Kiwon Sung is a seasoned counsel who understands 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 service arrangements.

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​Kiwon provides 12+ years of legal expertise on a broad range of matters including 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 patents and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals.

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Kiwon Sung is the managing attorney of K-startup Law.  Prior to founding K-startup Law, Kiwon worked at a recognized litigation law firm in Los Angeles.  He 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.  Kiwon has been practicing law since 2012, and he worked as general counsel for legal affairs at the automotive electronics company of Korea’s second largest conglomerate.

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​While working as a General Counsel at a global automotive electronics company, Kiwon oversaw cross-border business transactions, provided legal consultation for development projects, managed patents and patent infringement cases, and provided corporate oversight.  Kiwon was also responsible for regulatory compliance and anti-corruption and was tasked with M&A, investments, and antitrust & competition risk management.  Kiwon is currently serving as a legal advisor (Startup and Intellectual Property Laws) as well as a member of Economic Advisory Board for the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles.