Foreign Attorney
Esik Robinson KIM
Practice Areas
Key Achievements
U.S. Immigration - U.S. Law
- •Invested $500,000 in the U.S. in several major regional center projects (New York City Regional Center, CMB, Civitas Capital Group, FPP, etc.)
- •U.S. National Interest Worker (NIW/EB-1), E-2 business visas, employment-based immigration, and other visa processing (USCIS, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, embassies, etc.)
- •Overseas investment/immigration/study consulting for Canada, UK-Australia-Singapore-Malaysia, etc.
- •Korea Investment Immigration (officially designated by the Ministry of Justice)
International Transaction
- •International contract negotiation, English contract drafting and review, international arbitration and enforcement, and international transactional counseling.
- •U.S. civil, criminal, administrative, and international relations litigation
Corporate Advisory
- •Overseas contracts, branch and corporate establishment, investment advisory, international financial services, etc. for domestic and foreign companies
- •University of Minnesota Law School, Summa Cum Laude (2003)
- •Korean American Society of New York Service Award (2004)
- •Nonghyup Central Association Achievement Award (2009)
General Civil Litigation
- •U.S. civil, criminal, administrative, and international relations litigation
General Criminal Litigation
- •U.S. civil, criminal, administrative, and international relations litigation
Administrative Appeals & Litigation
- •U.S. civil, criminal, administrative, and international relations litigation
Qualifications
- American Bar (American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association)
- Admitted to the New York State Bar (2003)
Education
1987
- Graduated from Suwon Soosung High School
1994
- Graduated from Hanyang University College of Law (Bachelor of Law)
1996
- Graduated as a Corporate Finance Specialist from the Korea Financial Institute
1998
- Graduated from Hanyang University School of Law (J.D.)
2001
- Graduated with a Master of Laws (LL. M) from the University of Minnesota Law School
2003
- Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School
Professional Career
1988 ~ 1990
- U.S. 8th Army Headquarters Interpreter
1994 ~ 1998
- Research Officer, Finance Team Leader, Nonghyup Central Association
2000 ~ 2000
- Trainee Attorney at Jangri Kim Law Firm
2001 ~ 2002
- Assistant to the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey County Attorney's Office
2003 ~ 2003
- Quorum Litigation Corporation Attorneys
2003 ~ 2005
- Attorney, New York law firm Lim & Co, P.C.
Publications
- Legal and economic impact on Korea under the WTO system (1997)
- Distinctive features of legal regulations regarding cross-border transactions (2003)
- Research report on U.S. immigration laws and policy (2004)
- KORUS (Korea-U.S.) FTA (Free Trade Agreement) (2010)
- U.S. investment immigration law under the new trend of Regional Center (2011)
Languages
Korean