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Eunjai LEE
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Eunjai Lee is a partner at Lee & Ko. He primarily practices in the areas of M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Trust and International Dispute Resolution. Prior to joining the firm in 1995, he was a foreign associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. He has represented major companies and financial institutions in restructuring and rehabilitation transactions.
Mr. Lee graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law in 1983, and Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law in 1989. He received his LL.M. degrees from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Mr. Lee is admitted to the Korean and New York State Bars.
Mr. Lee graduated from Seoul National University, College of Law in 1983, and Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law in 1989. He received his LL.M. degrees from the University of Chicago Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Mr. Lee is admitted to the Korean and New York State Bars.
Education
| 1994 | University of Iowa, Law School - J.D. |
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| 1991 | University of Pennsylvania, Law School - LL.M. |
| 1990 | University of Chicago, Law School - LL.M. |
| 1989 | Seoul National University - LL.M. |
| 1985 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1983 | Seoul National University College of Law - LL.B. |
Work Experience
| 1995-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2015-Present | Committee of Rehabilitation &Bankruptcy, National Court Administration (Supreme Court) |
| 2015-2016 | Committee for Amendment of Insolvency Law, Ministry of Justice |
| 1992 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (NY) |
Admissions & Qualifications
| 1985 | Admitted to the Korean Bar |
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| 1992 | Admitted to the New York State Bar |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards & Recognitions
| 2025 | IFLR1000 (Restructuring and insolvency, M&A) 'Highly regarded' |
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| 2025 | Lexology Index: South Korea (Restructuring & Insolvency) |
| 2025 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Eminent Practitioners' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
| 2024 | IFLR1000 (Restructuring and insolvency, M&A) 'Highly regarded' |
| 2024 | Selected as 'Distinguished practitioner' Restructuring and Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024) |
| 2024 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Eminent Practitioners' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
| 2023 | Selected as 'Distinguished practitioner' Restructuring and Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2023) |
| 2023 | IFLR1000 (Restructuring and insolvency, M&A) 'Highly regarded' |
| 2023 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Band 2' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
| 2022 | Selected as 'Distinguished practitioner' Restructuring and Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2022) |
| 2022 | IFLR1000 (Restructuring and insolvency, M&A) 'Highly regarded' (32nd Edition) |
| 2022 | Selected as “Who’s Who Legal:Korea” - Restructuring / Insolvency |
| 2021 | Selected as 'Distinguished practitioner' Restructuring and Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2022) |
| 2021 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Band 2' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
| 2020 | Selected as 'Distinguished practitioner' Restructuring/Insolvency (Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020) |
| 2020 | IFLR1000 (Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency) 'Highly regarded' (31th Edition) |
| 2020 | IFLR1000 (Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency) 'Highly regarded' |
| 2020 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Band 2' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
| 2019 | IFLR1000 (Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency) 'Highly regarded' (30th Edition) |
| 2019 | IFLR1000 (Corporate and M&A, Restructuring and insolvency) 'Highly regarded' |
| 2019 | Chambers Asia-Pacific 'Ranked Lawyer: Band 2' (Restructuring and insolvency) |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Study of Cases for Prescribing Exceptions to Restrictions on the Validity of Ipso Facto Clauses, co-authored with Seok Pyo Hong, Research Project of Ministry of Justice, 2025
- Review of Recent Discussions on Cram-down, presentation at Korean Insolvency Law Association, 2025
- Comments on ‘Courts’ Role and Involvement in Out-of-Court Restructuring, presented at the First Anniversary Memorial Symposium of Suwon and Busan Bankruptcy Courts, 2024
- An Approach to Restructuring of Housing Construction Projects (in Korean), Korean Journal of Insolvency Law, 2024
- Post-Petition Interest in Rehabilitation Proceedings (in Korean), Korean Journal of Insolvency Law, 2022
- The Commentary of the Trust Act (in Korean) (Third Edition), co-author, 2021
- 'Lex Fori Concursus as Governing Law of Insolvency-specific Matters' (in Korean), 100 Insolvency Cases, 2021
- 'BREXIT and UK Cross-border Insolvency' (in Korean), Korean Journal of Insolvency Law, 2019
- 'Major Issues in 2016 Corporate Restructuring Promotion Act' (in Korean), BFL, 2017
- 'The Commentary of the Trust Act' (in Korean) (Second Edition), co-author, 2016
- 'Trust and Bankruptcy', Business Law Review (in Korean), 2016
- 'Comparison of Executory Contract in the Rehabilitation Proceedings of Korea and the US' (in Korean), Juris, 2016
- 'The Commentary of the Trust Act' (in Korean), co-author, 2014
- 'The Extraterritorial Application of Corporate Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act of Korea' (in Korean), Korean Journal of Insolvency Law, 2014
- 'A Discussion on Insolvency of Financial Institutions with focus on Banks,' presentation at Korean Insolvency Law Association, 2013
- 'The Status of Creditors with Security Interest (Yangdodambo-kwon) in Future Receivables under Korean Rehabilitation Proceedings' (in Korean), Korean Journal of Insolvency Law, 2011
- 'Insolvency Clauses in UNIDROIT Geneva Convention on Substantive Rules for Intermediated Securities,' presentation at Seminar for Korea Securities Law Association, 2010
- 'Damages in International Investment Arbitration' (in Korean), International Investment Dispute Study, 2009
- 'Legislation Proposal for Promotion of LBOs' (in Korean), KIEP Report, 2009
- 'Energy Charter Treaty and Bilateral Investment Treaty - with focus on Umbrella Clause,' presentation at Conference on Law and Policy for Sustainable Energy Development, 2008
- 'Foreign Investment Law & Practice in Korea,' presentation at Conference for Korea US Free Trade Agreement, 2007
- 'Korean Update: Backdoor Listings Restricted,' The Asialaw M&A Review, 2007
- 'Upstream Security and Criminal Liability in Korean LBOs,' The Asialaw M&A Review, 2007
- 'The Separation of Banking and Commerce in Korea,' The Asialaw M&A Review, 2006
- 'M&A in Korean Bankruptcy Proceedings,' The Asialaw M&A Review, 2005
- 'Review of Proposed Amendment to Foreign Investment Promotion Act with respect to Hostile M&A' (in Korean), report to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, 2005
- 'Electronic Securities Transactions in Korea,' presentation at InterPacific Bar Association, 2004
- 'Settlement Finality Protection Provisions under the Proposed Consolidated Insolvency Act,' presentation at Conference for the Proposed Consolidated Insolvency Act, 2004
- 'National Jurisdiction over International Trade in Antitrust Issues' (in Korean), Master Thesis, College of Law, Seoul National University, 1989.
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