[Tax Watch] Lee & Ko, dominating with a 1st quarter tax litigation market share of over 40%…the unbeatable no. 1 law firm
April 7, 2022. Tax Watch reported that Lee & Ko was an unbeatable market leader in corporate tax litigation practice during the first quarter of this year, dominating with a market share of over 40%. According to Tax Watch, the total amount of tax at stake in cases handled by Lee & Ko was over KRW 9 billion, constituting 41% of the corporate tax litigation market. Ju Hyun Park, Jaeman Park, Sung Hwan Kim and Hansol Lim at Lee & Ko participated in two of this year’s landmark tax litigation cases – the Seungsan case and the M Financial Service case.
2022.04.07
[The Korea Economic Daily] M&A Star Attorney Sang Gon Kim to Lead Lee & Ko
Publication Date: February 25, 2022
The Korea Economic Daily reported that Lee & Ko appointed Sang Gon Kim as the new managing partner. The Korea Economic Daily stated that Sang Gon Kim, after joining Lee & Ko in 1994, became a star player in the Korean M&A market and took on major deals by Korea’s most noted companies such as LG/SK/CJ groups’ restructuring into holding company structures, dispute between Carl Icahn and KT&G, and the Samsung-Hanwha mega deal. Managing Partner Sang Gon Kim revealed that "taking on this immense responsibility has given me much to reflect on, but I will do my best so that Lee & Ko can continue its tradition of playing fair and by merit.”
2022.02.25
[Chosun Biz] A dispute over the use of ‘Bar Graph’ in labelling ingredients of cosmetic products… Lee & Ko steering ‘Belief’ to victory in a lawsuit against Tonymoly
On February 23, 2022, Chosun Biz reported that “the Seoul Central District Court ruled partially in favor of LG Household & Health Care (“LG H&H”) in a lawsuit that LG H&H filed against Tonymoly to seek the prohibition on acts of unfair competition on the part of Tonymoly. The article noted that “the decision establishes the first-ever precedent that the packaging design of a cosmetic product can be protected under the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act if such packaging design is found to be an “achievement”, such as brand value, beyond being a simple packaging.”
2022.02.23
[JoongAng Ilbo] The statements of a refugee were misinterpreted while the refugee was being processed by Korean immigration authorities.
2022.02.22