German Community Events in California

My name is Dr. Sven Schild, and I am a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDRIA certified EMDR clinician and consultant, and a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP). Based in San Diego, CA, I specialize in providing telehealth services exclusively via video to individuals residing in California, Hawaii, Florida, and Virginia.

Kiwon Sung is a seasoned counsel (licensed in both California and Korea) who understands what a corporate legal team needs. Kiwon's practice focuses on the representation of companies in business transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology, including licensing, development agreements, distribution and commercialization activities, joint ventures, outsourcing, and other service arrangements. Kiwon has extensive experience in cross-border deals as well as in assisting companies with mergers, acquisitions, and other complex business transactions involving technology and intellectual property that protect enterprise value. He regularly advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving patents and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals. Prior to establishing Lee & Sung, Kiwon worked at a recognized litigation law firm in Los Angeles. He has litigation experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in actions addressing a range of claims, including patent infringement, entertainment, breach of contract, and probate issues. He has also helped clients in handling, among other things, dispositive motions, e-discovery, and pre-trial preparation. Kiwon has been practicing law since 2012, and he worked as general counsel for legal affairs at the automotive electronics company of Korea’s second largest conglomerate. Kiwon received his B.S. degree from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), graduating with honors. He earned his J.D. degree from the Sungkyunkwan University, and his LL.M. degree with a specialization in Media, Entertainment & Technology Law and Policy from the University of California at Los Angeles. Kiwon also served in the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) as a Korea-US liaison soldier (KATUSA). He is native in Korean and is thoroughly familiar with Korean laws, corporate culture and business practices. Experience​ K-startup Law formerly Law Office of Kiwon Sung (Present) Bird Marella, P.C. UCLA Law Patent Clinic, Pro Bono Practitioner Hyundai Autron (Hyundai Motor Group), General Counsel for legal affairs Sunwoo LLP Admissions State Bar of California Korean Bar Association Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

In addition to the Embassy and eight Consulates General, there are also many honorary consuls in the U.S. ready to assist you with advise and counsel. Honorary consuls are called „honorary“ because they perform their work on an honorary basis and are not paid a fee for their services. Many of our honorary consuls are not German citizens; compared with the foreign missions, they have only limited consular authority and thus also only limited official means to provide assistance. For example, only some are able to accept passport applications from you, notarize signatures, or perform similar functions. Because they frequently practice their consular office alongside a main profession, it is not reasonable to expect that they are always present or available by phone. If there is an honorary consul at your vacation site and you require assistance, you should nevertheless initially contact them because they best knows the local situation. Honorary consuls will, if necessary, refer you further to the competent German foreign mission if they themselves cannot assist. Administrative / consular district Counties in the State of California: San Diego und Imperial

The Consulate General's area of jurisdiction includes Northern California, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and the American overseas territories American Samoa, Baker-, Howland-, Jarvis-, Johnston-, Midway and Palmyra Island.

The Consulate General's area of jurisdiction covers the California counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.