Tag: Lee & Ko

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms

IHCF hosted its Fall Academy on 20 Sept in Seoul, drawing 100+ participants from member companies and law firms

Lee & Ko appoints former chief prosecutor Hoo Gon Kim as managing partner and head of criminal defence

SK Innovation acquired full ownership of SK Enmove in a USD633 million deal advised by Lee & Ko and Kim & Chang

Lee & Ko hires ex-judge Yun Seek Hahm, former GC of Woowa Brothers, to boost its corporate law practice

Daeryun, which is a Korean law firm established in 2018, has chosen New York as its first overseas office outside South Korea

Lee & Ko hires ex-labour minister Kyung Duk An (2021–22) as senior adviser to strengthen its labour practice

Yoon & Yang hires four senior lawyers with global experience, including ex-Yulchon MP Hee Woong Yoon as senior partner

Lee & Ko and Kim & Chang advised Hahn & Company on its $1.8B acquisition of SK Specialty

Lee & Ko has hired Zachary Sharpe to co-head its arbitration team in Singapore

South Korea's AI Basic Act, effective in 2026, balances innovation and regulation for law firms

Asia Business Law Journal names the country’s top law firms. Miran Lim and Byung Jin Park report

Baker McKenzie KLP JV has added arbitration veteran Sean Sung Woo Lim as a partner in Seoul

DLA Piper has hired Jang Yeo as a corporate partner in Seoul to strengthen its services in South Korea

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the A-List of Korea's top lawyers. Miran Lim and Byung Jin Park report

Jipyong has elected new leaders, including a lawyer who defended South Korea’s fair-trade watchdog in Qualcomm’s record fine case

The In-House Counsel Forum marked its 25th anniversary at Seoul's Four Seasons Hotel on Nov 12, with 240 attendees

The Korea In-house Counsel Association (KICA) held its annual workshop at Paraspara Seoul from 4-5 October

Lee & Ko has hired arbitration expert Park Eun Young to lead its international disputes group

Dentons Lee has hired senior attorney Eunjee Kim from Bae, Kim & Lee

Yulchon hires senior foreign counsel Dave Koo from Kim & Chang to boost its IP and technology practices

Shin & Kim has expanded its global dispute resolution practice by adding arbitration specialists Robert Wachter and Sean Sung-woo Lim

Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture Law Firm has further strengthened its dispute resolution capabilities

Elections, political tensions, accelerated regulation and shifting sands of opportunity are some of the factors influencing law firm movements in the region

Elections, political tensions, accelerated regulation and shifting sands of opportunity are some of the factors influencing law firm movements in the region

In a digital era, AI reshapes our world, revolutionizing industries and societies

Asia Business Law Journal names the country's top law firms. Lim Miran and Chandu Gopalakrishnan report

Hunton Andrews Kurth is giving its international capabilities a boost with the hiring of partners Nelson Ahn and Edward Kim

Nations behind 90% of world GDP are co-ordinating laws on a minimum global tax rate to catch out multinationals

Baker McKenzie & KL Partners Joint Venture (Baker McKenzie KLP JV) has added leading arbitration practitioner David Kim as a partner in Seoul

Growing awareness of the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards is pushing companies around the globe

Law firms across Asia are putting profits aside to focus on pro bono work, community engagement, sustainability and staff welfare

South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Elayne Sung Heeseung from rival Lee & Ko and corporate lawyer Irene Kim from Samsung Electronics, who wil be senior foreign attorneys in the Seoul office

Lee & Ko has just appointed tax and corporate lawyer Ross Harman to partnership, making him the first English barrister to hold this position in a South Korean law firm

Korean law firm Dentons Lee has established a new insurance and reinsurance team with the hiring of specialists John JungKyum Kim and Christina Jiwon Park as the co-heads and senior attorneys

Asia Business Law Journal presents our top Korean law firms for 2022

After months of clamping down and chaos, South Korea is taking a hard look at how to create a safe space for cryptocurrency to flourish while safeguarding investors

After spending 27 years at South Korean firm Lee & Ko, aviation expert Helen Sohn has moved to Yoon & Yang as a partner in the corporate advisory and finance practice groups in Seoul

Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession

Using the EU's GDPR as a benchmark, Asia's data privacy landscape is evolving rapidly. The region is also shaping regulation to fit its own unique approaches and challenges