Recent Developments

Lee & Ko has once again reaffirmed its position as Korea’s leading law firm, being recognized as a top-tier firm across all 24 industry sectors and practice areas in Asialaw Profiles 2025. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Lee & Ko has achieved this distinction, an accomplishment unmatched by any other domestic law firm, many of which received top rankings only in select areas.

This recognition reflects Lee & Ko’s breadth of expertise, market-leading capabilities, and client trust across all key areas of legal practice in Korea and the Asia-Pacific region.

In addition, 44 Lee & Ko professionals were honored as Senior Statesman, Elite Practitioner, Distinguished Practitioner, Notable Practitioner, or Rising Star, highlighting the firm’s depth of individual talent and professional excellence.


Industry Sectors 
 Aviation and Shipping
 Consumer goods and Services
 Industrials and Manufacturing
 Insurance
 Pharmaceuticals and Life sciences
 Technology and Telecommunications
 Banking and Financial services
 Energy
 Infrastructure
 Media and Entertainment
 Real estate

Practice Areas
 Banking and Finance
 Competition/Antitrust
 Corporate and M&A
 Intellectual Property
 Labour and Employment
 Regulatory
 Tax
 Capital Markets
 Construction
 Dispute Resolution
 Investment Funds
 Private Equity
 Restructuring and Insolvency


 Banking and Financial services: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun, Myoung Chul Kwak
 Banking and Finance: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
 Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
 Competition/Antitrust: Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong, Hyun Chul Kim, Jeong-Ho Sun, Jeong Yoon Choi, Suruyn Kim
 Corporate and M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Ho Joon Moon, Hyeong Gun Lee
 Dispute Resolution: Won Seok Ko, Saemee Kim
 Energy: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Insoo Kim
 Infrastructure: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Insoo Kim, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
 Insurance: Gidon Nam, Jinyoung Jung, Jin Hong Kwon
 Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Jaewoo Kwak, Heon Lee
 Labour and Employment: Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin, Hyunseok Song , William Kim
 Media and Entertainment: Kwang Bae Park
 Real estate: Jung Hwan Lee
 Restructuring and Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee
 Shipping: Jinyoung Jung , Gidon Nam
 Tax: Ok Hyun Ma, Sung Hwan Kim
 Technology and Telecommunications: Kwang Bae Park, Hwan Kyoung Ko, Samuel (Soon-Yub) Kwon, Yong Seok Ahn

Asialaw Profiles is published annually by Asialaw, an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney. Asialaw Profiles ranks law firms and individual practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region based on law firm submissions, client and peer interviews, and independent market research.

 

Lee & Ko has been recognized once again for its exceptional capabilities in legal service in 2024 by Chambers Global. The firm was ranked as a top leading law firm (Band 1) in seven practice areas by the Chambers Global in its latest 2024 edition. As for the individual rankings, the firm’s 32 attorneys have been recognized as Ranked Lawyers for their remarkable performance in their respective practice areas.


Banking & Finance
Capital Markets
Corporate/M&A
Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Intellectual Property
International & Cross-Border Capabilities: South Korean Firms
North Korea: General Business Law


Banking & Finance: Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Woo Young Jung, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak
Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
Capital Markets: Securitisation: Jin Hong Kwon, Hyunjoo Oh
Corporate/M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Hyeong Gun Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Yong Joon Yoon
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Saemee Kim, Sanghoon Han, Grace Yoon
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Won Seok Ko, Pyoung Keun Song, Seong Won Chang
Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hyeon Gil Ryoo, Vera Eun Woo Lee
International Trade: Kichang Chung, Young Gee Park, Young Jae Cho, Hyunsoo Joo
North Korea: General Business Law (Foreign Expertise based abroad in South Korea): Hyung Sub Lim

Lee & Ko was ranked Band 1 by 'Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide 2024’ in 13 practice areas. For the individual rankings, 65 attorneys were recognized as ‘Leading Individuals’ throughout all practice areas.

