Lee & Ko has once again reaffirmed its position as Korea’s leading law firm, being recognized as a top-tier firm across all 24 industry sectors and practice areas in Asialaw Profiles 2025. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Lee & Ko has achieved this distinction, an accomplishment unmatched by any other domestic law firm, many of which received top rankings only in select areas.
This recognition reflects Lee & Ko’s breadth of expertise, market-leading capabilities, and client trust across all key areas of legal practice in Korea and the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition, 44 Lee & Ko professionals were honored as Senior Statesman, Elite Practitioner, Distinguished Practitioner, Notable Practitioner, or Rising Star, highlighting the firm’s depth of individual talent and professional excellence.
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Industry Sectors
- Aviation and Shipping
- Consumer goods and Services
- Industrials and Manufacturing
- Insurance
- Pharmaceuticals and Life sciences
- Technology and Telecommunications
- Banking and Financial services
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Media and Entertainment
- Real estate
Practice Areas
- Banking and Finance
- Competition/Antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Intellectual Property
- Labour and Employment
- Regulatory
- Tax
- Capital Markets
- Construction
- Dispute Resolution
- Investment Funds
- Private Equity
- Restructuring and Insolvency
<Ranked Lawyers>
- Banking and Financial services: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun, Myoung Chul Kwak
- Banking and Finance: Woo Young Jung, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Yong-Jae Chang, Myoung Chul Kwak, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
- Capital Markets: Hyunjoo Oh, Seunga Hyun
- Competition/Antitrust: Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong, Hyun Chul Kim, Jeong-Ho Sun, Jeong Yoon Choi, Suruyn Kim
- Corporate and M&A: Kyu Wha Lee, Sanggon Kim, Ho Joon Moon, Hyeong Gun Lee
- Dispute Resolution: Won Seok Ko, Saemee Kim
- Energy: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Insoo Kim
- Infrastructure: Dong Eun Kim, Hun Ko, Insoo Kim, Samsung Kim, Min Ha Song
- Insurance: Gidon Nam, Jinyoung Jung, Jin Hong Kwon
- Intellectual Property: Jae Hoon Kim, Un Ho Kim, Keum Nang Park, Jaewoo Kwak, Heon Lee
- Labour and Employment: Sang Hoon Lee, Chang Soo Jin, Hyunseok Song , William Kim
- Media and Entertainment: Kwang Bae Park
- Real estate: Jung Hwan Lee
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Wan Shik Lee, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee
- Shipping: Jinyoung Jung , Gidon Nam
- Tax: Ok Hyun Ma, Sung Hwan Kim
- Technology and Telecommunications: Kwang Bae Park, Hwan Kyoung Ko, Samuel (Soon-Yub) Kwon, Yong Seok Ahn
Asialaw Profiles is published annually by Asialaw, an affiliate of the global financial journal Euromoney. Asialaw Profiles ranks law firms and individual practitioners across the Asia-Pacific region based on law firm submissions, client and peer interviews, and independent market research.