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Lee & Ko has been selected as a Tier 1 firm in all 8 categories under the IFLR(International Financial Law Review) 1000 2024 edition and solidified its position once again for its high level of competence as a leading law firm in Korea. Lee & Ko has secured the highest ranking, a Tier1, in all practice areas for more than 13 consecutive years and 55 Lee & Ko professionals were recognized as ‘Leading Lawyers’ throughout all practice areas.


Banking and Finance
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
M&A
Private Equity
Project Development
Restructuring and Insolvency


Banking and Finance: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Yong-Jae Chang, Young Je Cho, Eun Sam Choi, Woo Young Jung, Kwang Yul Kim, Dong Eun Kim, Insoo Kim, Hyunsu Kim, Hun Ko, Myoung Chul Kwak, Myung Hyun Ryu, Yunjeong Seo, Tom Shin, Dong Seok Woo, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Paul Hyun Joon Yoon
Capital Markets: Sae Ho Ahn, Hyunji Bae, Jun Woo Cho, Kyoung Jun Cho, Seung Hoon Choi, Wonkyu Han, Seunga Hyun, Donga Jung, Dongyon Kim, Jiseon Kim, Munsik Kim, Jin Hong Kwon, Hankyung Lee, Hyunjoo Oh
Corporate and M&A: Yong Seok Ahn, Da Hye Cho, Seok Pyo Hong, Sung Mee Hong, Hwan Jeong, Ki Wook Kang, Sanggon Kim, Sung Min Kim, Daehoon Koo, Gu Beom Kwon, Eunjai Lee, Je Won Lee, Hyeong Gun Lee, Kyu Wha Lee, Seung Hwan Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Kyu Seok Park, Kyung Gyoon Park
Investment Funds: Je Won Lee, Seung Hwan Lee
Project Development: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Eun Sam Choi, Jinyoung Jung, Kwang Yul Kim, Insoo Kim, Hyunsu Kim, Jungmin Pak
Restructuring and Insolvency: Seok Pyo Hong, Sung Mee Hong, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Wanshik Lee, Seung Hwan Lee, Jiwoong Lim

IFLR1000 is the only financial legal directory that evaluates the law firms and their attorneys worldwide based on their achievements in finance and corporate transactions.

Lee & Ko was selected as an outstanding law firm in all 24 sectors (below) of ‘Asialaw Profiles’ for four consecutive years. Lee & Ko was recognized once again for its high level of competence as a leading law firm in Korea as it set apart from other domestic law firms that have only received outstanding rankings in certain fields.

Additionally, 44 Lee & Ko professionals were named Senior Statesman/ Elite Practitioner/ Distinguished Practitioner/ Notable Practitioner/ Rising Star and these individuals were provided special recognition for their expertise in the field.


   Industry Sectors
Aviation and Shipping
Consumer goods and Services
Industrials and Manufacturing
Insurance
Pharmaceuticals and Life sciences
Technology and Telecommunications
Banking and Financial services
Energy
Infrastructure
Media and Entertainment
Real estate

   Practice Areas
Banking and Finance
Competition/Antitrust
Corporate and M&A
Intellectual Property
Labour and Employment
Regulatory
Tax
Capital Markets
Construction
Dispute Resolution
Investment Funds
Private Equity
Restructuring and Insolvency


Banking and Financial services: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun, Myoung Chul Kwak
Banking and Finance: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
Competition/Antitrust: Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong, Hyun Chul Kim, Jeong-Ho Sun, Jeong Yoon Choi, Suruyn Kim
Corporate and M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Ho Joon Moon, Hyeong Gun Lee
Dispute Resolution: Won Seok Ko, Saemee Kim
Energy: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Tom Shin
Infrastructure: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Tom Shin, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
Insurance: Gidon Nam, Jinyoung Jung, Jin Hong Kwon
Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Jaewoo Kwak
Labour and Employment: Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin, Hyunseok Song , William Kim
Media and Entertainment: Kwang Bae Park
Real estate: Jung Hwan Lee
Restructuring and Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee
Shipping: Jinyoung Jung , Gidon Nam
Tax: Jay Shim, Ok Hyun Ma, Sung Hwan Kim
Technology and Telecommunications: Kwang Bae Park, Hwan Kyoung Ko, Samuel (Soon-Yub) Kwon, Yong Seok Ahn

Asialaw Profiles is published by Asialaw, which is an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney, and each year Asialaw Profiles ranks law firms and professionals in the Asia-Pacific region based on law firm submissions, interviews with lawyers and clients, and independent research and announces the results.

