Il Shin Lee
Lee & KoLee & Ko’s broad TMT practice handles regulatory, licensing, transactions, and disputes. The team is jointly led by Soon-Yub Samuel Kwon, Kwang Bae Park, and Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon. Kwon has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients in the technology and telecoms fields. Park ‘consistently delivers outstanding services to his clients’ and focuses on data protection, privacy, cyber security, IT, and Fintech matters, as does Yoon who also advises on IP matters. Other key names to note include Ju Bong Jang, Hwan Kyoung Ko, and Tae Joo Kim.
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‘The team possesses accurate knowledge of the field and provides comprehensive legal analysis, considering the overall aspects. For longstanding clients, they respond with dedication and sincerity, backed by loyalty.’
‘Tae-Joo Kim is young, yet a confident and capable attorney. He strives to offer the best advice consistently in terms of comprehensive risk assessment. Beyond mere legal analysis, he is an excellent business partner who provides advice from the perspective of comprehensive risk management for companies.’
‘The Lee & Ko TMT team sets itself apart from other law firms with its profound theoretical and practical understanding of personal and credit information. Within the firm, specialized teams collaborate seamlessly, ensuring the highest quality of work. For major litigation in Korea concerning personal information, it's essential to have a balanced team of attorneys excelling in litigation and those proficient in personal information practice. To this end, Lee & Ko has recruited several former judges renowned for their exceptional professional knowledge and skills. Together with TMT team lawyers, they form a distinctive team that handles the company's litigation.’
‘Mr. Kwang Bae Park is among the top IT and privacy lawyers in Korea. He consistently delivers outstanding services to his clients, drawing from his sharp intuition, profound understanding of the practice, and extensive experience in the field. On the other hand, Mr. Il Shin Lee's in-depth knowledge of personal and credit information, combined with his meticulousness and dedication to delving deep into individual issues, is something any client would highly value. Such qualities are hard to find in lawyers at other firms.’
‘Lee & Kim is the team with the highest expertise in the field of TMT, especially in the field of personal information protection and information security among domestic law firms. I think professional leadership and research capabilities to fully support it are superior to other law firms.’
‘Lee & Ko's TMT team is one of the most sophisticated and top-notch legal professional team in Korea. The team is composed of talented lawyers and experts who are well-versed in the market trends and up-to-date regulations. Whenever our company needs a solution for complicated legal and regulatory issues, Lee & Ko's TMT team is the best business partner with its comprehensive solutions touching the core.’
‘The lawyers and experts in Lee & Ko's TMT team are highly competent and dedicated to providing the best legal services to the client. They also show a deep understanding of not only the legal but also policy issues surrounding the contemporary telecommunications markets in Korea. We can always rely on their expertise and knowledge with our complicated legal and regulatory issues.’
Key clients
- SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
- Google LLC, Google Korea LLC
- Marriott International, Inc.
- Volkswagen Group Korea
- Globalstar, Inc.
- Zynga Inc., Peak Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama AS
- SK Broadband Co., Ltd.
- Naver Corporation
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.
- Dunamu Inc.
- LG Uplus Corp.
- CJ ENM Co., Ltd.
- Coupang Corp.
- Gmarket Inc.
- Coinone Inc.
- Korbit Inc.
- Korea Credit Bureau
- Kakao Page Corp.
- T Map Mobility Co., Ltd.
- LG Chem, Ltd.
- Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.
- Woori Bank
- Kyobo Life Insurance
Work highlights
- Advised Naver Corporation (“Naver”), Gmarket Corporation (formerly, Gmarket Global LLC, “Gmarket”) in a lawsuit to appeal the Personal Information Protection Commission's decision to sanction online shopping platform operators.
- Advised T Map Mobility Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of Logisoft.
- Represented Dunamu Inc., Korbit Inc., Coinone Inc. in a lawsuit related to the decision of the major Korean cryptocurrency exchanges to delist the WEMIX cryptocurrency from their exchanges.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Kwang Bae Park
Lee & KoNext Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Hyun Jun Kim
Lee & KoPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Soon Yub (Samuel) Kwon, Kwang Bae Park, Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon