The A-List: Korea's Top 100 Lawyers 2023 | Law.asia

Based on research conducted by Asia Business Law Journal, the following are Korea’s top 100 lawyers (including foreign legal counsel/advisors/consultants practising in Korea).

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Biographies and contact details, where provided, were written by the lawyers themselves and have not been independently verified.

Chan-sik AHN

Partner

HMP Law

M&A; Personal Information Protection; Technology & Communications; Employment Law; Foreign Exchange & Foreign Investment
Yong Seok AHN

Partner

Lee & Ko

Competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; M&A
John P BANG

Senior Partner

Peter & Kim

Arbitration & litigation; investments & BITs; trade law & WTO; M&A
Yong-Jae CHANG

Partner

Lee & Ko

Banking & finance; litigation; outbound investment; power & energy; project finance
Michael CHANG

Senior Foreign Attorney

Shin & Kim

Project finance; acquisition finance; foreign investments (inbound & outbound); M&A; energy & resources
Won H. CHO

Founding member and Partner

D'LIGHT Law Group

ICT/AI, startup & VC; M&A; entertainment; IP; litigation; blockchain; healthcare

+82 2 2051 1875

whc@dlightlaw.com
Keun Ah CHO

Attorney

Kim & Chang

Inbound investment; Joint ventures; Outbound investment; Project finance; Real estate
Young Kyun CHO

Partner

Kim & Chang

Aviation; Banking & finance; Power & energy; Project finance
Jeong Yeol CHOE

Partner

Yulchon

Arbitration & ADR; data protection; IP; litigation
JH CHOI

Managing Partner

Choi & Kim

Aviation; insurance & reinsurance; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; litigation; shipping
Woo-young CHOI

Head of the corporate litigation

HMP Law

Arbitration & ADR; IP; litigation; restructuring & insolvency; taxation
Dong Shik CHOI

Attorney, chair of the TMT practice

Kim & Chang

Corporate governance; E-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; M&A; Technology, media and telecommunications
Matthew Janssen Christensen

Foreign Attorney

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Defence; Infrastructure; Power & energy
Eui Jong CHUNG

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Capital markets; banking & finance; securitisation & structured finance; project finance; restructuring & insolvency
Byung-Suk CHUNG

Attorney / Co-Head Shipping Practice

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Bankruptcy & insolvency; Insurance & reinsurance; Litigation; Shipping
Jin Yeong CHUNG

Partner

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Banking & finance; Litigation; Restructuring & insolvency; Product Liability
Myoung Jae CHUNG

Attorney

Kim & Chang

Banking & finance; Capital markets; Corporate governance; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds
Cecil Saehoon CHUNG

Foreign Attorney

Yulchon

Competition & antitrust; compliance; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications; white-collar crime
Edward DHONG

Senior Foreign Attorney

Yoon & Yang

Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; Competition & antitrust; Compliance; Corporate & commercial; Labour & employment
Gun Chul DO

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Real estate; project finance; M&A; inbound investment, outbound investment
Kurt Gerstner

Attorney

Dentons Lee

Arbitration & ADR; Competition & antitrust; Intellectual property; Litigation; U.S. Litigation Discovery
Ri Bong HAN

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Corporate & commercial; compliance; corporate governance; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds
Jinduk HAN

Partner

Cleary Gottlieb

Antitrust; banking & finance; capital markets; emerging markets; technology & telecoms
Bong Hee HAN

Founding Partner

Yulchon

Corporate & finance; M&A; acquisition finance; project finance; real estate & construction
Claudia HONG

Senior Foreign Attorney

Shin & Kim

Compliance; Corporate & commercial; Data protection; Technology, media and telecommunications; Corporate investigations
Suakbuam HONG

Partner

Yoon & Yang

Competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate governance; consumer dispute resolution
Young Man HUH

Partner

Kim & Chang

Capital markets; Corporate governance; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds
Hwan JEONG

Partner

Lee & Ko

Competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; corporate governance; M&A
Kyung Taek JUNG

Partner

Kim & Chang

Competition & antitrust; Corporate & commercial; M&A; Technology, media and telecommunications
Jinyoung JUNG

Partner

Lee & Ko

Arbitration & ADR; Aviation; Insurance & reinsurance; Power & energy; Shipping
Woo Young JUNG

Partner

Lee & Ko

Corporate restructuring; energy & resources; structured finance; banking; ship & aviation finance
Tae Uk KANG

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Technology, media and telecommunications; IP; Litigation; Data protection; E-commerce; Entertainment, Sports & Game

+82 2 3404 0485

taeuk.kang@bkl.co.kr
Tony (Dongwook) KANG

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Arbitration & ADR; banking & finance; litigation; M&A; white-collar crime
Yully KANG

