Jane Kim, JD LLM
Jane Kim manages a diverse portfolio of civil matters, including advising and negotiating international business transactions, handling real estate transactions and disputes, and litigating business disputes. Her role often extends beyond traditional legal counsel—managing multi-jurisdictional legal teams and ensuring seamless coordination for clients worldwide. Jane provides honest, practical advice to her clients.
Jane handles litigation matters in state and federal courts, as well as reaching defendants abroad utilizing the Hague convention. She has litigated cases against public and multinational companies. She also handles many commercial cases using mediation and arbitration methods of dispute resolution, and she is formally trained in Collaborative Law Disputes. This training helps her in dispute management matters to build consensus to move forward.
Her recent cases include a jury trial of a commercial dispute in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, involving commercial lease issues of a publicly-traded manufacturing company; an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit regarding complex income taxation issues of first impression; and, an international arbitration between medical equipment companies.
Jane also provides strategic advice to corporate clients on legal functions and initiatives, works with Fortune 500 companies and negotiates critical contracts; participates in complex business transactions, prepares internal organization-wide policies, drafts and negotiates international business contracts, joint venture agreements, and more. She lived full-time in Saudi Arabia for a couple of years, serving as the equivalent of General Counsel and managing international business transactions for a large healthcare organization.
Whether you’re facing an international legal challenge, a local real estate issue or seeking concierge legal support tailored to your unique circumstances, Jane is here to provide thoughtful, strategic guidance.
As for Jane's personal bio, Jane has lived, worked or spent several months to years in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Cyprus, France, Italy, Mexico City and other incredible places around the globe. Jane finds joy in meeting her clients in person and for the first time long after she began to represent them, but simply because their paths have crossed in the client's locale. Safe to say, Jane loves to travel. Jane also loves, lives and breathes pickleball. She is out on the courts playing almost every morning (7am start), unless she has a conference call with you or a court hearing (smile).
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Illinois Chicago School of Law; law review, merit based scholarship, judicial clerkship
EU Law program, Oxford University, St. John's College (UK)
Bachelor's of Interior Architecture, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Florida, since 2005
State of Illinois, since 2005
CERTIFICATION
Certificate in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) (not renewed)
AFFILIATIONS
Volunteer pro bono attorney for Bay Area Legal Services, Florida
Past member of the World Commerce & Contracting
Past member of American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
Past member of Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
Past member of Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
Former volunteer as counsel for Chicago Domestic Violence Clinical Advocacy Program
Past member of Judicial Investigation Committee with the Chicago Bar Association
Past member of Pro Bono Attorneys for the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic, Inc.
Former mentor in the lawyer-to-lawyer mentoring program sponsored by the Illinois Supreme Court
Past member of Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association
Past member of American Bar Association
EDUCATION CREDENTIALS
BIA | JD | LLM
Jane Kim graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a degree in Interior Architecture.
Jane Kim obtained her JD degree in 2005 from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. While in law school, Jane Kim was a member of Law Review – Executive Board Member, Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law • Moot Court- 1st place and “Best Counselor Award, Randall T. Peterson Client Counseling Competition, 2004 • Edward D. Rosenberg Memorial Award (merit based), 2002 and 2004 • Judicial Clerkship- Judge E.Burr, Law Division, Cook County.
During the summer 2002, Jane completed a program at Oxford University, St John's College studying EU law utilizing Oxford traditional tutorial method with Prof. Paul Craig.
Later in her legal career, Jane Kim obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) in Health Law with concentration in Compliance Studies from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Its Health Law program is ranked #2 in the country by the US News & World Report (2021).
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BIA (Bachelor of Interior Architecture)- 1996
UIC School of Law
JD- 2005; Law Review; Moot Court; Judicial Clerkship
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Master of Laws (L.L.M.) in Health Law, Concentration in Compliance Studies- 2016
Oxford University- St. John's College
EU Law program- 2002