Managing Partner
Hyeong Gun LEE
Mergers & Acquisitions
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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.
Education
| 2002 | Columbia Law School - LL.M |
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| 1994 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1992 | Seoul National University - LL.B |
Work Experience
| 1994-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2002 | McDermott, Will &Emery (New York) |
| 1997 | Sinclair &Temperley (London) |
Languages
| English and Korean |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2024 | Selected as "Distinguished Practitioner" (Corporate and M&A) by Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2024 |
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| 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 |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- “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)
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[Chosun Biz] Lee & Ko Reappoints Sang Gon Kim as Managing Partner and Appoints the First Female Management Committee Member 2024.02.27Awards Ranking
Band 1 in 7 Practice Areas by "Chambers Global 2024" 2024.02.19Awards Ranking
'Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024' ranks Lee & Ko in the top tier in 15 practice areas 2024.01.18Awards Ranking
Most Lawyers Selected in ‘2023 Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers’ by Asia Business Law Journal 2023.12.19Awards Ranking
'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024’ Band 1 in 13 practice areas 2023.12.15Seminar/Event
[Aju Business Daily] KEAD and Lee & Ko join hands to expand employment of persons with disabilities 2023.07.27Awards Ranking
Tier1 in All Practice Areas of IFLR1000 2023.07.27Awards Ranking
Hyeong Gun Lee, Seong Won Chang and Kyung Chun Kim selected as 'ALB Korean Super 30 Lawyers' 2022.11.18Awards Ranking
Attorneys Hyeong Gun Lee, Seong Won Chang, and Ji Young Lee selected as ‘ALB Korean Super 30 Lawyers’ 2021.11.19