Managing Partner
李亨根
Mergers & Acquisitions
Hyeong Gun Lee is a partner of Lee&Ko’s Corporate/M&A Group and Healthcare Team. He has been also a member of Lee&Ko's management committee since 2018. He joined Lee & Ko in 1994, and he also worked as a foreign associate at Sinclair Roche & Temperley in London(1997) and McDermott, Will & Emery in New York(2002).
In numerous M&A transactions and healthcare issues, he represented many foreign and domestic clients including Samsung, Hanwha, LG, CJ, SK, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser and Biogen. He has been repeatedly recognized as a “Leading Lawyer”, “Hall of Fame” member, “Distinguished Practitioner”, and “Highly Regarded” professional in the areas of Corporate/M&A by various international law firm rating services.
Mr. Lee holds an LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law and an LL.B. from Seoul National University.
In numerous M&A transactions and healthcare issues, he represented many foreign and domestic clients including Samsung, Hanwha, LG, CJ, SK, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser and Biogen. He has been repeatedly recognized as a “Leading Lawyer”, “Hall of Fame” member, “Distinguished Practitioner”, and “Highly Regarded” professional in the areas of Corporate/M&A by various international law firm rating services.
Mr. Lee holds an LL.M. from Columbia University School of Law and an LL.B. from Seoul National University.
学历
| 2002 | Columbia Law School - LL.M |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1992 | Seoul National University - LL.B |
经历
| 1994-Present | Lee & Ko |
|---|---|
| 2002 | McDermott, Will &Emery (New York) |
| 1997 | Sinclair &Temperley (London) |
语言
| English and Korean |
获奖经历
| 2024 | Selected as “Distinguished Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Selected as "Highly regarded" (M&A) by IFLR1000 2024 Edition |
| 2024 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Global |
| 2024 | Selected as “Hall of Fame” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 |
| 2024 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Asia Pacific |
| 2023 | Selected as "(The A-List) Korea's top 100 lawyers 2023" by Asia Business Law Journal |
| 2023 | Selected as “Distinguished Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers |
| 2023 | Selected as "Highly regarded" (M&A) by IFLR1000 2023 Edition |
| 2023 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Global |
| 2023 | Selected as “Hall of Fame” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 |
| 2023 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Asia Pacific |
| 2022 | Selected as “Distinguished Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers |
| 2022 | Selected as "Highly regarded" (M&A) by IFLR1000 32nd Edition |
| 2022 | Selected as “Hall of Fame” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 |
| 2021 | Selected as “Korean Super 30 Lawyers 2021” by ALB Magazine |
| 2021 | Selected as “Distinguished Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Profiles and Leading Lawyers 2022 Edition |
| 2021 | Selected as “Notable Practitioner” (M&A) by IFLR1000 31th Edition |
| 2021 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Global |
| 2021 | Selected as “Hall of Fame” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 |
| 2021 | Selected as “Notable Practitioner” (M&A) by IFLR1000 30th Edition |
| 2021 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Asia Pacific |
| 2020 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Global |
| 2019 | Selected as “Ranked Lawyers” (Corporate and M&A) by Chambers Global |
| 2019 | Selected as “Leading Individuals” (Corporate and M&A) by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific |
| 2019 | Selected as “Notable Practitioner” (Corporate and M&A) by IFLR1000 |
| 2014~2019 | Selected as “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers Asia, Chambers Global |
| 2010~2013 | Selected as a “Leading Lawyer” by AsiaLaw, Chambers Asia |
| 2009 | Selected as a “Leading Lawyer” by Legal 500, Chambers Asia |
| 2008 | Selected as a “Leading Lawyer” by AsiaLaw, Chambers |
著作/发表
- “A Practical Cross-Border Insight into Public Procurement - Korea Part”, (The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Public Procurement, 2011)
- "Appraisal Rights of Dissenting Shareholders," (Center for Financial Law at Seoul National University, BFL Vol. 38, 2009)
- "Financial M&A in Korea,” (Asian-Counsel Magazine, Vol. 7 Issue 5, June, 2009)
- "Korean Regulations on Business Combination involving Foreign Entities," (Asialaw Corporate Finance Review, January 2008)
- “The International Corporative Legal Guide to International Arbitration,"(Global Legal Group, 2006)
