[Money Today] Lee & Ko Takes Strides to Overcome Key Obstacle in Elevating Korea’s Refugee Acceptance Rate Below 2%

On December 12, 2023, Money Today featured the award acceptance of Lee & Ko’s attorneys: Da Joo Jung, Seok Pyo Hong, Moon Won Lee, Soo Bin Kim, Da Hye Kim, Sang Bin Kim, Yoo Lim Oh, and Beum Jun Kim. At the 6th Korea Legal Awards co-hosted by Money Today, the Korean Bar Association, and the Korea In-House Counsel Association, this team of attorneys received the grand prize for legal public service for their administrative litigation against the determination to deny the referral review for refugee status recognition rendered by the Incheon Airport Office of Immigration. During the ceremony, the media noted, “Lee & Ko sets the standard for refugee protection by filing an administrative lawsuit against the reasons for referral review denial under the Refugee Act, which has long been one of the obstacles for asylum recognition.”