Lee & Ko was selected as a top law firm for six consecutive years in the private wealth law category according to “Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2024” as published by Chambers and Partners, a world renown legal media. 

Based on its high level of expertise in various practice areas, Lee & Ko provides advice on all legal and tax matters related to the accumulation, management, transfer and protection of personal assets to the owners and executives of large Korean conglomerates and their families. Recently, Lee & Ko has successfully represented a major shareholder of a Korean company in a USD 2 billion arbitration case, and continues to provide regulatory advice and has represented chairpersons of large Korean conglomerates in large-scale disputes involving company restructuring and reorganization. 
 
In the individual category, Lee & Ko’s dispute resolution expert, Dong Ha Kim, was selected as a Band1 attorney. Mr. Kim has extensive experience in corporate advisory and litigation, and his primary practice areas include litigation, corporate, medical, construction & real estate, government contracts and family law.
 
Chambers HNW represents the leading media in the field of private wealth law and is published in over 55 countries including Korea.

Lee & Ko has been selected as one of the “2024 Asia Top 15 ESG Law Firms" by Asian Legal Business for the second consecutive year.

This selection highlights the achievements of a one-stop, full service provided by the firm’s ESG Group, an integrated network of its ESG-related teams dedicated to Environment, Occupational Safety & Health, Compliance, Corporate, Labor, and more. It is noted that the Group has garnered positive reviews for its commitment to advancing ESG regulations in Korea, reflecting its efforts in participating in various government service projects to address legal and institutional shortcomings within the ESG framework and devise proactive measures to bolster support for the ESG industry. In recent years, unwavering endeavors to help enhance the global competitiveness of Korean companies have also been made by the Group, offering preemptive measures in response to anticipating full-fledge due diligence legislation on supply chains, such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, on a global scale, as well as undertaking extensive ESG due diligence projects to analyze risks found in their business activities with human rights impact assessments, etc. and to identify areas for improvement. In addition, the Group has successfully represented companies in greenwashing investigations to safeguard their brand value and market trust, while remaining committed to addressing emergent negative connotations associated with greenwashing in society.
 
Asian Legal Business, a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters, publishes legal industry magazines for the Asia-Pacific region and selects the top 15 law firms in the ESG field in Asia based on experience, expertise, and evaluations from clients and peers.

Lee & Ko has been named to this year’s IAM Patent 1000 in Patent Litigation, receiving the highest band ranking of Gold for the 10th consecutive year and “Highly Recommended” in Patent Transactions again for the third year running. In addition, 10 attorneys and patent attorneys at Lee & Ko have been listed as “Recommended Individuals” across all categories including Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patent Transactions, etc. in recognition of their exceptional expertise in the patent field. 

 
Litigation: Un Ho Kim, John Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hwan Sung Park, Julie Shin, and Hayoun Chun
Prosecution: Sungsoo (Sean) Hwang
Transactions: Julie Shin, Hayoun Chun, and Yong Jin Cho

Lee & Ko’s IP Practice Group provides legal services catered to clients in responding to various IP-related disputes in the United States, Europe, Japan, and other countries by leveraging its extensive overseas network while securing the best outcomes for clients in consultancy and IP-related disputes through a nuanced understanding of both technology and law. Notably, the Group has successfully claimed a favorable judgment on behalf of Coway in a patent infringement case involving water purifiers with compensation for damages worth KRW 10 billion and advised LG Energy Solution on IP-related issues in transactions for establishing a joint venture overseas. Beyond assisting Korean companies in infringement proceedings before the US district courts, the Group excels in delivering superior legal services to clients across all areas of IP law, encompassing patent litigation, transactions, etc.  

IAM is a global patent publication released every year that conducts surveys and interviews with patent experts and law firms all over the world and ranks the best law firms and experts in the patent field by country and sector, based on submissions and client feedback.

Lee & Ko attorney Vera Eun Woo Lee in the Intellectual Property Group was chosen as a ‘Top 250 women in IP’ for two consecutive years.
 
Since joining Lee & Ko in 2004, Vera Eun Woo Lee has been handling a wide variety of matters in Intellectual Property field, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, domains, unfair competition, IP licensing and transaction (M&A), and work-for-hire inventions. Recently, she led the first-ever Supreme Court ruling recognizing copyright infringement against imitation mobile games. 

MIP(Managing IP) is a specialized legal magazine in the IP field published by Euromoney, a leading publication in England, which conducts annual surveys of experts in the IP field worldwide and highlights female IP lawyers who have produced exceptional results in the past year.