Partner
Kenneth Hong
Ken has been practising law since 2004 advising and acting for clients who are private and public companies, and government agencies across a wide range of industry and business sectors including but not limited to property, mining, retail, biomedical, construction, energy, financial services, education, franchise, and manufacturing. Being fluent in Korean, Ken specialises in advising major Korean multinational companies and has a close working relationship with several major Korean and Australian law firms. He is currently the legal advisor to the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Sydney and Melbourne. Ken is an active member of the Korean Australian community as well as the legal profession devoting his time for various organisations such as the Law Society of NSW, Multicultural NSW, Korean Australian Lawyers Association, and Korean Community Legal Services. In 2019, he was named as one of ‘40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians’.
Experience
Advised Australian subsidiaries of major Korean, Japanese and Chinese corporations and government agencies in their commercial dealings, employment, privacy, competition law, franchise, and litigious matters.
Providing day-to-day legal advice pertaining to contracts, employment, leasing, and litigation matters to Korean, Japanese and Chinese blue-chip companies operating in Australia.
Advised multinational corporations on their acquisition and disposal of major commercial buildings, residential, retail and industrial properties in Australia by preparing and reviewing due diligence reports and negotiated and liaised with financiers and the other sides.
Advised domestic and international clients on their acquisitions and disposal of interests in Australian companies and businesses.
Advised and worked with major Korean law firms to assist their clients in proposed acquisition, disputes, and divestments in Australia.
Advising a major Korean corporation in its establishment and operation of a TV home shopping channel in Australia.
Advised multinational corporations on their Australian investment strategies, structuring and exiting.
Managed, and advised on providing detailed reports for Korean multinational corporations including their legal department and board of directors.
Registration and enforcement of foreign judgments in Australia.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Bond University
Qualifications
Lawyer, Supreme Court of NSW
Notary Public NSW
Membership
The Law Society of NSW
Korean Australian Lawyers Association – President
Asian Australian Lawyers Association
2025 Content Business Advisory Board of KOCCA
Expertise
Languages
English
/Korean
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