Chong Pak

• Supervised and managed a team of 60+ attorneys in a review of documents for an automotive manufacturer in connection with a complex federal and state governmental investigations and multi-district litigation.
• Experience in bilingual (English/Korean) document review and translation in support of witness interviews/depositions involving several large Korean commercial clients.
• Participated in a dedicated team to handle a large DOJ second request for information which resulted in regulatory clearance for a transaction reported under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.
• Experience in European personal data privacy while conducting in situ review of documents at client locations in full compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
• Defended a pro bono client, a national civil rights organization, against claims of breach of contract, fraud and misrepresentation, quantum meruit, attorney’s lien and other ancillary claims in state court. After a removal of action to federal court, the parties reached an amicable settlement
• Successfully represented many local law firms and individually named Georgia attorneys in fee disputes and disciplinary proceedings before the State Bar of Georgia

Chong U. Pak focuses primarily on complex discovery issues, with clients in automotive, beverage, communications, heavy construction, medical technology, and entertainment industries in connection with commercial and product liability litigation. Additionally, his practice deals with clients undergoing governmental investigations, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, the Department of Justice and various State Attorneys General.

Chong Pak is an attorney in King & Spalding’s E-Discovery practice. Drawing on his trial litigation experience in both state and federal courts, Chong offers a wealth of knowledge in all forms and phases of both traditional and electronic discovery as well as alternate dispute resolution (ADR) for his clients. His practice primarily focuses on complex discovery issues involving clients in automotive, beverage, communications, heavy construction, medical technology, and entertainment industries in connection with commercial, pharmaceutical and product liability litigation; as well as governmental investigations, including Congressional Committees, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and various State Attorneys General.