International law firm Bird & Bird has expanded its Corporate team in London with the arrival of Corporate and Tech & Comms partner Jee Ha Kim from Arm.
Arm, a long-standing client of Bird & Bird, is a world-leading semiconductor IP and design company headquartered in Cambridge and one of UK’s largest and most successful technology businesses.
Previously a Director of Legal at Arm, Jee has been part of the M&A team there since 2019, where he had leading roles in Arm’s M&A, investment, divestment, integration and reorganisation transactions, including the proposed Nvidia-Arm acquisition (which was abandoned over regulatory challenges). In late 2021, he moved to play an important role in the General Counsel’s Office at SoftBank Investment Advisers, the manager of the SoftBank Vision Funds, which oversees the global legal team and the funds’ legal and transactional affairs.
Matt Bonass, co-head of the international Corporate practice at Bird & Bird, says: “Jee has extensive experience advising on tech transactions, especially in the semiconductor, IoT and AI space. The semiconductor sector is a particularly booming market, and Jee’s deep knowledge in the space will allow our team to grow our capabilities and provide expert advice to our clients in this area.”
Phil Sherrell, head of the London office at Bird & Bird comments: “Jee’s hire, coming soon after the arrival of partner Michael Dawes and the promotion to partnership of Adam Meisels, is part of our strategy to grow our Corporate practice in London and beyond. Jee’s arrival will ensure the group continues to have the excellent sector focus and experience our clients always value. I look forward to him joining us.”
Jee added: “I’m thrilled to be joining the corporate group at Bird & Bird – a well-regarded firm internationally. I know the team very well from working closely with them on transactions at Arm so I’m looking forward to working alongside them as part of the wider team. The Corporate practice’s exceptional work in delivering solutions to clients in collaboration with the firm’s renowned experts in the tech sector makes them a stand-out firm and a great fit for my expertise. I’m excited about helping them as we continue to provide world class advice for our clients.”
