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On September 17, 2025, Asia Today published an interview with Minseok Si, Head of the ESG Center at Lee & Ko. The article introduced Mr. Si as a labor–management relations expert who served for over 30 years at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, including as Senior Administrative Officer for Employment & Labor and as Commissioner of the Seoul Regional Employment and Labor Office. Drawing on his extensive field experience and policy design/coordination capabilities, he now plays a strategic role at Lee & Ko in linking labor-sector issues with corporate ESG initiatives.

In the interview, Mr. Si stated that “the Yellow Envelope Act fundamentally embodies an intent to resolve the dual structures and polarization between non-regular and regular workers, large enterprises and SMEs, and the central and local spheres.” He added that, “from the perspective of building a virtuous cycle, it accords with the spirit of ESG. Although it is a new and untested domain, it is a mountain we must cross and a challenge we must overcome.” He further emphasized the need to strike an appropriate balance between expanding the scope of “employer status” and preserving the “essence of managerial authority.”

On December 18, 2024, JoongAng Ilbo reported that Lee & Ko attorney Tong Keun Seol was selected as the '2024 Best Lawyer' in the field of Compliance Management and ESG. The publication noted, "Attorney Seol is highly knowledgeable in environmental and social issues and excels in providing systematic and comprehensive advice to companies on ESG strategies, effectively addressing all aspects of E (Environment), S (Social), and G (Governance)."

On June 30, 2023, NEWSPIM reported that Lee & Ko and Gleiss Lutz held a webinar titled ‘ESG Key Regulations in EU, Germany and South Korea’ on June 29.
In this webinar, Eric Wagner and Marc Ruttloff, partners of the German top tier law firm Gleiss Lutz, presented an overview of the applicability and requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Proposal. After the presentation, Lee & Ko research fellow Dr. Suyeon Kim explained the key issues of the Korean supply chain due diligence law which is expected to be discussed in the near future, along with the ESG disclosure roadmap in Korea.