Recent Developments

Lee & Ko has been recognized once again in the 2026 Chambers Global Guide, securing Band 1 rankings in six practice areas and confirming its top-tier law firm status. As for the individual rankings, 37 attorneys of Lee & Ko have been recognized as leading lawyers for their remarkable performance in their respective practice areas.


 Banking & Finance  
 Capital Markets  
 Corporate/M&A  
 Intellectual Property 
 International & cross Border Capabilities: South Korean Firms
 International Trade 


 Banking & Finance: Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Woo Young Jung, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak, Dong Seok Woo
 Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun, Jun Woo Cho 
 Capital Markets: Securitisation: Jin Hong Kwon
 Corporate/M&A: Sanggon Kim, Ho Joon Moon, Hyeong Gun Lee, Yong Joon Yoon, Daehoon Koo
 Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Saemee Kim, Zachary Sharpe, Sanghoon Han, Grace Yoon
 Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Pyoung Keun Song, Dajoo Jung, Seon Tae Kim, Jae Heon Park
 IP: Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hyeon Gil Ryoo, Vera Eun Woo Lee, Hankil D. Kang, Hwansung Park, Jaewoo Kwak
 International Trade: Kichang Chung, Hyunsoo Joo, Young Gee Park, Young Jae Cho, Heysoo Kim 
 North Korea - general business law: Hyung Sub Lim (Foreign Expertise based abroad in South Korea)


Chambers Global 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.

 

In the '2023 Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers' researched by Asia Business Law Journal, 23 lawyers from Lee & Ko have been selected, marking the largest number among domestic law firms.

The list of Korea’s Top Lawyers selected from Lee & Ko is as follows:
 

Banking & Finance:	Yong-Jae Chang, Woo Young Jung
Capital Markets:	Hyunjoo Oh, Jin Hong Kwon
Competition/Antitrust:	Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong
Corporate/M&A:	Sanggon Kim, Kyu Wha Lee, Hyeong Gun Lee
Dispute Resolution: Litigation:	Won Seok Ko, John Kim
Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime:	Yong Seok Park
Employment:	Sang Hoon Lee
Insurance:	Jin Hong Kwon, Jinyoung Jung
Projects & Energy:	Hun Ko, Dong Eun Kim
Shipping:	Jinyoung Jung, Woo Young Jung
TMT:	Hwan Kyoung Ko, Kwang Bae Park

Asia Business Law Journal (ABLJ), an Asian regional law magazine, conducts research on thousands of domestic and foreign in-house counsel as well as lawyers at international law firms to select the Top 100 lawyers in Korea every year. 
 

Lee & Ko was selected as Tier 1 law firm in Korea for the every 10 categories by ‘Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023.’ All categories are listed below. 

Commercial and Transactions  Competition/Antitrust  Construction  Insolvency  Intellectual Property  International Arbitration  Labor and Employment  Product Liability and Recall  Tax  White Collar Crime 

Also, 46 Lee & Ko attorneys were chosen as ‘Litigation Star’ and ‘Future Star’ and were recognized for their achievements in their respective fields.

Benchmark Litigation is a world-renowned publication which highlights the fields of dispute resolution and litigation and publishes rankings based on in-depth analysis of submissions by law firm and interviews with lawyers, clients, and litigation experts every year.

Lee & Ko was selected as Tier 1 law firm in Korea for the following 9 categories by ‘Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2022.’

Commercial and Transactions  Competition/Antitrust  Construction  Insolvency  Intellectual Property  International Arbitration  Labor and Employment  Product Liability and Recall  White Collar Crime 

Also, 23 Lee & Ko attorneys were chosen as ‘Litigation Star’ and ‘Future Star’ and were recognized for their achievements in their respective fields.

Benchmark Litigation is a world-renowned publication which highlights the fields of dispute resolution and litigation and publishes rankings based on in-depth analysis of submissions by law firm and interviews with lawyers, clients, and litigation experts every year.