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 Profiles 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, Saemee Kim
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 Profiles is published annually by Asialaw, an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney. Asialaw Profiles ranks law firms and individual practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region based on law firm submissions, client and peer interviews, and independent market research.