Jae Keun Lee

Practice Areas

Jae Keun Lee joined Yulchon in 2019. Starting his career at Seoul Central District Court in 2002, Mr. Lee served 17 years as a judge at various courts and institutions including Seoul High Court, Supreme Court, National Court Administration, and Suwon District Court – Seongnam Branch. While he served as a research judge at the Supreme Court, Mr. Lee accumulated ample work experience in a wide array of cases including civil, criminal, administrative, and family affair cases. He was also in charge of cases relating to provisional dispositions at Suwon District Court – Seongnam Branch, and at the Appellate Division of Seoul High Court for several years. With his expertise in civil litigation, Mr. Lee co-authored Compendium on Court Practice – Civil Procedure, Annotated Civil Procedure Act, and Annotated Civil Act during his time as a judge. Further, Mr. Lee was in charge of warrants and criminal trials at courts located in Jeonju, Daegu, and Seongnam. With such work experience and expertise, Mr. Lee currently specializes in a wide range of litigations at Yulchon as a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice.

Personal

38th Judicial Examination (1996); Seoul National University (LL.B.); Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

Experience

2019-Present Yulchon LLC

2017-2019 Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court (Warrant and Provisional Measure) – Seongnam Branch

2017-2019 Standing Commissioner, Election Commission in Gwangju-si, Geonggi-do

2015-2017 Research Judge, Supreme Court

2014-2015 Presiding Judge (Warrant), Daegu District Court

2012-2014 Judge, Seoul High Court

2011-2012 Director of Judicial Procedure, National Court Administration

2010-2011 Director of Civil Affairs, National Court Administration

2007-2007 Visiting Scholar, University of California Berkeley

2006-2010 Judge, Jeonju District Court

2004-2006 Judge, Seoul Northern District Court

2002-2004 Judge, Seoul Central District Court

1999-2002 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army