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Lee & Ko received dual honors at The Asia Legal Awards 2026, winning ESG Deal of the Year and Projects Lawyer of the Year.

These recognitions highlight the firm's outstanding legal advisory capabilities in the ESG and projects sectors, as well as the individual achievements of Partner Kwang Yul Kim in the projects practice.

 

ESG Deal of the Year

The firm was honored with the ESG Deal of the Year award for its advisory work on the Taepyeong Salt Farm Solar PV Project, a landmark domestic initiative converting salt-affected agricultural land and disused salt pans into large-scale solar energy infrastructure. The accolade recognizes the collaborative expertise of Lee & Ko’s ESG Group, particularly its Projects & Energy Team and Environment Team.

Lee & Ko maintains a dedicated ESG Group comprising experienced professionals across key practice areas, including environment, industrial safety, renewable energy, compliance, corporate governance, and labor and employment, providing comprehensive legal solutions to navigate today’s increasingly complex ESG landscape.

In addition to the Taepyeong Salt Farm project, the ESG Group advised the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) on designing and implementing a pilot initiative for Korea's green chemistry framework, as well as establishing a sustainability assessment system for chemical substances.

The group has also advised on developing carbon reduction methodologies for agricultural greenhouse gas initiatives using methane-reducing microbial technology, assisting clients with regulatory compliance and broader ESG strategy.

 

Projects Lawyer of the Year

Lee & Ko Partner Kwang Yul Kim has been named Projects Lawyer of the Year.

With more than twenty years of legal experience, Mr. Kim is widely recognized for his counsel on major power and energy, project finance, infrastructure, and development matters. He regularly guides domestic and international corporations, funds, and financial institutions through cross-border investments, real asset transactions, development financing and capital markets compliance.

As head of Lee & Ko’s Projects & Energy Team, Mr. Kim continues to lead some of the region's most prominent projects across conventional and renewable energy, construction, and property development.

 

The Asia Legal Awards 2026

Hosted by Law.com International, a legal platform operated by global legal and business information company ALM Media, The Asia Legal Awards is an annual awards program recognizing leading law firms, practitioners, landmark transactions, and in-house legal teams across Asia.

Lee & Ko’s recognition as ESG Deal of the Year and Projects Lawyer of the Year at The Asia Legal Awards 2026 reflects the firm’s notable transaction work and the achievements of its practitioners in the projects sector.

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 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
 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: 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, a global legal production, 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 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: 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: 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 has achieved significant recognition at “Asialaw Awards 2023,” receiving honors in a total of six categories, including “Asia Firm of the Year” and “South Korea Firm of the Year”.

Additionally, the firm has also secured multiple awards, including “Banking and Finance Firm of the Year”, “Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year,” and “Energy Firm of the Year”. Furthermore, the firm received the “Impact Deal of the Year” award in recognition of its outstanding services in various cases, including a lawsuit related to Samsung Electronics’ performance-based bonuses (Labor sector), financial advisory for financing for the Jeju Hanlim Offshore Wind Farm Project (Financial and Project Energy Sector), and financial advisory services for MBK Partners’ acquisition of Medit Corp. (Financial Sector). 

Lee & Ko had recently achieved top rankings across all of 24 categories in the annual evaluation by Asialaw in September, further solidifying its position as a premier law firm in the Asia-Pacific region.  

Asialaw Award is given by Asialaw, which is an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney.  Each year, the awards celebrate leading law firms across 11 practice areas, 7 industries and 23 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

Lee & Ko was selected as an outstanding law firm in all 24 sectors (below) of ‘Asialaw Profiles 2023 (28th edition)’ for three consecutive years.

In addition to the top law firm for all 8 categories of IFLR 1000 2023 edition, the firm has also been ranked as an outstanding law firm in all 24 categories of Asialaw profiles 2023 and was recognized once again for its high level of competence as a leading law firm in Korea. The fact that Lee & Ko was rated outstanding in all sectors evaluated by Asialaw should be taken as a considerable distinction which sets them apart from other domestic law firms that have only received outstanding rankings in certain fields.

Additionally, 41 Lee & Ko professionals were named Elite practitioner/ Distinguished practitioner/ Notable practitioner/ Rising star/ Senior Statesman and these individuals were provided special recognition for their expertise in the field.
 
[Firm Rankings]

Industry Sectors
 Aviation and Shipping
 Banking and Financial Services
 Consumer Goods and Services
 Energy
 Industrials and Manufacturing
 Infrastructure
 Insurance
 Media and Entertainment
 Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
 Real Estate
 Technology and Telecommunications

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

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


Asialaw Profiles is published by Asialaw, which is an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney, and each year Asialaw Profiles ranks law firms and professionals in the Asia-Pacific region based on law firm submissions, interviews with lawyers and clients, and independent research and announces the results.

Lee & Ko received Band 1 rankings by 'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023’ in 12 practice areas. For the individual rankings, 60 attorneys were highly recognized throughout all practice areas.

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

Chambers Asia-Pacific 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.