board arising from a $400 million power plant project. The Arbitral Tribunal rejected the opposing party’s claims for over $45 million.

Lead trial counsel for a Korean company in an ICC arbitration in London arising from a Middle East construction project. Obtained favorable arbitral award.

Lead trial counsel for a European company in an ICC arbitration in Korea filed by its former supplier. The Tribunal rejected the supplier’s claims for over $40 million.

Represented a Korean company in a $28 million ICC arbitration arising out of a technology transfer agreement. Settled on favorable terms after an initial hearing in Singapore.

Second chair for trial of a patent infringement action in federal district court for a U.S. computer company. Shortly before submitting the matter to the jury, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of our client.

Second chair for trial of a patent infringement action in the International Trade Commission. Responsible for all validity issues, including cross-examination of experts. The Administrative Law Judge rejected all invalidity arguments asserted by the opposing party.