Margaret Kim is crown counsel with the Government of Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General/Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Legal Services Branch. In this capacity, she provides advice on trade negotiations, trade and investment disputes and the consistency of government measures with the trade obligations of Ontario and Canada. Prior to joining the MAG, Margaret practiced at Bennett Jones LLP as an international trade and investment lawyer. She has also worked in the Legal Vice-Presidency Unit of the World Bank in Washington D.C.

Margaret obtained her dual Canadian/American J.D. from the University of Ottawa and the American University Washington College of Law. She currently sits on the Executive Committee of the Ontario Bar Association’s International Law Section, and is actively involved in the Korean Canadian Lawyers Association and the Federation of the Asian Canadian Lawyers.