Habbine Estelle Kim
Avocat à la Cour | Attorney-at-law
Law × Technology × Quantitative Methods
Lawyer admitted to the Paris and New York Bars, researcher and guest lecturer. Legal advice and representation for businesses across Europe, Asia and the United States.
French · English · Korean · Spanish
Playground
Polymathic Playground
Law × Technology × Quantitative Methods
A pluridisciplinary space at the crossroads of law, technology and quantitative methods — interactive previews of my articles in preparation, open to engineers, scientists and quantitative researchers who want to explore the thinking before the paper is published.
- AI Model Comparison Explorer — how fast AI models ship, and what vendors leave unstated.
- AI Loop Explorer — money, chips, power and rules around the AI build-out.
- Brain–Network Correspondence Atlas — twelve proposed correspondences between brain structures and neural-network components.
Recent work
Talk · London · 1 Oct 2026Between Automation and Autonomy: AI, International Business and Legal PracticeIAKL Annual Conference →
Moderator & speaker · Paris · 10 Oct 2026Study Abroad Fair, Korea PavilionSalon de l’Etudiant · CCICF · KOSME →
Appointment · from 1 Jan 2026International Legal Advisor for Foreign Asset RecoveryKorea Deposit Insurance Corporation →
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.
Research
Law at its intersection with technology, economics, behavioural science and quantitative methods.
Articles in preparation are previewed as interactive tools in the Polymathic Playground →
Recent talks
Open to Collaborations
Open to guest lectures and speaking invitations at conferences and seminars, and to research collaborations.
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