Partner
TEL |
+82-2-2191-3006 |
E-MAIL |
wanshik.lee@leeko.com |
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Wan Shik Lee is a partner and head of the Insolvency & Restructuring Practice Group. He is a prominent expert in the areas of civil litigation, white collar crime and corporate insolvency. While serving as a judge for twelve years, he has handled many prominent civil and criminal trials. In particular, during his tenure as a judge with the Bankruptcy Division of the Seoul Central District Court, he handled a vast number of insolvency proceedings.
After joining Lee & Ko in 2002 Mr. Lee has been in charge of major cases in the field of the insolvency and restructuring. Cases represented by him include: lawsuits about shareholders' derivatives and numerous other civil and criminal cases; corporate reorganization and rehabilitation procedures sale of companies in bankruptcy or reorganization; advice on acquisition of companies under reorganization; advice on measures for Korean financial institutions in respect of the Lehman Brothers crisis; advice on workout procedures of Korean construction companies.
学歴
2006-2007 |
Scholar, Asian Law Center, University of Washington |
1990 |
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1988 |
College of Law, Seoul National University - LL.B. |
経歴
2002-Present |
Lee & Ko |
1990-2002 |
Judge |
主な業務分野
企業構造調整 |
信託 |
倒産・企業再生 |
不動産 |
企業法務一般 |
金融 |
証券 |
上場廃止対応 |
資格/会員
Admitted to bar, Korea(1990) |
言語
受賞実績
2022 |
Selected as 'Who’s Who Legal:Korea' - Restructuring / Insolvency |
2020, 2022 |
Selected as 'Elite practitioner' - Restructuring/Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers) |
2020, 2021 |
Selected as 'Litigation Star' - Insolvency (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific) |
2019-2021 |
Selected as 'Ranked Lawyer: Band 1' - Restructuring / Insolvency (Chambers Asia-Pacific) |
2019-2020 |
Selected as 'Highly Regarded Lawyer' - Restructuring and insolvency (IFLR1000) (30th, 31st edition) |
2019 |
Selected as 'Dispute Resolution Star' - Insolvency (Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific) |
2017 |
Selected as 'Market Leading Lawyer' (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2017 edition) |
2009 |
Selected as '70 specialized lawyer of Republic of Korea' (Seoul Economy Daily) |
著書/活動
- Guidance on the Cross-Border Bankruptcy Regulations under the Bankruptcy Law in Korea, (Global Insolvency & Restructuring Review, Euromoney, 2010)
- The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, (Global Legal Group, Korean Chapter, 2009)
- M&A in Korean Bankruptcy Proceedings, (The Asialaw M&A Review, 2005)
- Details of Corporate Liquidation,' (Seoul Central District Court, 2000)