Sang Kim is a partner in DLA Piper's International Tax group and co-managing partner of DLA Piper's Silicon Valley office. He is currently on DLA Piper's Executive Committee as well as the National Diversity and Inclusion Committee.

He concentrates his practice in international tax and operational structuring, global transfer pricing strategy and documentation, cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures, post-acquisition integration and international tax controversy. He also frequently serves as the managing international legal counsel for multijurisdictional and multi-disciplined projects and matters implicating employment, IP, corporate formation, corporate governance, foreign exchange controls, transaction taxes such as VAT and GST and import duties, among others.

He has led over a hundred international expansion and structuring projects for companies across a wide spectrum of industries and jurisdictions from emerging enterprises to Fortune 500 multinationals. Representative industries include high tech, consumer products, life sciences, energy, media, technology services, venture funds, manufacturing and distribution. Within these industries, he has extensive experience working with clients in the solar, semiconductor, software, consulting, data storage, data security, social/ecommerce, gaming, consumer electronics, medical devices and networking sectors. He has also worked closely with numerous clients doing business in China, India, Brazil, Russia and other emerging economies.

The respected English research firm Chambers & Partners recognizes him in Chambers Global: World's Leading Lawyers for Business, as a "partner who impresses peers in California with his international tax expertise," and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, where Chambers remarks, "Peers consider him to be part of the 'upcoming wave of well-respected tax attorneys in the community.'" Legal 500 cites Mr. Kim "as 'a very strong tax advisor' with an excellent track record in post-merger integration."

Prior to joining DLA Piper, he spent seven years at two of the Big 4 firms in their Silicon Valley offices where he specialized in international tax from both planning and tax provision perspectives.

He is a frequent speaker on international tax and global expansion matters.