Artificial intelligenceEx-M&A lawyer says AI can iron out details in cross-border deals
South Korean legal startup eyes expansion into Japan
Lim Jung-keun launched a legal startup to combine his experience as an M&A lawyer with artificial intelligence. "I didn't intend to make this my life, but it has developed like this, and I can't hold it back now," he says. (Photo courtesy of BHSN)
KIM JAEWON
August 20, 2025 10:30 JST
SEOUL -- Lim Jung-keun was already an experienced M&A lawyer five years ago when he decided to switch career paths and launch a legal startup. The 48-year-old attorney saw a chance to combine his expertise in law with the emerging artificial intelligence technologies he had learned about from clients with engineering backgrounds.