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Senior Foreign Attorney

Junghwan LEE

Foreign Investment

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Jung Hwan Lee is a senior foreign legal consultant whose has practiced in Korea since 1999. He has extensive experience in international business transactions, and his main practice areas include overseas and domestic real estate acquisition and financing, development, industrial park investment, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and foreign investment. In particular with his real estate practice, Junghwan's real estate practice took off with his involvement in the first-ever office building sale and purchase project using REF structure in Seoul. He has been the legal advisor of Kyungbang Timessquare Mall, one of the most successful Korean retail mall development projects, and is currently looking over the operation of the mall. His recent focus is on the retail development and other commercial building transactions using collective investment vehicles. He has been recognized as a "Leading Lawyer" by Chambers Asia since 2013.

He has been working closely with international players such as Gaw Capital, Deutsche Bank, and his domestic clients include Samsung Life Insurance, Mirae Asset, IGIS Asset Management and numerous other asset management companies and brokerage firms.
Representative Cases
Acquisition of Pacific Tower (formerly, Olive Tower)
Acquisition of Metro Tower
Development and Operation of Kyungbang Timessquare
Acquisition of land parcel in Gimje Ji Pyeong Seon Industrial Park
Purchase and Development of Shinmunro Gaw Versium Project
Jamsil Venteran's Office Building development project
Acquisition of land parcel in Dangjin Industrial Park
Acquisition and Disposition of 30 Crown Place in London
Acquisition of Cannon Bridge House in London
Acquisition of Novo Nordisk HQ in New Jersey
Acquisiton of Deutsche Telecom HQ in Bonn
Acquisition of BSH HQ in Munich
Acquisition of SO OUEST in Paris
Acquisition of North Light & Pole Star in Belgium
Acquisition of Nestle HQ in Barcelona
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Education
1997 Indiana University School of Law - J.D.
1994 Boston College - B.A. in Psychology
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Work Experience
2011-Present Lee & Ko
2010-2011 Shin & Kim, Seoul, Korea
2008-2009 Hyun Attorneys at Law, Seoul, Korea
2003-2008 Foreign Legal Consultant, Evergreen Law Group, Seoul, Korea
1999-2002 Judge Advocate Officer, Korean Army
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Admissions
1997 Admitted to bar, Indiana
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Languages
English and Korean
Awards and Recognitions
2013-2017 Chambers & Partners Leading Attorney (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Real Estate)
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Publications / Presentations / ETC
Freedom to Grow (IFLR, The 2011 Guide to Real Estate)
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