Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2021, Dajoo Jung sat as a Judge or Presiding Judge in the Korean Judiciary for 16 years. During his term on the bench, he has presided over numerous cases at the Seoul Central District Court, Suwon District Court, Uijeongbu District Court, Busan District Court, and Ulsan District Court. Besides having litigation experience, Mr. Jung gained extensive experience and perspective in the judicial administration of a wide variety of high-profiled cases, parliamentary related affairs, and international affairs while working as the Director of Planning and Coordination at the National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea.

Drawing on this deep judicial background, Mr. Jung’s practice at Lee & Ko encompasses a wide range of complex litigation and advisory matters, including corporate-criminal cases, management control and hostile takeover disputes, banking, securities and finance-related litigation, construction and real estate disputes, administrative litigation, and family and inheritance cases.

Mr. Jung has recently achieved full acquittals in high-profile cases involving alleged violations of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (market manipulation) arising from a major entertainment company acquisition, and violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (embezzlement) involving a prominent food group chairman. He has also successfully defended clients in criminal proceedings concerning cryptocurrency price manipulation and sexual harassment allegations against senior executives of IT companies.

In addition, Mr. Jung has represented corporations in large-scale civil and shareholder litigation, including injunctions related to control disputes, shareholder class actions following embezzlement and accounting fraud, and consumer group actions. His recent representations also include victories in shareholder return-of-shares claims and preliminary injunctions to prohibit unlawful corporate actions in hostile M&A contexts.

With his rare combination of trial acumen, administrative insight, and corporate litigation experience, Mr. Jung brings a uniquely balanced perspective to dispute resolution in Korea’s most complex and sensitive matters.