Lee & Ko

• Premier full-service law firm in Korea
• Founded in 1977, and comprising more than 860 professionals, organized into 8 practice groups with 40 specialty teams
• One-stop service for all legal needs, based on efficient collaboration among highly specialized team
• Emphasis on responsiveness and practical solutions
• 8 major practice groups: (i) corporate and M&A, (ii) banking, finance and securities, (iii) litigation (both civil and criminal) and international arbitration (iv) tax and customs, (v) antitrust and competition, (vi) labour and employment, (vii) intellectual property and (viii) white-collar crime
• 40 specialised teams: Within the firm’s 8 major practice groups there are approximately 40 highly specialised teams of legal professionals including the following: anti-corruption and FCPA; antitrust and competition; aviation; banking; bankruptcy, insolvency and corporate restructuring; capital markets and securities; class actions and consumer claims; construction; consumer goods and services; corporate and M&A; corporate governance; derivatives; dispute resolution; energy; entertainment; environment; finance (acquisition finance, asset finance, project finance, structured finance); foreign direct investment; healthcare; industry and manufacturing; infrastructure; insurance; intellectual property; internal investigations; international practice (Chinese, European, Japanese practice); international trade; investment funds; labour and employment; maritime and shipping; overseas investment; private equity and venture capital; privatisation; product liability; real estate; regulatory compliance; tax and customs (tax consulting, audits, dispute resolution, transfer pricing); technology, media and telecommunications; and white-collar crime.

Recognition and Awards

• ALB Korea Law Awards 2023
  - Litigation Law Firm of the Year
  - Regulatory and Compliance Law Firm of the Year
  - Equity Market Deal of the Year
  - M&A Deal of the Year
  - Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
• Asialaw Awards 2023
  - Asia Firm of the Year
  - South Korea Firm of the Year
  - Banking and Finance Firm of the Year
  - Aviation and Shipping Firm of the Year
  - Energy Firm of the Year, Impact Deal of the Year
  - Impact Deal of the Year
• MIP Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
  - South Korea Copyright & Design Firm of the Year
• Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2023
  - South Korea Firm of the Year
  - Construction Firm of the Year
  - Impact Case Winners
• Chambers Asia Pacific and Greater China Region Awards 2023
  - South Korea National Law Firm of the Year
• Asia Legal Awards 2023
  - Cross-border M&A Deal of the Year ($2 billion+)
  - Transport Firm of the Year
• ALB Korea Law Awards 2022
  - Overseas Practice Law Firm of the Year
  - Project Finance Deal of the Year
  - Technology, Media and Telecommunications Deal of the Year
• Asialaw Awards 2022
  - South Korea Firm of the Year
  - Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year
  - Regulatory Firm of the Year
  - Impact Deal/ Case of the Year
• Asia Legal Awards 2022 - Best Crisis Management Initiative of the Year
• Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
  - South Korea Firm of the Year: Runner up
  - Construction Firm of the Year: Second runner up
  - Tax Firm of the Year: Runner up
• MIP Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
  - Korea Trademark Firm of the Year
  - Korea IP Transactions firm of the Year