Phillip Kim
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New York, Philadelphia Metro
275 Madison Avenue
40th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 686-1060
Fax: (212) 202-3827
Email: [email protected]
BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS
New York
United States District Court Southern District of New York
United States District Court Eastern District of New York
United States District Court Northern District of New York
United States District Court Western District of New York
United States District Court District of Colorado
United States District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
CLERKSHIPS
EDUCATION
Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 2002
The Johns Hopkins University, B.A. in Economics, 1999
Phil is a partner with 20+ years of experience handling-high stakes securities litigation in federal and state courts across the country. Since joining The Rosen Law Firm in 2005, Phil has achieved numerous settlements in securities class actions for amounts significantly above the historical average recovery for similar cases.
Securities Class Actions
Mr. Kim played a significant role in the historic $250 million Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. securities class action settlement the firm secured in 2019. Mr. Kim was also the lead lawyer in a number of significant recoveries including, $15.3 million USA Technologies, Inc. (E.D. Pa.); $13.25 million Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. (E.D.N.Y.); $11 million The RealReal, Inc., (N.D. Cal.); $6.51 million Akazoo S.A., (E.D.N.Y.); $6.5 million Global Brokerage, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.); $6.2 million Sunlands Technology Group, (E.D.N.Y.); $6 million Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., (D. Utah); $6 million Covia Holdings Corp. (N.D. Ohio); $5 million FalconStor Software, Inc., (E.D.N.Y.); $4.5 million KIOR, Inc., (S.D. Tex.); $3.5 million L&L Energy, Inc. , (S.D.N.Y.); $3.5 million Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.) and (D.N.J.); $3.4 million Industrial Enterprises of America, Inc., (S.D.N.Y.), $3.4 million Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (C.D. Cal.); $3.3. million Textura Corporation (N.D. Ill.); $3.25 million Intrustion, Inc. (E.D. Tex.); $3.1 million TierOne Corporation, (D. Neb.); $3 million Cadiz, Inc., (C.D. Cal.); $3 million Fat Brands, Inc. (C.D. Cal.); $2.868 million Albany Molecular Research, (E.D.N.Y.); $2.75 million Sequans Communications SA (E.D.N.Y.); $2.7 million Akari Therapeutics PLC (S.D.N.Y.); $2.5 million Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (C.D. Cal.); $2.25 million Kanzhun Limited, (D.N.J.); $2.2 million RCI Hospitality, (S.D. Tex.); $2.0 million GTT, Inc. (C.D. Cal.); $2.0 million Tufin Software Tech., (S.D.N.Y.); $1.8 million Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.,(S.D. Tex.); $1.5 million Alliance MMA, Inc. (D.N.J.); $1.5 million FAB Universal Corp., (S.D. Tex.); $1.5 million in BlueNRGY Group Ltd, f/k/a CBD Energy Ltd., (S.D. Tex.); $1.265 million Cocrystal Pharma. Inc. (D.N.J.); $1.2 million Izea, Inc., (C.D. Cal); and $1 million India Globalization Capital (D. Md.).
Shareholder Derivative Litigation
Mr. Kim has also secured a number of significant recoveries in shareholder derivative litigation. Recently, Mr. Kim, as co-lead counsel in the SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. derivative litigation, secured a $12.5 million cash payment to SeaWorld and caused SeaWorld to institute targeted corporate reforms. Kistenmacher v. Atchison, et al., 10437-VCS (Del. Ch.). Mr. Kim was co-lead counsel in Virginia state court and helped secure a $10 million cash payment for comScore and causing comScore to institute a vast array of reforms to its corporate governance. In re comScore, Inc. Virginia Shareholder Derivative Litigation, No. CL-2016-0009465 (Va. Cir. Ct., Fairfax Cnty.); In re ComScore, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation, Case No. 1:16-cv-09855-JGK (S.D.N.Y.). Mr. Kim was co-lead counsel in In re Mammoth Energy Servs. Inc., Consolidated Derivative Stockholder Litig., 19-cv-1682-RGA (D. Del.) where plaintiffs secured $1.5 million cash payment and caused the company to institute valuable corporate governance reforms.
In 2019-2023, Lawdragon named Mr. Kim as one of 500 leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers. In 2023-2024 Mr. Kim was selected to Super Lawyers. Mr. Kim was recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America™.
Larry Rosen, Phil Kim, and Jacob Goldberg Named to the prestigious 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers-- Third Year in Row For All Three
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Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.
Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc.
Sunnova Energy International Inc.
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.
Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company
British American Tobacco p.l.c
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Holley Inc. f/k/a Empower Ltd.
Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
National Instruments Corporation
James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc.
Capstone Green Energy Corporation
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.
American Coastal Insurance Corporation
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc
Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
DouYu International Holdings Limited
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc.
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.
Western Alliance Bancorporation
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
Techtronic Industries Company Limited
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.
The Charles Schwab Corporation
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.
National Vision Holdings, Inc.
International Business Machines Corporation
National Realty Investment Advisors LLC
Gaotu Techedu Inc. f/k/a GSX Techedu Inc.
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Silvergate Capital Corporation
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc.
Polished.com Inc. f/k/a 1847 Goedeker Inc.
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
International Game Technology PLC
Blueprint Medicines Corporation
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
First High-School Education Group Co., Ltd.
Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.
Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp.
Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Astra Space, Inc. f/k/a Holicity, Inc.
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Facebook, Inc. k/n/a Meta Platforms, Inc.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dapper Labs, Inc. – NBA Top Shot Moments
James River Group Holdings, Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Wunong Net Technology Company Limited