Largest Pool of High-Caliber Attorneys
Lee & Ko’s Criminal Defense Team boasts a lineup of seasoned litigators experienced in handling a wide array of criminal matters through all stages of criminal procedures in Korea. The Criminal Defense Team offers one of the largest and most diverse pools of high-caliber criminal attorneys to clients, featuring former prosecutors and judges as well as foreign legal consultants and accountants among others. The vast range of expertise and experience from all sides of the courtroom enable our team to handle any criminal case with utmost professionalism in the most efficient manner possible.

High Level of Specialization and Collaboration
Lee & Ko prides itself on high level of specialization in various areas of practice and harmonious collaboration amongst teams of professionals. Upon engaging any criminal matter, the Criminal Defense Team promptly organizes a taskforce to include all criminal specialists as well as attorneys from all areas of relevant practice – corporate, finance, intellectual property, antitrust – whose expertise may be helpful in addressing the client’s specific needs.

One-Stop Service
Lee & Ko’s Criminal Defense Team is committed to providing one-stop service for our clients. The Team’s commitment is exemplified by its professional handling and effective representation of high-profile clients in recent white-collar criminal cases across a wide range of practice – including antitrust, finance, product liability, privacy and healthcare – from early stages of the matter to conclusion of the entire criminal proceeding.

Expertise

Corporation criminal matters (e.g., breach of fiduciary duty, embezzlement, management right dispute, business judgment)
Labeling/advertising violations or antitrust violations (e.g., collusion)
Securities fraud
Trade secret misappropriation and infringement of intellectual property
Food safety and pharmaceutical safety violation
Tax evasion and tax/customs violation
Breach of privacy or unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information
Labor/Employment-related criminal matters (e.g., unfair labor practice, workplace sexual harassment
Defense industry-related offenses
Election offenses
Criminal offenses involving public officials (e.g., bribery)
Construction/building-related offenses

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Major Cases

Criminal allegations against major Korean corporations in the presidential corruption scandal
Improper solicitation/bribery involving major defense firms and steel manufacturers
Diversion of funds involving a major Korean corporation
Criminal violation of fiduciary duty involving a major Korean corporation
Stock price manipulation by an employee at a securities trading firm
Improper dealings involving investment into a KOSDAQ-listed company
Unauthorized use of undisclosed information involving brokerage firms, accounting firms and key investors
Investment fraud by a foreign corporation
Violation of regulatory statute regarding permits/licenses of a financial investment business
Trade secret misappropriation in various industries (e.g., home appliance manufacturers, franchise business, pharmaceutical company, chemical company, ship-part manufacturer)
Criminal patent infringement involving internet service providers
Unauthorized disclosure of a subcontractor’s technical information by a major Korean corporation
Collusion amongst manufacturers in various industries (e.g., construction, marine transport, fiber, home appliance, cement, concrete, medical equipment)
Unfair advertising involving a foreign home appliance manufacturer
Illegal rebate practice by a major pharmaceutical company
Fraudulent labeling by a pharmaceutical product distributor
Unauthorized clinical trial by a large pharmaceutical company
Insurance fraud by a hospital administrator
Fire accidents in high-rise buildings
Industrial accident at construction sites