The Legal Times published that “the mere fact that Lee & Ko has ranked first in Korea in terms of the number of M&A advisory cases for the third quarter of this year clearly demonstrates Lee & Ko’s high level of competitiveness in the field of M&A advisory cases as well as deal advisory cases”. It further stated that “led by the M&A team and backed up by successful performances of teams in the areas of Arbitration, Litigation, Criminal Defense (Litigation), Healthcare, Tax, and Financial Regulation, etc., Lee & Ko recorded the most impressive results for the third quarter of 2021 by far”.
Moreover, the Legal Times commented that “the Capital Market Team at Lee & Ko provided advice to the issuer of the IPO regarding SK IE Technology, whereby the first transaction was on May 11 amidst the largest amount of capital in the history of public offering stocks. Further, the IP Team, widely recognized for its high level of competitiveness in the field, was selected as the “Asian IP Firm of the Year” at the “2021 Asia Legal Awards” hosted by The Asian Lawyer, an online sister media to The American Lawyer in May”.
The Legal Times reported that Lee & Ko has continuously made efforts to strengthen the Litigation Team by recruiting elite members of court judges. In addition, the Finance Team has also made efforts to substantially expand the FSS response team, whereby such efforts have been centered around Woong-seob Zhin, the former Head of FSS, and since his recruitment, the team has started to show tangible results. The Legal Times also published that “Lee & Ko has expanded the operation of special teams due to the increased level of advisory cases. Also, through the recruitment of various professionals, the focus has been to strengthen the Police Investigation Response Team and Occupational Safety – Major Accidents, as well as enhancing response capabilities in criminal cases involving pharmaceutical, medical and food cases”. Furthermore, in April, “Lee & Ko’s ESG Sustainability Management Research Institute” was established to provide a one-stop service system for the research, investigation, strategy and legal responses to ESG issues that have established itself as a popular topic in corporate management.