Kongsik Kim has been promoted to Nelson Mullins in Boston, where he provides start-up, emerging-growth, and established companies with strategic advice on starting/growing business entities and building/managing defensive and offensive intellectual property portfolios, renders legal opinions, conducts due diligence investigations, drafts and negotiates transactional agreements, and litigates to monetize, enforce, and defend intellectual property rights. He is an advisor to many Asian clients planning business and seeking intellectual property protection in the U.S. His practice covers a wide range of technologies such as chemistry; biochemistry; pharmaceuticals; biosimilars; chemical engineering; biochemical engineering; agricultural and food biotechnology; biomedical engineering; enzyme technology; environmental engineering; polymer engineering; semiconductor technology; LCD, LED, and OLED technology; fuel cell technology; solar energy and clean technology; automobiles; medical devices; testing and measuring instruments; wireless communication; computer software; touch-screen display panels; 3D display panels; high efficiency video coding (HEVC) apparatuses and methods; blockchain-based technology; and biometric authentication.