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Hyung Soo Lee is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Practice Group. His primary practice areas include Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Cross-Border Investment, and international Arbitration & Litigation.

Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2018, Mr. Lee worked as one of the core members of the corporate practice group of HMP Law. Over the course of his career, Mr. Lee has represented, among others, Lone Star Funds, Korea Exchange Bank, Shinhan Bank, Munich Reinsurance, Lei Shing Hong, Fresenius Medical Care, Merck, Robert Bosch, Kemira, R. Stahl, Dongbu, Lufthansa, Icelandic Group, Giesecke & Devrient, GEA Group, Plansee Group, Amadeus, Dow Chemical, SK Global Chemical, KAKO, KUKA, Webasto, KFW IPEX-Bank, OWR, Samsung Life Insurance, Eckes-Granini Group, Juniper, Korea Airport Corporation, Yuhan-Kimberly, Kimberly-Clark, and Geistlich Pharma.

Mr. Lee holds an LL.B. from Korea University and an LL.M. from University of Pennsylvania Law School. Mr. Lee also studied at the Wharton School.
Education
2013 Wharton School (Business & Law Certificate)
2013 University of Pennsylvania Law School - LL.M
2006 Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2004 Korea University - LL.B
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Work Experience
2018-Present Lee & Ko
2006-2017 Partner at HMP Law
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Admissions
2006 Admitted to bar, Korea
2014 Admitted to bar, New York
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Languages
Korean and English
Awards and Recognitions
2024 selected as ‘Stand-out Laywers 2024’ by Thomson Reuters
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
“Corporate Governance and Directors’ Duties in South Korea”, (Practical Law, Thompson Reuter, 2017)
“Doing Business in South Korea”, (Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2015)
“Resolving Contract Disputes”, BUSAN – EU Forum, 2015
“Pitfalls in Contracting with Shipyards”, ECCK Marine & Shipbuilding Committee, 2015
“Drafting and Negotiating International Contracts in Korea”, Conference in Singapore for Cross-border Business Lawyers, 2014
“Korean Corporate Governance: Recent Changes”, (International Financial Law Review, 2012)
“Introduction of Personal Property Securities Legislation”, (International Financial Law Review, 2011)
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