Lee & Ko — South Korea

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- Premier full-service law firm in Korea Founded in 1977, and comprising more than 890 professionals, organized into 8 practice groups with 40 specialty teams One-stop service for all legal needs, based on efficient collaboration among highly specialized team - Emphasis on responsiveness and practical solutions ### 8 major practice groups - (i) corporate and M&A - ii) banking & finance - (iii) litigation & arbitration - (iv) white-color crime - (v) intellectual property - (vi) tax & customs - (vii) antitrust & competition - (viii) labor & employment 40 specialised teams: Within the firm’s 8 major practice groups there are approximately 40 highly specialised teams of legal professionals including the following: anti-corruption and FCPA; antitrust and competition; aviation; banking; bankruptcy, insolvency and corporate restructuring; capital markets and securities; class actions and consumer claims; construction; consumer goods and services; corporate and M&A; corporate governance; derivatives; dispute resolution; energy; entertainment; environment; finance (acquisition finance, asset finance, project finance, structured finance); foreign direct investment; healthcare; industry and manufacturing; infrastructure; insurance; intellectual property; internal investigations; international practice (Chinese, European, Japanese practice); international trade; investment funds; labour and employment; maritime and shipping; overseas investment; private equity and venture capital; privatisation; product liability; real estate; regulatory compliance; tax and customs (tax consulting, audits, dispute resolution, transfer pricing); technology, media and telecommunications; and white-collar crime. - Recognition and Awards - Asialaw Awards 2025 - South Korea Firm of the Year - Impact Deal and Case of the Year - ALB Korea Law Awards 2025 - Korea Deal Firm of the Year - Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year - Debt Market Deal of the Year - Equity Market Deal of the Year - M&A Deal of the Year - Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 - South Korea Firm of the Year - Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Korea Law Firm Awards 2024 - Best Overall Law Firms - Anti-corruption & anti-bribery - Arbitration / ADR - Aviation - Capital markets - Competition & antitrust - Compliance & corporate governance - Corporate & commercial - Defense - Energy & natural resources - Entertainment & sports - Fintech - Healthcare & life sciences - Inbound investment - Infrastructure & project finance - Insolvency & restructuring - Insurance & reinsurance - Licensing & franchising - Mergers & acquisitions - Patent litigation - Private equity & venture capital - Real estate - Structured finance & Securitisation ### Languages - Korean - English - Japanese - French - German - Chinese - Spanish - Russian - Vietnamese ### Staffing Figures - 0 Number of professionals

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Ahhyun NAM

Parner · Intellectual Property

Ahreum Kim

Partner · Litigation

Allen Hyungi RYU

Senior Foreign Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Allison Jihye Park

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Bami YOO

Partner · International Arbitration

Beumrae Kim

Partner · Banking & Finance

Byeong Gyu KIM

Partner · Antitrust & Competition

Chae Hyang Jung

Partner · Litigation

Chaemin JUNG

Partner · Litigation

Chan Ik Chang

Partner · Construction

Chan Youp Song

Partner · Litigation

Chang Hee Suh

Partner · White Collar Crime

Chang Ho Seong

Partner · Litigation

Chang Soo Jin

Partner · Labor & Employment

Chang Youb SONG

Partner · Banking & Finance

Christine Jisoo YOO

Partner · Private Equity

Chul Ho Kwon

Partner · Securities & Capital Markets

Chul Ki Yeo

Partner · Litigation

Daehoon Koo

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Dajoo JUNG

Partner · Litigation

Dmitry LETUNOV

Senior Foreign Attorney · International Arbitration

Do Kyeom KIM

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Dong Eun Kim

Partner · Project & Energy

Dong Ha HWANG

Partner · Banking & Finance

Dong Ha Kim

Partner · Litigation

Dong Hyo MOON

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Dong Hyun Yoon

Partner · Banking & Finance

Dong In Son

Partner · Litigation

Dong Seok Woo

Partner · Banking & Finance

Dong Seong Nam

Partner · Litigation

Dong Sup Lee

Parter · Corporate / M&A

Dong-Hun Yi

Partner · Investigations

Donga JUNG

Partner · Banking & Finance

Dongho Ryu

Partner · Litigation

Donghun Yi

Partner · Investigations

Donghyuk KANG

Partner · Litigation

Donghyun LEE

Partner · Compliance

Dongkyu Yoo

Partner · Litigation

Dongmin SEO

Partner · Litigation

DK

Dongyon KIM

Capital Markets

Eileen Jaiyoung Shin

Senior Foreign Attorney · Healthcare

Esther LEE

Senior Foreign Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Eulhwan Kang

Partner · Litigation

Eun Ah KIM

Partner · Litigation

Eun Hee Song

Partner · Litigation

Eun Pyo HONG

Partner · Litigation

Eun Young PARK

Partner · International Arbitration

Eunkyoung Lyu

Partner · Intellectual Property

Frank S. Shyn

Senior Foreign Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Gang Cheol Chu

Partner · Litigation

Gidon Nam

Senior Foreign Attorney · Corporate / M&A

Grace Yoon

Senior Foreign Attorney · Intellectual Property

Gwangbae Park

Partner · Litigation

Gyujin PARK

Partner · Banking & Finance

Gyun Ha KANG

Partner · Litigation

Hae In Cho

Partner

Haishi LI

Senior Foreign Attorney · China Practice

Han Kyung Lee

Partner · Banking & Finance

Han-Earl WOO

Partner · International Arbitration

Hanjae Lee

Partner · Litigation