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.