Benedict Yim
Advisor
Benedict Yim, a foreign legal consultant at JHK Law, practiced law in California for over twenty-two years in the business litigation and transaction field. Mr. Yim also served as an executive with a boutique international investment banking firm and as the CEO of a real estate financing firm. Relocating to Korea in 2009, Mr. Yim joined Samsung-Tesco as the Executive Director in charge of the legal matters relating to its real estate development program. Mr. Yim is a graduate of Pomona College and UC Davis School of Law. Mr. Yim is the author of a book entitled FAIR PLAY: From Nonsense Republic to Fair Play Republic (2013). Mr. Yim is also a regular contributor to scholarly journals and news papers.
Professional Career
Qualification
2015~present Senior Advisor & FLC, JHK Law
2014~2015 Senior Advisor & FLC, law firm HBL
2009~2013 Senior Executive Director/Head of Property Legal
Samsung-Tesco dba Homeplus
(subsidiary of Tesco Stores Limited of U.K.)
2005~2008 Law Offices of Benedict B.Yim Founder and CEO, Benefit Mutual Bancorp, Inc.
1998~2005 Partner, Crane & Yim
1997~2003 Director/EVP, Anjon Group, Inc
1993~1998 Partner, Rosman & Yim
1991~1993 Senior Associate Attorney, Mahoney, Coppenrath,
Williams & Jaffe
1989~1991 Associate Attorney, Weziersky & Zurek
1986~1989 Associate Attorney, Hartman, Morton & Schlegel
Senior Adviser & Foreign Legal Consultant (Member of California Bar)
Practice Areas
International Trade & Investment
Corporate (General, Mergers & Acquisitions)
Real Estate & Real Estate Finance
Lead Trial Attorney - Jury Trial, U.S.
International Arbitration
Education
1972 ~ 1975 Kyung Ki High School, Seoul / Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Mass.
1975 ~ 1979 Pomona College, Claremont, California
1982 ~ 1985 Martin Luther King School of Law, UC Davis, California
2005 American School of Mortgage Banking