LAWYER PROFILE

Dong Seok Woo

Global 2026

Lee & Ko

Ranked in 1 practice area

Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms

South Korea

2 years ranked

Contributions and articles

4 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by Lee & Ko

Practice Areas

Real Estate, Outbound Investment, Acquisition Finance, Project Finance & Infrastructure

Career

2004-Present Lee & Ko

2009-2010 Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Vancouver, Canada)

2001-2004 State Attorney, Ministry of Justice

Professional Memberships

KBA(2001)

Personal

Mr. Woo specializes in real estate development projects and commercial transactions. In particular, he regularly advises domestic and foreign investors in a broad range of real estate transactions across asset classes, including office, retail, hotel, multi-family, student accommodation and logistics. Further, he actively advised various investors in their acquisition of overseas real properties located in USA, Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia region.

Based on his extensive experience in cross-border transactions over the past years, Mr. Woo has become one of the leading practitioners in the overseas investment practice in Korea including real estate and project finance.

Education

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M.

2009

Seoul National University, College of Law

LL.B.

1999

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms - South Korea

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Woo Dong Seok is a well-regarded banking and finance lawyer who regularly supports Korean and foreign lenders on debt transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He handles a lot of acquisition finance and alternative investment works.
Banking & Finance: Domestic FirmsChambers Global Guide
He is heavily involved in real estate finance and structured finance.
Banking & Finance: Domestic FirmsChambers Global Guide