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, Saemee Kim, Sean(Sungwoo) Lim, David Kim, Robert Wachter
Energy: Hun Ko, Dong Eun Kim, Tom Shin
Infrastructure: Hun Ko, Dong Eun Kim, Tom Shin
Insurance: Jin Hong Kwon, Gidon Nam, Jinyoung Jung
Intellectual Property: Un Ho Kim, Jae Hoon Kim
Labour and Employment: William Kim, Hyunseok Song, Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin
Media and Entertainment: Kwang Bae Park, Chunghwan Choi
Restructuring and Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee
Shipping: Gidon Nam, Jinyoung Jung
Tax: Sung Hwan Kim, Jay Shim
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.