Managing Partner
Yong Seok PARK
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Yong Seok Park served as a public prosecutor for 28 years, until August 2011. During his career, he specialized in special investigation. His positions include: Chief, Deputy and Researcher of the Central Investigation Unit at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Chief of the Special Investigation Team at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office and General Prosecutor of the Special Investigation Teams in multiple districts.
As a representative partner at Lee & Ko, Mr. Park takes charge of criminal cases regarding Corporate, International transactions, Finance, Fair Trade and Trade Secret. In 2015, he was once selected as one of the best criminal lawyers by Chambers & Partners a global legal publisher providing legal market assessment.
As a representative partner at Lee & Ko, Mr. Park takes charge of criminal cases regarding Corporate, International transactions, Finance, Fair Trade and Trade Secret. In 2015, he was once selected as one of the best criminal lawyers by Chambers & Partners a global legal publisher providing legal market assessment.
Education
| 1993 | Stanford Law School, Visiting Scholar |
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| 1983 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1978 | Seoul National University, College of Law |
Work Experience
| 2011-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2011 | Director, P Scholarship Foundation |
| 2011 | Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2009-2011 | President, Institute of Justice |
| 2009 | Chief Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2008-2009 | Head of Central Investigation Department, Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2007-2008 | Chief Prosecutor, Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2006-2007 | Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon High Prosecutors' Office |
| 2005-2006 | Chief Prosecutor, Eastern Branch of Busan District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2004-2005 | Prosecutor, Daegu High Prosecutors' Office |
| 2003-2004 | Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2002-2003 | Chief Prosecutor, Tongyeong Branch of Changwon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2001-2002 | Senior Prosecutor, Special Investigation Department, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office |
| 2000-2001 | Special Investigation Support Department, Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 1999-2000 | Senior Prosecutor, Southern Branch of Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office |
| 1998-1999 | Chief Information Officer of Supreme Prosecutors’ Office |
| 1996-1998 | Senior Prosecutor, General Affairs Department, Daegu District Prosecutors' Office |
| 1995-1996 | Chief Prosecutor, Namwon Branch of Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office |
| 1994-1995 | Researcher, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office |
| 1992-1994 | Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors' Office |
| 1991-1992 | Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice |
| 1990-1991 | Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice |
| 1987-1990 | Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors' Office |
| 1986-1987 | Prosecutor, Andong Branch of Daegu Prosecutors' Office |
| 1983-1986 | Prosecutor, Northern Branch of Seoul District Prosecutors' Office |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2021 | Recognized as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific |
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| 2010 | Yellow Stripes Order of Service Merit |
