新着情報

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 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.

Lee & Ko was selected as Tier 1 law firm in Korea for the every 10 categories by ‘Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024’ for two successive years. All categories are listed below. 


Commercial and Transactions
Competition/Antitrust
Construction
Insolvency
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
Labor and Employment
Product Liability and Recall
Tax
White Collar Crime

Also, 58 attorneys were chosen as ‘Litigation Star’ and ‘Future Star’. As Lee & Ko attorneys were selected more than any other domestic law firms, they were recognized for their achievements in their respective fields.


- Litigation Star
Competition/antitrust: Jangwoo Park, Jeong-Ho Sun, Pyoung Keun Song, Mi Ji Lee, Hwan Jeong
Commercial and transactions: Won Seok Ko, Jae Heon Park, Dajoo Jung, Jin Soo Han
Construction: Myung Jong Kim, Seon Tae Kim, Chanik Jang
Intellectual Property: Un Ho Kim, Jae Hoon Kim, Julie Shin, Keum Nang Park, Hayoun Chun
International arbitration: Sang Hoon Han
Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Jiwoong Lim
Labor and employment: Hyunseok Song, Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin
Product liability and recall: Dajoo Jung
Tax: Jay Shim, Sung Hwan Kim, Ok Hyun Ma, Byeong Jun Son, Kyung Tae Kim
White collar crime: Yong Seok Park, Jae Deog Bae, Jin So, Tae Yop Lee, Young Sub Jang

 - Future Star
Competition/antitrust: Byong Ki Chung
Construction: Janghee Yoon, Joo Hye Hong
Intellectual Property: Hyeon Gil Ryoo
International arbitration: Saemee Kim
Labor and employment: William Kim
Product liability and recall: Yangsuk Han
Tax: Soo Hyuk Yim
Future Star(Practice Not Stated): Se young Kang, Jaewoo Kwak, Ki Jung Sung, Soo Yeon Oh, Jung Ho Ryu, Kyeong-Seop Yoon, Grace Yoon, Kiri Yi, Gang Cheol Chu

Benchmark Litigation is a world-renowned publication which highlights the fields of dispute resolution and litigation and publishes rankings based on in-depth analysis of submissions by law firm and interviews with lawyers, clients, and litigation experts every year.

Lee & Ko held a seminar in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare of the Korea In-House Counsel Association on 22 February 2024.

In the first session, Ms. Young Eun Son presented countermeasures against search and seizure based on her 25 years of experience as an expert in various fields related to criminal cases, including adjunct professor at the Ewha Womans University and University of Seoul Law School and assistant special prosecutor at the special prosecution on master sergeant Ye Ram Lee’s death. She explained in detail various matters that require particular attention based on the Criminal Procedure Act revised in 2011 and 2016 and the latest precedents related to search and seizure.

In the second session, Mr. Seung Ho Choi gave a presentation on “Responding to KFTC Dawn Raids.” Since 2012, he has used his vast experience in responding to KFTC dawn raids and conducting compliance projects to give presentations that help practitioners with important practical issues related to dawn raids.

In the third session, Mr. Yuseok Kim, a partner of Lee & Ko, presented "2023 M&A Trends in the Healthcare Market". He shared useful reports and analysis on 2023 M&A trends in the healthcare sector, predicted the recovery of the M&A market in 2024, and explained various legal issues that are important to consider in healthcare M&A transactions from the perspective of a healthcare M&A expert.

In the fourth session, Ms. Soo Yeon Oh gave a presentation on “The trend of Food Technology Regulations”. She shared overseas trends and current status of regulations on culture meat(cell culture food ingredients) and MediFood (special medical food) among the food tech business fields, and suggested future tasks and presented prospects from a healthcare expert perspective.

Lee & Ko has been recognized once again for its exceptional capabilities in legal service in 2024 by Chambers Global. The firm was ranked as a top leading law firm (Band 1) in seven practice areas by the Chambers Global in its latest 2024 edition. As for the individual rankings, the firm’s 32 attorneys has been recognized as Ranked Lawyers for their remarkable performance in their respective practice areas.


Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Intellectual Property
International & cross Border Capabilities: South Korean Firms
North Korea: General Business Law


Banking & Finance: Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Woo Young Jung, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak
Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
Capital Markets: Securitisation: Jin Hong Kwon, Hyunjoo Oh
Corporate/M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Hyeong Gun Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Yong Joon Yoon
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Saemee Kim, Sanghoon Han, Grace Yoon
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Won Seok Ko, Pyoung Keun Song, Seong Won Chang
Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hyeon Gil Ryoo, Vera Eun Woo Lee
International Trade: Kichang Chung, Young Gee Park, Young Jae Cho, Hyunsoo Joo
North Korea: General Business Law (Foreign Expertise based abroad in South Korea): Hyung Sub Lim