Habbine Estelle KimAvocat à la Cour | Attorney-at-law
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Habbine Estelle Kim

Avocat à la Cour | Attorney-at-law

Law × Technology × Economics × Quantitative Methods

Lawyer admitted to the Paris and New York Bars, researcher and lecturer, working between Europe, Asia and the US.

French · English · Korean · Spanish

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14publications 20conferences & lectures 6countries spoken in 71articles
Experience & affiliations
European Law InstituteFrance EsportsFrance-Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCICF)French Association for Competition Law Studies (AFEC)Impulse PartnersInternational Association of Korean LawyersKorea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA)Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)MensaParis 2024 Olympic & Paralympic GamesSamsung Electronics UKStation F · HEC Incubator
Latest

Recent work

Poster for the Artificial Intelligence Panel, 1 October 2026Talk · London · 1 Oct 2026Between Automation and Autonomy: AI, International Business and Legal PracticeIAKL Annual Conference → Poster for the 2026 Study Abroad Fair, Korea PavilionModerator & speaker · Paris · 10 Oct 2026Study Abroad Fair, Korea PavilionSalon de l’Etudiant · CCICF · KOSME → KDIC certificate of appointmentAppointment · from 1 Jan 2026International Legal Advisor for Foreign Asset RecoveryKorea Deposit Insurance Corporation →
Expertise

Fields of expertise

Contentious and non-contentious matters arising from cross-border projects and business operations across Asia, Europe and the US.

Employment

Employment and service contracts, restructuring, dismissal and redundancy, harassment, discrimination, settlements.

Litigation

Civil, commercial, IP and labour disputes before the Tribunal judiciaire, Tribunal de commerce, Prud’hommes and Cour d’appel.

Arbitration

ICC and KCAB proceedings, and sports law before the CAS (Ad Hoc, Appeal and Anti-Doping Divisions).

Commercial

Distribution, unfair competition and parasitism, consumer law, EPR, IP protection, terms of sale, debt recovery.

Corporate

Company formation and dissolution, TUP, annual accounts, business transfers, restructuring and governance.

Contracts

Drafting, translation and risk analysis: employment, international commercial, JV and partnership agreements, leases.

Compliance

Representation during investigations and controls in regulated sectors: F&B, energy, construction, airports, transport.

Legal advice

Day-to-day legal assistance to start-ups, SMEs and multinationals expanding into Europe.

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Publication

Research

Law at its intersection with technology, economics, behavioural science and quantitative methods.

SSRN · 2025A Comparative Law Approach on the Conceptualisation of the Environmental Accountability PrinciplePDF ↗ InDret · 2023Greening Consumer Welfare: Towards a New Perspective on Consumer ProtectionShortlisted · UPF conference 2022 14 · 2021–2025Click on a title to read the articlePublications →
Conference

Recent talks

All 20 events
Habbine Estelle Kim on the AI panel at the IAKL Annual Conference in London
IAKL Annual Conference · AI panel1 Oct 2026London
Study Abroad Fair · CCICF × KOSME10 Oct 2026Paris
Paris Arbitration Week · CAS procedures11 Apr 2025Paris
Contact

Open to Collaborations

Open to guest lectures and speaking invitations at conferences and seminars, and to research collaborations.

Write to me
Speaking invitationConferences, panels and seminarsGuest lectureUniversities and schoolsResearch collaborationJoint papers and research projects
habbine.kim@gmail.com