In administrative cases, the applicable regulations are extremely diverse and complex, ranging from laws and enforcement decrees to local ordinances, administrative guidelines and internal rules, and various notices. In particular, as administrative regulations have recently increased and become more complex, disputes related to them have also risen significantly, occurring in various phases. Therefore, to present precise legal solutions and resolve disputes swiftly, it is necessary to conduct legal analysis and response from a comprehensive and multi-faceted perspective for each field and stage.

Lee & Ko's Administrative Litigation (Appeal) team comprises former judges with extensive practical experience in various administrative cases across courts of all levels, including the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Administrative Courts. It also includes capable attorneys equipped with sophisticated legal theories and years of practical experience in each field, as well as numerous experts who have served for long periods in government ministries.

Based on this rich experience, expertise, and know-how, our Administrative Litigation (Appeal) team has successfully handled numerous major cases involving disputes related to various administrative sanctions, licenses and permits, and other administrative procedures across multiple fields, including personal information protection, energy/environment, healthcare, fair trade, urban redevelopment, urban management planning, education, taxation, finance, construction, and land expropriation compensation. Our team ensures organic collaboration among attorneys and experts in various fields to achieve the best results in administrative appeals and litigation. Furthermore, by providing comprehensive, customized legal services to clients throughout the entire process—from the initial stages of administrative procedures, such as submitting opinions prior to disposition and presenting statements at hearings, to the conclusion of administrative litigation—we derive optimal solutions.

主要业务方向

Personal Information Protection

Lawsuits to cancel dispositions by the Personal Information Protection Commission (surcharge, corrective orders, public announcement orders, etc.)

Energy/Environment

Litigation related to carbon emission rights
Lawsuits to cancel various sanction dispositions under environmental laws and regulations
Lawsuits to cancel administrative dispositions related to the construction or maintenance of various power plants
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges for excessive water pollutant discharge
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions of non-approval for power grid impact assessments

Healthcare

Lawsuits to confirm the invalidity of benefit recovery contracts
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions deleting items from the benefit list following benefit adequacy re-evaluations
Lawsuits to cancel notices changing details of medical care benefit standards
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions rejecting approval for pharmaceutical items
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions recovering medical care benefit costs
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions revoking hospital establishment permits
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions revoking medical licenses

Fair Trade

Lawsuits to cancel corrective orders and suspend their effects
Lawsuits to cancel sanction dispositions such as surcharges
Lawsuits to cancel corrective measures regarding abuse of market-dominant positions
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges related to price-fixing
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges related to preferential treatment of affiliates
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges related to collective work stoppages
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges related to bid-rigging
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing surcharges related to unfair support activities
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing penalty payments for non-compliance

Urban Redevelopment/Urban Management Planning

Lawsuits to cancel dispositions designating real estate regulation zones
Litigation related to reconstruction and redevelopment projects
Lawsuits to cancel development charges, overcrowding charges, traffic generation charges, etc.
Lawsuits to confirm the invalidity of dispositions designating adjustment target zones
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions designating land trading permission zones, etc.
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing sewerage causee burden charges
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing development charges
Lawsuits to cancel management disposition plans

Education

Lawsuits to cancel corrective orders, school closure orders, and corporate dissolution orders
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions restricting financial support related to university structural adjustments
Lawsuits related to refusal to recommend presidential appointments and appointments of principals in elementary and secondary schools
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions related to education policies (increasing/decreasing admission quotas, dispositions regarding textbooks, etc.)
Appeals and litigation by teachers regarding disciplinary actions
Lawsuits to cancel notifications refusing permission for the disposition of basic assets for educational purposes

Taxation

Lawsuits to Revoke Corporate Income Tax, Individual Income Tax, Gift Tax, and Comprehensive Real Estate Holding Tax Assessments
Lawsuits to Revoke Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Land-Related Tax Assessments
Lawsuits Challenging Refusal of Tax Rectification
Applications for Stay of Execution against Various Tax Assessments
Lawsuits for Confirmation of Nullity of Customs Duties and Other Tax Assessments

Finance

Lawsuits to Revoke Dispositions Based on Notifications of Short-Swing Profit Realization
Lawsuits to Revoke Disciplinary Actions Against Executives and Employees of Financial Institutions
Lawsuits to Revoke Sanctions Imposed by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) and the Financial Services Commission (FSC)
Lawsuits to Revoke Administrative Fines Imposed by the FSC Audit Committee
Lawsuits Challenging Compulsory Share Divestment Orders

Construction Administration

Litigation related to sanction dispositions such as revocation of construction business licenses and restriction of bidding participation eligibility
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions refusing or revoking permits according to land use plans
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing compensation charges
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions refusing construction permits
Lawsuits to confirm the invalidity of resolutions of general meetings of cooperative members
Lawsuits to cancel approval conditions such as supplementary provisions

Land Expropriation

Lawsuits to Revoke Land Expropriation Rulings (Determinations)
Litigation Concerning Compensation for Loss or Lawsuits Seeking Increases in Expropriation Compensation
Lawsuits to Revoke Rejection of Applications for Factory Relocation Approval
Lawsuits Seeking Increases in Business Interruption Compensation
Lawsuits Relating to Property Appraisal and Valuation

Others

Lawsuits to cancel dispositions designating preferred negotiators in private investment projects
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions restricting bidding participation eligibility for dishonest contractors
Lawsuits to cancel business suspension dispositions resulting from serious disaster accidents
Lawsuits to cancel dispositions imposing burdens for employing persons with disabilities

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代表性案例

Successfully represented the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) in a lawsuit seeking to revoke the Oct 15 designation of real estate speculative/regulated zones.
Successfully represented the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) in a lawsuit seeking to revoke the imposition of water supply infrastructure levies in Sejong City.
Successfully represented the Incheon Yeonsu-gu Office (as a defendant-side assistant intervenor) in a lawsuit brought by Incheon Namdong-gu against the Minister of the Interior and Safety to revoke the decision on landfill boundary designation.
Successfully represented the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare in defeating an application for a stay of execution regarding the increase in medical school admission quotas.
Successfully represented the "S" Regional Housing Association in a lawsuit seeking to revoke the imposition of school facility growth fees.
Successfully represented a local district office in a lawsuit seeking to revoke the imposition of restitution charges (indemnities) levied on a medical corporation managing a nursing hospital.