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Jae Bok LEE

Jae Bok LEE

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

Provided by Kim & Chang

Practice Areas

Maritime, Insurance, Ship Finance, Europe, and Shipping Litigation.

Career

Jae Bok Lee is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in shipping, marine insurance and ship finance. In both contentious and transaction areas, Mr. Lee has a strong reputation both in Korea and overseas in shipping industries. Having spent two and a half years working for one of the biggest shipping companies in Korea and the P&I Club as a claim manager in London, Mr. Lee has obtained practical experiences in dealing with various charterparty disputes including bills of lading, cargo claims, collisions and general marine insurance matters. Mr. Lee’s specialty extends to various ship-involved incident investigations, including attending interviews at various collisions/salvages. He has been recently extending his career to offshore wind power projects, in particular renewable energy and decarbonization/environment issues in shipping. Mr. Lee is also helping Korean and international shipowners for their compliance issues in Korea.

Professional Memberships

Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Publications

Shipping Finance Review 2012/13: Korea Section (Co-author, Euromoney Yearbooks, 2012).

Personal

Cardiff Law School, University of Wales (Diploma in Legal Practice Course (Law), Commendation, 2001);

Cardiff Law School, University of Wales (LL.B., Hons., 2000);

Korea Maritime University (LL.B., Maritime Law, 1st Class Hons., 1994).

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Shipping - South Korea

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Lee Jae-Bok has great expertise in contentious and financing matters in shipping. Drawing on his previous experience at a P&I club, he competently provides counsel in shipping insurance cases. He is also UK qualified.

Ranked Individuals at Kim & Chang (94)

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South Korea

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