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Dongwon LEE

Criminal Defense (Investigations)

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Dongwon Lee started his legal career in 2014 when he was appointed as a prosecutor with the Prosecutor’s Office of Korea. After 7 years serving as a prosecutor, he joined Lee & Ko in 2023 as a member of our criminal practice group. At Lee & Ko, he handles criminal cases such as financial crimes, anti-corruption cases, occupational safety violations and serious accidents cases drawing on his diverse investigation and litigation experiences.
Representative Cases
[Financial and Corruption sectors]
Corruption cases such as bribery and corruption of breach of trust in urban development associations and local housing associations
State subsidy scam at a large private university
A number of criminal defense investigations and litigations related financial crimes including fraud, embezzlement and breach of trust
[Occupational Safety · Serious Accidents sectors]
Death of a worker in a chemical plant explosion at a national industrial complex
Death of workers at a major steel plant in South Korea
Death of a port worker in a metropolitan area
Investigations of a number of cases relating to violations of the Occupational Safety and Serious Accidents Act.
[Election related sector]
A number of election cases including the provision of money and valuables in the national local elections
Violation of the Political Fund Law during a party’s primary elections
[Sexual violence sector]
In charge of investigating a number of sexual violence cases and the trial of the Criminal Settlement Department at the Prosecutor’s Office
[Real estate sector]
Investigations on embezzlement and bribery charges in a rebuilding and redevelopment projects
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Education
2014 Sogang Law School – J.D.
2011 Yonsei University – B.A. in Law
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Work Experience
2023-Present Lee & Ko
2023 A probational prosecutor of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office
2022-2023 Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor
2020-2022 Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor
2018-2020 Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor
2017-2018 Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor
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Admissions
2014 Admitted to bar, Korea
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Languages
Korean and English