[Firm Rankings] 

South Korea
 Banking & Finance
 Capital Markets
 Corporate/M&A 
 Dispute Resolution: Litigation
 Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime
 Employment
 Insurance
 Intellectual Property
 International Trade
 Projects & Energy
 Restructuring/Insolvency
 Shipping Finance
 Technology, Media, Telecoms

North Korea
 General Business Law (Expertise Based Abroad)


[Ranked Lawyers]

South Korea 
 Banking & Finance: Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Woo Young Jung, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak
 Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
 Capital Markets: Securitisation: Jin Hong Kwon, Hyunjoo Oh
 Competition/Antitrust: Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong, Jeong-Ho Sun, Suruyn Kim
 Corporate/M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Hyeong Gun Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Yong Joon Yoon
 Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Saemee Kim, Sanghoon Han, Grace Yoon
 Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Won Seok Ko, Pyoung Keun Song, Seong Won Chang
 Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime: Tae Ki Ghil, Taeyop Lee, Jae Man Yu, Youngsub Jang
 Employment: Chang Soo Jin, Hyunseok Song, Sang Hoon Lee, William Kim  
 Insurance: Jinyoung Jung, Jin Hong Kwon, Yang Ho Yoon
 Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hyeon Gil Ryoo, Vera Eun Woo Lee 
 International Trade: Kichang Chung, Young Gee Park, Young Jae Cho, Hyunsoo Joo, Heysoo Kim  Projects & Energy: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Kwang Yul Kim, Jungmin Pak
 Projects & Energy: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Kwang Yul Kim, Jungmin Pak
 Real Estate: Junghwan Lee, Dong Seok Woo 
 Restructuring/Insolvency: Eunjai Lee, Wanshik Lee, Jung Hyun Lee
 Shipping: Jinyoung Jung
 Shipping: Finance: Woo Young Jung, Yunjeong Seo
 Tax: Kyung Tae Kim  
 Technology, Media, Telecoms: Kwang Bae Park, Hwan Kyoung Ko, Ju Bong Jang, Samuel (Soon-Yub) Kwon, Sunghee Chae 

North Korea 
 General Business Law (Expertise Based Abroad): Hyung Sub Lim

Chambers Asia-Pacific Guide is a law firm evaluation publication released by Chambers and Partners, a leading global legal publisher based in England, which selects top law firms and top lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region each year based on a comprehensive analysis of data submitted by law firms, interviews with partner lawyers and clients, and recently accomplished work.

Lee & Ko won in seven categories in the ALB Korea Law Awards 2023, listed below, and stood out as Korea’s leading law firm. 
 
In the Firm category, under which the best law firm in Korea is selected for each specialized area, Lee & Ko was awarded in two areas: ‘Litigation Law Firm of the Year’ and ‘Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year’.
 
In the individual categories, Senior Foreign Attorney Frank S. Shyn(Antitrust & Competition Group) was selected as the ‘Foreign Lawyer of the Year’ and Attorney Ji Hyeong Park(General Corporate Practice Group) was selected as ‘Young Lawyer of the Year’. 
Also Lee & Ko was awarded in 3 deal categories such as ‘Equity Market Deal of the Year’, ‘M&A Deal of the Year’ and ’Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year’ in recognition of its outstanding services in various cases. 
 
ALB Korea Law Awards is one of the awards ceremony in the legal sector hosted by Asian Legal Business(ALB), an affiliate of Thomson Reuter, a prestigious legal professional media in Asia. ALB Korea Law Awards evaluates deals and in-house transactions based on materials submitted by each law firm.
 
The awards won by Lee & Ko are as follows. 
 
[Firm Categories]
Litigation Law Firm of the Year
Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
 
[Deal Categories]
Equity Market Deal of the Year
M&A Deal of the Year
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
 
[Individual Categories]
Foreign Lawyer of the Year: Frank S. Shyn 
Young Lawyer of the Year: Ji Hyeong Park 

Lee & Ko has solidified its position as a leading law firm by winning “South Korea National Law Firm of the Year” at Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2023 announced on May 4th in Singapore. Lee & Ko was the only Korean law firm to receive this prestigious recognition, affirming its status as a top-tier firm.
 
In addition to this notable recognition, Chambers and Partners, the world’s largest law firm evaluator in the UK, also ranked Lee & Ko as “Band 1” in several practice areas in the Chambers Global 2023 edition, including Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, IP, International & Cross-Border Capabilities, and International Trade. 

Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards is an annual awards ceremony hosted by Chambers and Partners to recognize top law firms in each country of the Asia Pacific region that have demonstrated exceptional achievements over the past year based on evaluations of their business performance, impressive strategic growth, and excellence in client service.

Lee & Ko received Band 1 rankings by 'Chambers Global 2022’ in 7 practice areas.

Banking & Finance Capital Markets Corporate/M&A Dispute Resolution: Litigation Intellectual Property International & Cross-Border Capabilities International Trade

Chambers Global is a law firm evaluation publication released by Chambers and Partners, a leading global legal publisher in the UK, which selects top law firms and top lawyers each year in over 200 countries worldwide based on a comprehensive analysis of data submitted by law firms, interviews with partner lawyers and clients, and recently accomplished work.