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Lee & Ko was honoured with the most awards among South Korean law firms by winning awards in 9 areas including ‘Asia Firm of the Year’ and ‘South Korea Firm of the Year’ in the 'Asialaw Awards 2024'. In particular, Lee & Ko has won both the ‘Asia Firm of the Year’ and ‘South Korea Firm of the Year’ Awards for the second consecutive years, and has demonstrated a clear difference from the second-ranked law firm, which has won 3 awards, by winning 10 awards in 9 areas.

Regional Awards
   Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year - Hyunjoo Oh
   Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year
   Regulatory Firm of the Year

Jurisdictional Awards
   South Korea Firm of the Year
   South Korea Female Lawyer of the Year - Suruyn Kim

Editor’s Choice Awards
   Asia Firm of the Year
   Impact Deals and Cases
    - LG Chem $2 Billion Exchangeable Bonds: Largest Equity-Linked Issuance Since 2021
    - Google v. KFTC

Client Choice Awards
   South Korea Lawyer of the Year - Jeong Yoon Choi
   South Korea Honourable Mention Lawyer - Minhoo (Steve) Kim

In addition to winning the ‘Competition/Antitrust Firm of the Year’ and the ‘Regulatory Firm of the Year’ awards, Lee & Ko was selected as one of the ‘Impact Deals and Cases’ for LG Chem’s issuance of $2 Billion Exchangeable Bonds (Capital Market) and claims for damages due to Google’s violation of the Fair Trade Act (Google v. KFTC) (Litigation).

Furthermore, in the individual sector, Lee & Ko was recognised for its outstanding competence in various practice areas, as Lee & Ko attorney Hyunjoo Oh was selected as ‘Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year’ for lawyers in Asian region, attorney Suruyn Kim as ‘South Korea Female Lawyer of the Year’, attorney Jeong Yoon Choi as ‘Client Choice Awards-South Korea Lawyer of the Year’ and attorney Minhoo (Steve) Kim as ‘Client Choice Awards-South Korea Honourable Mention Lawyer’.

Recently selected as the best law firm in all 24 areas in the Asialaw’s annual assessment, Lee & Ko has further solidified its status as the best law firm in the Asia-Pacific region and South Korea.

Asialaw Award is given by Asialaw, which is an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney. Each year, the awards celebrate leading law firms across 11 practice areas, 7 industries and 23 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Lee & Ko has once again been recognized as a Tier 1 law firm in the M&A Rankings 2024 by Asian Legal Business(ALB).

In the run-up to the ALB rankings, Lee & Ko’s M&A Team has been honored with the ‘Best House Award’ at the 2nd DealSite IB Awards in recognition of its outstanding performance as a lead advisor on numerous M&A transactions, amid a weakened M&A market this year. The Team has also garnered the ‘Best Deal Award’ at the 15th Korea IB Awards, hosted by The Korea Economic Daily, for its pivotal role as a lead advisor in the acquisition of Osstem Implant by MBK Partners and UCK Consortium. These accolades complement Lee & Ko’s consistent top-tier rankings for its exceptional capabilities in handling M&A transactions, as recognized by leading domestic and international rating directories, including prestigious global publications such as the Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide, Legal 500, Asialaw Profiles, and IFLR1000.

ALB, a legal magazine in the Asia-Pacific region under the global news services provider Thomson Reuters, annually evaluates and ranks law firms based on surveys and interviews with M&A professionals across 12 Asian countries.

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. Also, Hyunjoo Oh in the Banking & Finance Group for Lee & Ko has been honored to be selected as one of the “Women Leaders” for five consecutive years. Ms. Oh specializes in finance, with over 20 years of experience in the field of capital markets. In particular, she is an expert in all capital market transactions, including securities and derivatives transactions, as well as other finance-related areas such as capital market regulations, capital market disputes, and foreign exchange regulations.



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 welcomes Mr. Lee Youn Seob, a former Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Environment, as a senior advisor.

Mr. Lee holds impressive academic credentials, earning Bachelor’s degrees from the Civil Engineering Department at Hanyang University in Korea and the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University in the United States, as well as a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Hanyang University. Since passing the 25th National Technical Civil Service Examination in 1990, Mr. Lee has dedicated more than three decades to serving in several key positions within the Ministry of Environment, including the Senior Administrator for the Secretary to the President for Environment (dispatched), Director of General Services, Director General of Environmental Policy, and Deputy Minister for Planning and Coordination.

Upon his retirement from public service, Mr. Lee transitioned to academia, where he lectured at both Kookmin University and Hanyang University as an adjunct professor and visiting scholar, respectively. He also took a role as a chairperson of the Environmental Monitoring Committee for SK Hynix and most recently as an environmental advisor at Samsung Electronics, where he oversaw ESG affairs.

With his remarkable 35 years of hands-on experience across various environmental disciplines, Mr. Lee is expected to bring unparalleled knowledge and practical insights to our Environmental Safety Team and further contribute to enhancing the team’s capabilities to provide advisory services on environmental matters.

Managing Partner Kim Sang Gon of Lee & Ko commented: “Our Environmental Safety Team offers tailored counsel on a wide range of environmental regulatory compliance matters, from conventional environmental litigation involving pollution to environmental permits and approvals, such as environmental impact assessments, integrated permits, etc. Given that there has been an increasing demand for expert guidance due to the growing prominence of ESG issues, our firm has recently enhanced advisory strengths within the Environmental Safety Team—one of the leading expert teams in Korea—by bringing on board Mr. Lee, a seasoned professional with substantial experience and profound expertise in the environmental sector. In addition, we are resolute in our goal to recruit and develop skilled professionals to ensure our commitment to providing exceptional legal services for our clients for years ahead.”

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.