On November 23, 2020, Lee & Ko attorneys Jae Heon Park and Hwan Kyoung Ko were named among the “Top 200 Corporate Attorneys, Best Attorneys of 2020” announced by Hankyung Business.
Attorney Jae Heon Park, who was named best attorney in the “civil litigation” category, drew out a Supreme Court decision this year which confirmed that Samsung Electronics is not liable to pay damages to consumers with regard to the Galaxy Note 7 recall action. He is also currently representing a lawsuit relating to Jeju Air’s failed acquisition of Eastar Jet and a dispute regarding the management rights of KMH, a listed company.
Attorney Hwa Kyoung Ko, who was named best attorney in the “Corporate Legal Affairs – New Enterprise & Information Protection” category, established the very first credit information team in the law firm and is in charge of consulting practices relating to new business licenses for MyData business, non-financial CB, personal CB that were newly introduced under the amended Credit Information Use and Protection Act, and provide extensive consultation in various fields relating to the 4th industrial revolution.