Grant L. Kim is an independent arbitrator with over 35 years of experience with arbitration and litigation of international and domestic business disputes. He was previously a partner in the San Francisco office of LimNexus, a minority-owned law firm with a commitment to excellence, diversity, and community service. LimNexus was founded by former CKA Chair John Lim and includes several other CKA members. Grant was also a partner at Morrison & Foerster, a Global 50 law firm, and helped to build the international arbitration practice of a top Korean law firm.

Grant has specific expertise with disputes involving intellectual property and cutting- edge technology. He has dealt with diverse technology, including biotech, computer software and hardware, semiconductors, and medical and mechanical devices. He also has extensive experience with other commercial disputes, including joint venture, M&A, distribution and sales, and construction and energy.

Grant’s grandparents were among the first wave of Korean immigrants to the U.S. in the early 1900’s. He learned Korean while working in Korea as an English teacher and later as a lawyer. Grant co-founded the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California and served as Overseas President of the International Association of Korean Lawyers, which brings together lawyers of Korean descent from around the world. He served on the CKA Board of Directors from 2014-16.

Grant received his B.A. with honors from Pomona College, and his J.D., magna cum laude, the University of California Law, San Franciso (formerly known as Hastings). He is a member of the Tech List of the Silicon Valley Mediation and Arbitration Center and a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a member of numerous arbitrator panels based in the U.S., Europe, Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.