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Lee & Ko
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- 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