Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
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Provided by Lee & Ko
Lee & Ko’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group (“Group”) is undisputedly one of the largest and long-standing practice groups in the country with unparalleled manpower.
Landmark Cases : By working closely with practice experts, the Group’s leading performance and winning streak has satisfied our clients’ goals year after year. As a result, the Group has achieved numerous landmark cases which have made a momentous impact on how businesses are run in a broad range of industry sectors in Korea as well as setting precedence on multiple legal practice areas.
Caliber of Expertise and Cross-Sectional Seamless Collaboration : Lee & Ko consists of more than 40 practice teams and leading industry specialists, including economic analysts, international trade experts, accountants, tax specialists, patent attorneys and regulatory experts. The Group continues to streamline among various teams and specialists to offer our clients seamless legal services as a “one-stop shop” to fulfil their legal needs
Size : The Group consists of around 150 highly experienced litigators including former Supreme Court Justices, other significant bench careers such as tax, competition, labor, IP, construction, real estate, insolvency & restructuring, banking, finance, capital market, healthcare, insurance, pharmaceutical & bio, ICT and etc.
Chambers Review
Lee & Ko fields seasoned litigators with diverse experience covering both multi-jurisdictional cases and domestic disputes. It is well equipped to assist with class actions and technology and construction disputes thanks to its cross-departmental approach. The firm also advises clients doing business in China and Vietnam with the support of its offices in Beijing, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. The team regularly collaborates with the firm's economic analysis team for complex commercial and corporate cases. Its key clients include Discovery Asset Management, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft and KB Kookmin Bank.
Work Highlights
- Lee & Ko successfully defended domestic cryptocurrency exchanges, such as Dunamu, Coinone and Korbit, in a lawsuit brought by Wemix seeking to halt its delisting.
Strengths
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"Lee & Ko has a team of experts in each field who excel in litigation work involving a wide range of issues, checking all issues that can be problematic and providing direction and solutions."
"The Lee & Ko team understand the current state of the company and suggest appropriate alternatives."
"Lee & Ko has a team of experts in each field who excel in litigation work involving a wide range of issues, checking all issues that can be problematic and providing direction and solutions."
"The Lee & Ko team understand the current state of the company and suggest appropriate alternatives."
Notable Practitioners
Song Pyoung Keun heads the firm's litigation department and offers extensive expertise in administrative, competition, technology and media-related cases. His client roster includes a number of large Korean corporations.
Ko Won Seok is a celebrated figure in the litigation space who leverages his extensive experience as a former judge. He acts on a range of contentious tax, competition and employment law and corporate mandates for clients across a broad range of sectors.
"He is the lawyer who inspired our firm to entrust Lee & Ko with our work, and I was impressed by his enthusiasm in handling our case."
Seong Won Chang brings his expertise and advocacy drawn from his previous position as a judge to the Lee & Ko litigation practice. He advises both private and public entities, focusing on corporate and construction-related matters.
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Members
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Chan Ik Jang
In Hyung Lee
In Sang Kang
Jae Heon Park
Seon Tae Kim
Wan Shik Lee
Yang Suk Han
Yong Sup Kim
Young Chul Shin