[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.”