Area of Practice

• Customs & International Trade

• Maritime & Transportation Law

• Business Litigation

• Intellectual Property

• Food Law

Bio

J.J. Kim is a founding partner at ACI Law Group. His practice is focused on customs, international trade, maritime, transportation, food & intellectual property law. He represents clients before U.S Customs and Border Protection, USPTO, FDA, USTR and ITC, as well as the Court of International Trade and various other federal and state courts and agencies which regulates the flow of goods, addressing issues such as governance and compliance; valuation
and admissibility of goods; regulatory audits and investigation; anti-grey market; food safety, intellectual property rights; trade remedies, penalties, seizures and liquidated damages cases; cargo claims; country of origin marking; free trade agreements; international contracts; international litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Mr. Kim also handles commercial business disputes and historically was involved in the firm’s international trade and transportation practice, where he handled disputes of all kinds, including employment cases in both court and labor board. In addition, he has been involved in numerous high-value business cases over the course of his career and successfully represented Korean conglomerate. He is the author of numerous articles on international trade issues.

Licenses &  Certification

• Board Certified California Attorney in Admiralty & Maritime Law

• US Customs House Broker

• FSPCA Lead Instructor for PCQI, FSVP Course

Honors, Awards & Appointment

• Best Lawyer Award by KACCLA (2025) 

• South Korea Customs Service Commissioner Award (2022)

• Presidential Award, President Myung-bak Lee (for service to the agreement on KORUS FTA, Oct, 2012)

• Commerce Award, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif.

• Leadership Award, Lieutenant Governor of California

• Distinguished Service Awards and Letters of Appreciation - received from House of representatives; California Senate; Superior Court Judge; County of Orange; various cities

• Advisory Panel by Korea Agro- Fisheries Trade Corp (2015 – Current)

• Advisor/National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (2017 – Current)

• Advisory Panel by Korean Consulate General of Republic of Korea (2014-2016)

• Advisor/Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (2011-Current)

• Advisor/Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency (2024-Current)

Professional Associations

• Maritime Law Association of the United States

• Transportation Lawyers Association

• Foreign Trade Association

• Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association

• International Association for Food Protection

Experiences

• Founder of ACI Law Group, PC

• Attorney specializing in customs law, trade law, and maritime law

       (Certified by the California Bar Association)

• Former trade law attorney at Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, PA

• Legal response to more than 500 corporate investigation cases for U.S. government agencies (Customs Service (CBP), Department of Justice (DOJ), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FMC (Maritime Commission), USTR (U.S. Trade Representative), International Trade Commission (ITC), etc.)

• Litigation related to trade, logistics, and tariffs (20 years)

• Advisory attorney of MBC America

• Advisory attorney of the Federation of Korean Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.

• Advisory attorney of the Korean Logistics Association in the U.S.

• Visiting Professor at Dongseo University, America Campus

• President of the Orange County Korean Chamber of Commerce

• President of the Korea-US Customs Trade Forum

• Advisory Member of the Asia Pacific Committee of the US House of Representatives - Attended and advised the Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• Lecturer at trade-related law seminars (Economic Association, Chamber of Commerce, Trade Association, etc.)

• Advisory Member of the Orange County Council of the Democratic Peace and Unification Advisory Council