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Being widely recognized for its outstanding capabilities in FinTech, Lee & Ko was ranked Band 1 by the Chambers FinTech Guide 2023.

In its commentary, Chambers and Partners highlighted, “Lee & Ko is one of the premier law firms in Korea, with strong corporate and capital markets expertise. The firm has successfully represented large financial institutions as well as FinTech startups, advising on various issues, including digital payments, initial coin offerings and internet banking, and has covered a broad range of sub-industry verticals in the FinTech industry, from digital assets to payments, and other areas like banking-as-a-service and robo-advice.” 

Lee & Ko is highly regarded for its expertise in various legal areas, handling a wide range of matters for its clients, such as advising Meta Platforms on regulatory implications of its plan to offer NFT services, advising LG Electronics’ blockchain/NFT business, advising on the global expansion of SK Telecom’s Metaverse platform (ifland), providing advisory service and registration support for virtual asset service providers such as Upbit and Korbit, advising on Defi platform-related issues, and assisting Danggeun Market’s entering the Canadian Market. 

The Chambers FinTech Guide, announced by Chambers and Partners, one of the world’s leading legal directories in UK providing global rankings for the industry, identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms and lawyers in more than 50 countries.