Lee & Ko's Financial Litigation Team has been handling a wide range of financial disputes since 1977, representing various financial institutions including the government, public agencies, pension funds, as well as domestic and international banks, securities firms, insurance companies, asset management companies, and trust companies. Based on a deep understanding of financial markets and structures, the team has achieved successful outcomes across complex and diverse areas such as traditional disputes related to securities and project financing (PF), government contributions, implementation agreements, capital structure changes, subordinated loans, total project costs, structured finance, alternative investment funds, and derivatives, growing alongside the development of Korea's financial industry.
The Financial Litigation Team consists of specialized lawyers in detailed fields such as PF, securities, derivatives, and funds. Through organic collaboration between the Financial Litigation Team and the Financial Advisory Group, the team develops differentiated legal arguments that comprehensively consider business structures and market environments, going beyond mere legal analysis. These arguments are then legally refined to provide customized legal services optimized for the specific characteristics of each dispute.
To respond to the rapidly changing financial environment, Lee & Ko's Financial Litigation Team continues to strive, working closely with clients to derive reasonable and optimal solutions for dispute resolution.
Expertise
- General Financial Transaction Disputes
- Social Overhead Capital (SOC) Facility Disputes
- Private Investment Project Disputes
- Project Financing (PF) Disputes
- Structured Finance Disputes
- Fund Disputes
- Securities Disputes
- Derivatives Disputes
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[Social Overhead Capital / Project Financing / Private Investment Project Disputes]
- Disputes concerning the duty of care of financial arrangers
- Eunpyeong New Town integrated development dispute for the central commercial district
- Pocheon complex thermal power plant dispute
- Dispute over the sale of operating rights and guaranteed cargo volumes at Busan Gamman Container Terminal
- Dispute over dredging costs for the turning basin and shipping channel at Busan North Port
- Port corporation dispute involving non-administrative authorities at Gunsan Port
- Solar power plant disputes in Yeongju and Beolgyo
- Disputes among PFV investors regarding guaranteed capital contributions
- Disputes between the government and corporations over the recovery of government contributions
- Numerous PF disputes involving major lender groups, project implementation corporations, construction companies, and trust companies
- Implementation agreement disputes for Busan New Port
- Implementation agreement disputes (government subsidies) for Mokpo New Port
- Capital structure change disputes for the Daegu-Busan Expressway
- Capital structure change disputes for Ilsan Bridge
- Capital structure change disputes for Misiryeong Tunnel
- Disputes over deduction of government subsidies due to corporate tax effects in the Busan-Gimhae Light Rail project
- Subordinated loan disputes for the New Airport Expressway
- Subordinated loan disputes for Manwolsan Tunnel
- Total project cost disputes for Geoje-Gadeok Bridge
- Disputes over operating and construction costs for the Yongin-Seoul Expressway
- Approval disputes over implementation plans for the Third Gyeongin Connecting Expressway
- Total project cost disputes for the Third Gyeongin Expressway
- Usage fee disputes for environmental infrastructure facilities in Jeollabuk-do
[Financial Transactions / Structured Finance / Funds / Securities / Derivatives Disputes]
- Allocation fee disputes between securities firms and banks
- Disputes over enforcement of pledges on LP equity interests
- Disputes over transfer of reserves between banks and public institutions
- Disputes over return of contributions between banks and funds
- Disputes concerning ABCP issuance and sales between pension funds and securities firms
- Disputes involving banks, securities firms, and credit rating agencies related to non-performing ABCPs
- KT ENS incident dispute
- Monuel incident dispute
- IPO (listing) disputes among shareholders, lead underwriters, and accounting firms
- Disputes between beneficiaries and banks regarding specific monetary trusts
- Disputes over return of short-swing profits by major shareholders of listed companies
- Disputes over mis-selling related to the Dongyang Group incident
- KIKO derivative disputes
- Deutsche Option incident dispute
- Disputes over erroneous option orders
- ELW disputes between securities firms and investors
- Numerous disputes among financial investment service providers related to private equity funds and corresponding investor lawsuits
- Disputes among financial investment service providers and investor lawsuits concerning DLS linked to overseas underlying assets (overseas real estate development, trade finance, etc.)
- Disputes between PEF GPs and LPs
- Disputes between acquisition financing lender groups and PEF LPs
- Disputes related to intraday forced liquidation in the derivatives market
- Disputes concerning put option contracts
[Criminal Cases]
- Damage compensation and criminal cases arising from embezzlement of customer deposits by bank branch managers and PB branch managers
- Criminal cases involving stock price manipulation by major shareholders of listed companies
- Criminal cases involving stock price manipulation by CEOs of listed companies
- Criminal cases involving CEOs of securities firms related to high-frequency trading
- Criminal cases involving stock price manipulation by experts on securities broadcasting programs
- Criminal cases involving executives responsible for non-performing PF loans at banks
- Criminal cases involving management of asset management companies related to fund defaults
