Lee & Ko has once again been ranked Tier 1 across all eight evaluated practice areas in the IFLR1000 2025 Edition (International Financial Law Review 1000). This achievement marks the fourteenth consecutive year that the firm has secured Tier 1 recognition in every category, an enduring testament to Lee & Ko’s market-leading capabilities in finance and corporate law. In addition to the firm-wide rankings, sixty-one of our professionals have been named Leading Lawyers across the individual practice areas, reaffirming our exceptional depth of expertise and the strength of our team. Notably, Hyunjoo Oh, a partner in our Banking & Finance Group, has been honored as a Women Leader for the sixth consecutive year. With more than 27 years of experience in capital markets, Ms. Oh is a highly respected finance specialist whose practice covers the full spectrum of capital markets transactions, including securities and derivatives, together with capital markets regulation, disputes, foreign exchange regulation, and other areas of corporate finance.
Banking and Finance
Capital Markets: Debt
Capital Markets: Equity
Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
M&A
Private Equity
Project Development
Restructuring and Insolvency
Banking and Finance: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Yong-Jae Chang, Young Je Cho, Eun Sam Choi, Eui Yeon Jo, Woo Young Jung, Dong Eun Kim, Insoo Kim, Kwang Yul Kim, Hun Ko, Myoung Chul Kwak, Paul (Jung Woo) Moon, Yunjeong Seo, Dong Seok Woo, Paul H.J. Yoon, Yeo Kyoon Yoon
Capital Markets: Sae Ho Ahn, Hyunji Bae, Jun Woo Cho, Kyoung Jun Cho, Kyu Hyeok Choi, Seung Hoon Choi, Wonkyu Han, Seunga Hyun, Donga Jung, Dongyon Kim, Jiseon Kim, Minsik Kim, Jin Hong Kwon, Han Kyung Lee, Eui Cheol Na, Hyunjoo Oh
Corporate and M&A: Yong Seok Ahn, Da Hye Cho, Seok Pyo Hong, Sungmee Hong, Hwan Jeong, Ki Wook Kang, Sanggon Kim, Sung Min Kim, Daehoon Koo, Gu Beom Kwon, Eunjai Lee, Je Won Lee, Hyeong Gun Lee, Kyu Wha Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Joohyun Oh, Kyu Seok Park, Kyung Gyoon Park, Hyesoo Won, Yong Joon Yoon
Investment Funds: Je Won Lee
Project Development: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Eun Sam Choi, Weon Sik Chung, Jinyoung Jung, Samsung Kim, Insoo Kim, Kwang Yul Kim, HyunJae Nam, Jungmin Pak
Restructuring and Insolvency: Seok Pyo Hong, Sungmee Hong, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Wanshik Lee, Jiwoong Lim
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