Life Sciences

Mr. Kim has served as an arbitrator or counsel in multiple disputes involving life sciences, biotech, and medical devices.  He has also spoken on panels about arbitration of life sciences disputes.  Examples include:

  • Sole ICDR arbitrator in dispute about development and patent license agreement for angioplasty catheters 

  • One of three ICDR arbitrators in dispute between U.S. and Chinese medical device companies arising from technology and IP license and related joint venture agreement  

  • One of three AAA arbitrators in $80 million dispute about electronic health care record system

  • Emergency AAA arbitrator in dispute involving Medicaid reimbursement policies  

  • Counsel in ICC arbitration in London arising from biotech license and development contract for therapeutic DNA vaccine

  • Counsel in ICC arbitration in Zurich arising from biotech patent license for rapid PCR test

  • Counsel in litigation to enforce patent that launched the field of interventional neuroradiology

  • Counsel to U.S. company in litigation on patents directed to treatment of kyphosis

  • Counsel in clearance analysis of patents directed to bovine growth hormone

  • Counsel in patent litigation directed to dental device