Grant Kim

Over 35 years of experience with arbitration and litigation of complex commercial disputes. Chair, sole, wing, or emergency arbitrator in numerous cases for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), and KCAB International (KCAB). Also on arbitrator panels of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and Beijing International Arbitration Center (BIAC). Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.Counsel in numerous arbitrations in the U.S., Asia, and Europe under ICDR, ICC, AAA, KCAB, HKIAC, and JAMS Rules. Counsel in numerous lawsuits in the U.S. federal and state courts. Particular expertise in intellectual property disputes, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and trademarks. Familiar with diverse technology, including biotech, computer software and hardware, semiconductors, and medical and mechanical devices. Extensive experience with other commercial disputes, including M&A, joint venture, distribution and sales, construction, and business breakups. Representative cases as arbitrator include the following (please see www.kimarbitration.com, for additional examples). • Tribunal Chair, ICDR arbitration involving cloud services with claims over $300 million• Tribunal Chair, ICDR arbitration arising from semiconductor patent indemnity agreement• ICDR arbitration arising from $100 million Put Option• ICC arbitration arising from default on $90 million in loans for solar power plant• ICC arbitration between partners to joint venture manufacturing plant in Asia• ICC arbitrator in expedited arbitration arising from mobile app collaboration agreement • AAA arbitration involving contract, business tort, trademark, and trade secret claims and counterclaims• ICDR arbitration arising from biotech joint development and license agreement• Numerous other appointments as chair, sole, wing, or emergency arbitratorRepresentative cases as counsel include:• ICC arbitrations in London and Zurich arising from biotech license agreements (separate cases)• HKIAC arbitration in Hong Kong arising from patent license• Numerous patent lawsuits in the federal courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission• Numerous other lawsuits involving contract, business tort, and IP claims