Bio
Kim's focus of her practice is to provide first-rate white collar, investigations, and compliance services, as well as highlight a specialty in export controls and sanctions. She leverages her experience as a former federal prosecutor to serve clients seeking a skilled trial lawyer, a diligent investigator, and a knowledgeable advisor, particularly on matters interfacing federal and state governments. Kim applies the Super Hero Rules to her practice: Be Courageous. Protect the Innocent. Make a Difference. And Use Your Super Powers Wisely. Kim is dedicated to figuring out what a win looks like for her clients, and delivering on those business objectives, with efficiency and style.
Experience
Representative Engagements
- Assigned to the National Security Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia and previously served with distinction in the Capitol Siege Section, the Federal Major Crimes Section and the Superior Court Division.
- Successfully tried 48-count indictment on conspiracy, export control and money laundering charges, resulting in a 35-year prison sentence for the defendant.
- Returned a superseding indictment in an export control matter adding 27 counts of money laundering charges, forcing a morning-of-trial plea to the indictment.
- Indicted a federal government contractor with access to critical infrastructure for acting as an agent of the Government of Iran).
- Seized over $250,000 in cash during a Rule 41 search warrant of the home of a target suspected of Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud charges.
- First AUSA sent to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and subsequently investigated, charged, convicted and sentenced dozens of January 6th defendants.
Credentials
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, JD, 2012
Virginia Journal of International Law, Editorial Board
UVA Prosecution Clinic, placed at the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for Charlottesville, Virginia/Member
Research Assistant for Dean Paul Mahoney for his book Wasting a Crisis: Why Securities Regulation Fails
Wake Forest University, B.A. Political Science with honors, summa cum laude, 2009
Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa
C.H. Richards Award for Excellence in Political Science
Bar Admissions
Virginia