Lee & Ko has been selected as an outstanding law firm in 21 categories (Corporate and M&A, Competition/antitrust, Dispute resolution, Banking and finance, Capital markets, Private equity, Intellectual property and etc.) in Asialaw Profiles 2020. Lee & Ko distinguishes itself significantly from the next firm, which has only received the top level in 12 categories, and the remaining law firms that have received the top level in 4 categories, and reaffirmed its position as a full-service firm with a professional team in all fields.
Asialaw Profiles conducts an annual assessment of lawyers in addition to their law firm evaluations. In this year’s evaluation, among the experts at Lee & Ko, Jae Hoon Kim, Kyu Wha Lee, Won Seok Ko, Kwang Bae Park, Wanshik Lee, Jinyoung Jung, Dong Eun Kim, Yong-Jae Chang, and Hyunjoo Oh were selected as Elite practitioners, and 21 other lawyers and patent attorneys continued their fame with names under Distinguished and Notable practitioners. Gidon Nam was named as Rising star lawyer.
Published by Asialaw, an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney, Asialaw Profiles annually evaluates law firms through 28 industries and fields of Asia-Pacific countries by submissions from firms, attorney and client interviews, and in-house research. For Korea, it evaluated 13 sectors and 11 industries. In particular, Asialaw Profiles is recognized for its credibility both internally and externally, as those in charge of legal affairs such as corporate lawyers and in-house lawyers in the Asia-Pacific use it as guidance in selecting local law firms.
[21 categories selected as Outstanding]
△Aviation and shipping △Banking and financial services △Consumer goods and services △Energy △Industrials and manufacturing △Infrastructure △Insurance △Media and entertainment △Life sciences and pharmaceuticals △Technology and telecommunications △Banking and finance △Capital markets △Antitrust & Competition △Construction △Corporate and M&A △Dispute resolution △Intellectual property △Investment funds △Private equity △Regulatory △Insolvency & Restructuring
[Elite practitioner]
△Jae Hoon Kim △Kyu Wha Lee △Won Seok Ko △Kwang Bae Park △Wanshik Lee △Jinyoung Jung △Dong Eun Kim △Yong-Jae Chang △Hyunjoo Oh
[Distinguished practitioner]
△Yong Seok Ahn △Eunjai Lee △Yeo Kyoon Yoon △Woo Young Jung △Sang Gon Kim △Un Ho Kim △Hwan Jeong △Hun Ko △Jin Hong Kwon △Jung Hyun Lee △Jae Hwan Kim △Seong-Ki Kim
[Notable practitioner]
△Samuel (Soon-Yub) Kwon △Hyun Chul Kim △Jeong-Ho Sun △Seunga Hyun
[Rising Star]
△Gidon Nam
