LAWYER PROFILE
Hyeong Gun Lee

Hyeong Gun Lee

Global 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 1 practice area

About

Provided by Lee & Ko

Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A and healthcare

Career

Lee is a partner in Lee & Ko’s Corporate/M&A Group and Healthcare Team. He previously served for many years as a member of Lee & Ko’s management committee and as its Managing Partner, providing strategic leadership and helping guide the firm’s growth through early 2025. He has extensive experience advising on high-profile M&A transactions and complex healthcare regulatory matters, representing a broad range of domestic and international clients, including, among others, Samsung, LG, SK, Hanwha, CJ, Hanjin, Novartis, Reckitt Benckiser, and Biogen. Lee has been consistently recognized by leading international legal directories as a “Leading Lawyer,” “Hall of Fame” member, “Distinguished Practitioner,” and “Highly Regarded” expert in the field of Corporate/M&A.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar Association, Seoul Bar Association

Personal

Seoul National University (LLB, 1992); Columbia University School of Law (LLM, 2002); Foreign attorney at McDermott, New York (2002) and Sinclair Roche, London (1997)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Corporate/M&A - South Korea

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Hyeong Gun Lee is a respected lawyer with significant experience advising on high-value acquisitions and sales. He counts several major Korean companies among his clientele.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Hyeong Gun is a bright, thoughtful and insightful lawyer.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Global Guide

Ranked Individuals at Lee & Ko (37)

North Korea

South Korea

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership