By Maeil Business News Korea, Feb. 3, 2016
Lee & Ko emerges as the biggest contender to Kim & Chang in South Korea
South Korea’s law firm Lee & Ko has emerged as the strongest contender to beat the country’s largest law firm Kim & Chang, according to a report that reviews law firms and lawyers in 185 countries last year by Chambers & Partners, the world’s largest law firm evaluation agency based on the U.K.
According to Chambers & Partners’ report, Lee & Ko moved to the band 1 group in 2015 from band 2 in 2014 in the white collar crime sector. Another local law firm Shin & Kim climbed to band 1 from band 2 over the same period in the competition / antitrust sector. Meanwhile, Kim & Chang earned band 1 destinations across all 18 sectors.
Chambers & Partners annually publishes a report evaluating global law firms and lawyers of 185 countries in 18 sectors, including corporate/M&A, competition/antitrust and white collar crime sectors, based on in-depth interviews with law firms and lawyers. This year’s report for the world’s law firms will be released in Mumbai, India, on Friday.