Kiwon Sung

Dual Licensed Lawyer in California and South Korea

Binational Legal Expert of both US and Korea

Kiwon Sung is a partner at Lee & Sung as well as a managing partner of Law Office of Kiwon Sung, and he is a seasoned lawyer who knows best what a corporate legal team needs. Kiwon's practice focuses on the representation of companies in business transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology, including licensing, development agreements, distribution and commercialization activities, joint ventures, outsourcing, and other services arrangements.

Kiwon has extensive experience in cross-border deals as well as in assisting companies with mergers, acquisitions, and other complex business transactions involving technology and intellectual property that protect enterprise value. He regularly advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving patent and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals.

Kiwon also has litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in actions addressing a range of claims, including patent infringement, entertainment, breach of contract, and probate issues. He has also helped clients in handling, among other things, dispositive motions, e-discovery, and pre-trial preparation.

Prior to establishing Law Office of Kiwon Sung, Kiwon was a litigation attorney at a boutique litigation law firm in Los Angeles. He has been practicing law since 2012, and he worked as a general counsel for legal affairs at an automotive electronics company of Korea’s second largest conglomerate.

Kiwon received his B.S. degree from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), graduating with honors. He earned his J.D. degree from the Sungkyunkwan University, and his LL.M. degree with a specialization in Media, Entertainment & Technology Law and Policy from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Kiwon also served in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) as a Korea-US liaison soldier (KATUSA). He is native in Korean and is thoroughly familiar with Korean laws, corporate culture and business practices.

Experience

Bird Marella, P.C.
UCLA Law Patent Clinic, Pro Bono Practitioner
Hyundai Autron (Hyundai Motor Group), General Counsel for legal affairs
Sunwoo LLP

Education

UCLA Law, LL.M. specialized in Media, Entertainment, Technology Law and Policy, 2019
Sungkyunkwan University School of Law, J.D., 2012
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), B.S. in Industrial Engineering, 2009

Admission

State Bar of California
Korean Bar Association
Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)