Professional Activities
National Association of Bond Lawyers
Pennsylvania Association of Bond Lawyers
Ballard Spahr Pro Bono Committee
Delaware Valley Environmental Inn of Court, student member (2009-2010)
Kim represented the USA Women's rugby National Team as a player from 2006 to 2011, co-captaining the squad competing in the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2010. She served as an International Athlete representative to USA Rugby Congress and a member of the Athlete's Advisory Council to USA Rugby and the U.S. Olympic Committee for the sport of Rugby. Kim also served as Chairperson, and in other board capacities, for Keystone Griffins Rugby Club, a Philadelphia-area women's rugby club, from 2007 to 2014.
Recognition & Accomplishments
Named one of The Legal Intelligencer's 2018 Lawyers on the Fast Track
Member, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Pro Bono Roll of Honor 2012-2019
Publications
Co-author, "White Paper: Cybersecurity Disclosure in Municipal Offerings," October 2019
Co-author, "White Paper: Climate Change Disclosure in Municipal Offerings," October 2019
"El Paso RAD transaction converting 1,590 units at 13 sites closes," Ballard Spahr Housing Plus blog, April 13, 2015
Co-author, "Unpave a Parking Lot and Put Up a Paradise: Using Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services To Achieve Cost-Effective Compliance," Environmental Law Reporter News & Analysis, August 22, 2012
Kim also is co-author of numerous Ballard Spahr Public Finance alerts:
"Governmental Accounting Standards Board Proposes Updated P3 Guidelines," June 27, 2019
"White House Unveils Infrastructure Plan: Funding Questions Remain," February 20, 2018
"Moody’s Finalizes Green Bonds Assessment Methodology," May 26, 2016
"Moody’s Joins Effort to Standardize Green Bond Market," March 4, 2016
"Act 47: Pennsylvania Says Enough is Enough. Or Is It? " October 31, 2014
"Illinois Passes Landmark Pension Reform," December 11, 2013
"PA Transportation Funding Bill Brings Unprecedented Investment to Infrastructure," November 25, 2013
"Pennsylvania Seeks To Expand P3s to Local Governments and School Districts," November 4, 2013
"U.S. Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act," May 21, 2013
"Water Infrastructure Loan Program Reintroduced in Congress," March 5, 2013
"Can New Jersey Bank on the Infrastructure Bank?" February 11, 2013
"Government Finance Officers Association Issues Guidelines For Pension Funding," December 18, 2012
"New Best Practices Released for Pension Obligation Disclosure," November 15, 2012
"New Report Identifies $2.5 Billion-Plus in Delaware Valley Infrastructure Funding Needs," November 7, 2012
"Obama Signs Transportation Bill," July 11, 2012
"NABL Issues Pension Disclosure Considerations," May 30, 2012
"Chicago Adopts Innovative Infrastructure Trust," April 30, 2012
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Hot Topics in Securities Law," National Association of Bond Lawyers Bond Attorneys Workshop, September 11-13, 2019
Moderator, "New Modes of Transportation: The Potential," The Bond Buyer's Transportation Finance/P3 Conference, Dallas, November 30, 2018
Speaker, "The Framework of Public-Private Partnerships and First Steps," The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships' P3 Bootcamp, Phoenix, October 22, 2018
Speaker, "All You Need to Know About SEC Rule 15c2-12 and the New Amendments," The Bond Buyer/Lumesis webinar, October 18, 2018
Speaker, "Options for PACE Financing Alternatives," Ballard Spahr webinar, September 20, 2017
Speaker, "Public-Private Partnerships (P3): Trends and Updates You Must Know," The Knowledge Group, July 11, 2017
Speaker, "The Procurement Process," The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships' P3 Bootcamp, Philadelphia, May 3, 2017
Speaker, "Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships," Clear Law Institute webinar, January 5, 2017
Speaker, "Closing the Deal," CDFA Summer School Intro Bond Finance Course, Baltimore, August 10, 2016
Moderator, "Beyond the News: PACE Financing – Challenges and Rewards, from Enabling Legislation to Implementation," Ballard Spahr panel, December 3, 2014