Lee & Ko was selected as a Tier 1 law firm in Korea for the following 9 categories by ‘Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025’, a world-renowned publication which highlights the fields of dispute resolution and litigation.
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- Commercial and Transactions
- Competition/Antitrust
- Construction
- Insolvency
- Intellectual Property
- Labor and Employment
- Product Liability and Recall
- Tax
- White Collar Crime
In addition, 51 Lee & Ko attorneys were selected as either ‘Litigation Stars’ or ‘Future Stars’ in recognition of their achievements in their respective fields.
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- Litigation Star
- Competition/antitrust: Jangwoo Park, Jeong-Ho Sun, Pyoung Keun Song, Mi Ji Lee, Hwan Jeong
- Commercial and transactions: Won Seok Ko, Jae Heon Park, Dajoo Jung, Jin Soo Han
- Construction: Myung Jong Kim, Seon Tae Kim, Chanik Jang
- Intellectual Property: Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Hayoun Chun
- International arbitration: Sang Hoon Han
- Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Jiwoong Lim
- Labor and employment: Young Jin Kim, Hyunseok Song, Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin
- Product liability and recall: Dajoo Jung
- Tax: Tom Kwon, Sung Hwan Kim, Ok Hyun Ma, Kyung Tae Kim
- White collar crime: Jae Deog Bae, Jin So, Tae Yop Lee, Young Sub Jang
- Future Star
- Competition/antitrust: Byong Ki Chung
- Construction: Janghee Yoon, Joo Hye Hong
- Intellectual Property: Hyeon Gil Ryoo
- International arbitration: Grace Yoon
- Labor and employment: William Kim
- Product liability and recall: Yangsuk Han
- Tax: Steve Minhoo Kim
- Future Star(Practice Not Stated): Se young Kang, Jaewoo Kwak, Ki Jung Sung, Soo Yeon Oh, Jung Ho Ryu, Kyeong-Seop Yoon, Kiri Yi, Gang Cheol Chu
Benchmark Litigation conducts its annual rankings based on in-dept analysis of law firm submissions and interviews with legal practitioners, clients, and litigation experts.