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HABBINE ESTELLE KIM

Avocat à la Cour l Attorney-at-law

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Paris & New York Bars

FRENCH 

ENGLISH

KOREAN 

SPANISH

Art & Fashion & Beauty

Art Gallery

Artificial intelligence & Tech

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Sustainability Energy

Holding Plant

F&B (Restauration, Café)

Food Photography

Medical Healthcare

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HABBINE ESTELLE KIM

INTERNATIONAL LAWYER l Paris & New York

French of South Korean origin, Habbine is a dual-qualified lawyer admitted to the Paris and New York Bars.

 

She worked in the Legal & Compliance (European HQ) Department of Samsung Electronics UK on EU competition and commercial law matters. She worked as a Korean Document Reviewer at Morae Global Corporation (previously Clutch Group) in connection with a complex global investigation involving a financial services company. Her experience further includes dispute resolution and corporate M&A at Bird & Bird ATMD (Singapore), Yulchon (South Korea) and Alerion (France).

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She is a graduate of University College London (LLB) and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Masters in Law, Economics and Management - EU Law).​ 

EXPERIENCE

Habbine advises multinational corporations, SMEs and startups on contentious and non-contentious matters arising from cross-border projects and business operations across Europe, Asia and the US. 

 

She represents clients in domestic and cross-border disputes, including commercial, civil, employment, and intellectual property litigation before French courts (Tribunal judiciaire, Tribunal de commerce, Conseil de prud’hommes, and Cour d’appel), as well as in international arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), and the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

 

She also advises on international business expansion, investments and market entry, with a particular focus on corporate, contractual and regulatory matters, including corporate governance, restructuring, EU compliance, employment, distribution, commercial contracts, consumer law, and data protection.

 

Industries : Construction, Food & Beverage, Distribution & Retail, Automotive, Technology & AI, E-commerce & Digital, Art, Fashion & Luxury, Beauty & Cosmetics, Healthcare & Life Sciences, and Medical Devices.

➡️ CONTRACT

Drafting, translation and analysis of legal risks (employment contracts, international commercial contracts, partnership/JV contracts for international projects, wind contracts, commercial leases)

➡️ LITIGATION (civil, commercial, IP, labour)

Drafting of court documents, representation before the courts

 

➡️ ARBITRATION

Advice, drafting of statement of claim/defence and representation at the hearings on contractual and commercial matters before the ICC, as well as on sports law matters for professional athletes (TUE, ADRV, DSD, qualification) before the CAS (Ad Hoc, Appeal and Anti-Doping Divisions).

➡️ COMPLIANCE

Representation, defence, and negotiation during investigation and control processes with the competent authorities in matters relating to licencing and sustainable solutions in regulated sectors (F&B, alternative energy, construction, airport, transport). ​ 

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➡️ COMPETITION, DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMER

Unfair competition, parasitism, distribution contracts 

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➡️ EMPLOYMENT

Drafting employment and service contracts, restructuring, dismissal and redundancy procedures, harassment, discrimination, settlement agreements.

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➡️ CORPORATE

Corporate structuring, company registration, approval of annual accounts, modification and transfer of business, dissolution, liquidation and restructuring.

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➡️ LEGAL ADVICE

Provision of legal assistance to start-ups, SMEs and multinational companies on a wide range of legal issues

EDUCATION

Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris & EFB  (France)

Health & Medical Law - Qualifying Training Programme (2025-2026)

​- Governance & Challenges of Public and Private Healthcare Institutions
- Medical Liability before Administrative, Civil, and Criminal Courts
- ADR: Regional Conciliation and Compensation Commissions (CCI)
- Expert Reports in Medical Liability Litigation
- Disciplinary Proceedings before Professional Medical Bodies
- Involuntary Treatment and End-of-Life Care
- Internship and trainings at AP-HP hospitals

(Saint-Antoine, Hôtel-Dieu, Paul Brousse, Lariboisière, Necker)

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Paris 1  Panthéon-Sorbonne - Paris (France)

Masters in EU and International Law (2020 graduate)

University College London - London (United Kingdom)

LLB (2016 graduate)

HONOUR

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Submission Paper - Shortlisted for the International Conference (2022)

ELI Young Lawyers Award

Joint Submission Paper - Shortlisted (2022)

  

Shearman & Sterling - UCL 

Negotiation Competition Quarterfinalist (2015)

 

Simmons & Simmons - UCL

Negotiation Competition Judge (2014)

NOMINATION

France-Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCICF)

General Secretary (2025)

Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)

International Legal Advisor for Foreign Asset Recovery (since 2026)

HEC Incubateur - KSC - Station F

"Expert juridique"  - Legal expert for over 20 startups (since 2024)

International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL) 

Regional Governor (EU - France) (since 2021)

Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)

Content Business Advisory Board (since 2025)

Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Paris Bar lawyer in Sports Law

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc/Anti-doping/Appeal  Divisions

ASSOCIATION

European Law Institute (ELI) 

Consultative Committee Member (since 2022)  

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French Association for Competition Law Studies (AFEC) 

Member (since 2024)

France Esports

Member - Law & Legislation Working Group (since 2021)

Mensa  

Member (since 2022)

PRO BONO

​​Paris Bar Hotline for the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Pro Bono lawyer for Litigation, Labour, Civil and Commercial Law   

UCLU Volunteering Society

President (2016)

Lawyers Without Borders

Project leader (2015)

Clifford Chance - Stratford Legal Advice Center

Freelaw Shadowing Scheme

Grassroots Human Rights Project

 

Mind the Justice Gap

 

Crime and Citizenship

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© 2024 by Habbine Estelle KIM

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