Partner

Jipyong

Corporate; real estate finance; project finance; structured finance & derivatives; acquisition financing
Seok Hoon KANG

Managing Partner

Yulchon

Inheritance & gift tax & family business sucesssion; tax; tax litigation; tax crimes
CJ KIM

Managing Partner

Choi & Kim

Bankruptcy & insolvency; insurance & reinsurance; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; litigation; shipping
John JungKyun KIM

Foreign Attorney

Dentons Lee

Data protection; Insurance & reinsurance; Labour & employment; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds
Ji Hyung KIM

Managing Partner

Jipyong

Dispute resolution; labour & employment; industrial health & safety; construction & real estate; criminal defence
Sang Man KIM

Partner

K1 Chamber

Capital markets
Sae Youn KIM

Attorney, Senior member of International Arbitration & Cross Border Litigation Practice

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Data protection; Joint ventures; Litigation; Power & energy
Young KIM

Patent Attorney

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Environment; Intellectual property; Litigation
Beomsu KIM

Managing Partner

KL Partners

Commercial arbitration; investor-state disputes; cross-border litigation; general corporate
Michael KIM

Co-Founder

Kobre & Kim

Insolvency & debtor-creditor disputes; international judgment enforcement & offshore asset recovery; government enforcement defence; investigations, examinations & monitorships; claim monetisation & dilution
Dong Eun KIM

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

Construction; energy & natural resources; project finance & infrastructure; construction litigation; real estate
Jae Hoon KIM

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

Intellectual property; Litigation; M&A; Corporate; Unfair Competition
John KIM

Senior Foreign Attorney

Lee & Ko

Arbitration & ADR; Competition & antitrust; Corporate governance; Intellectual property; Litigation
Sang Gon KIM

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

Corporate governance; Defence; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds; Restructuring & insolvency
Kevin KIM

Partner

Peter & Kim

Arbitration & ADR; International trade & bilateral investment treaties; Joint ventures; Litigation; M&A
Doo-Sik KIM

Senior Partner

Shin & Kim

International arbitration; investor-state dispute settlement; WTO & FTA disputes; trade remedies; economic sanctions & export controls
Sam KIM

Senior Foreign Attorney

Yoon & Yang

Arbitration & ADR; international trade & bilateral investment treaties; litigation
Dong Soo KIM

Partner

Yulchon

Succession planning (family office); taxation
Hun KO

Partner

Lee & Ko

Banking & finance; project finance & infrastrucrure; construction; energy-natural resources; TMT
Hwan Kyoung KO

Partner

Lee & Ko

Government Affairs; Start-ups; Data Privacy & Cybersecurity; TMT; M&A
Won Seok KO

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

M&A; Management rights disputes; construction; real estate; banking; family law & inheritance law
Taeck Soo KWON

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

IP; litigation; entertainment, sports & game
Taeil KWON

Founding Partner

Kwon & Co

Arbitration & ADR; bankruptcy & insolvency; defence; litigation; shipping

+82 2 6235 5500

mail@kwonco.co.kr
Jin Hong KWON

Partner

Lee & Ko

Banking & finance; insurance & reinsurance; project finance; real estate; securitisation & structured finance
Young Mo KWON

Partner

Lee & Ko

Healthcare & life science; IP strategy consulting; trade secret & company information protection; chemical; IP litigation
Daniel LEE

Partner

DLA Piper

Cross-border M&A; international joint ventures; foreign direct investment; international arbitration
Jeong Ran LEE

Managing Partner

DR & AJU

Competition & Antitrust; compliance; corporate, administrative procedure & litigation, environmental, social & governance (ESG

+82 10 5062 2920

jrlee@draju.com
Young Ku LEE

Partner

DR & AJU

Restructuring & insolvency; bankruptcy & restructuring disputes; insurance disputes; finance disputes; management disputes & hostile M&A
Haeng Gyu LEE

Partner

Jipyong

Capital markets; corporate governance; M&A; private equity, venture capital & funds
Hoin LEE

Foreign Attorney

Kim & Chang

Banking & finance; Capital markets; Compliance; Labour & employment; Securitisation & structured finance
Chloe (Jung-Myung) LEE

Partner

Lee & Ko

Banking & finance; Capital markets; Compliance; E-commerce, fintech, blockchain & cryptos; Securitisation & structured finance
Hyeong Gun LEE

Partner

Lee & Ko

M&A
Kyu Wha LEE

Partner

Lee & Ko

Corporate; M&A; foreign investment; outbound investment; hostile takeovers & defence
Sang Hoon LEE

Partner

Lee & Ko

Labour & employment; employment litigation
Kyung Don LEE

Senior Partner

Shin & Kim

Real estate; construction; asset financing; M&A; foreign investments (inbound & outbound)
Tong-Gun LEE

Partner

Shin & Kim

M&A; private equity; foreign investments (inbound & outbound); restructuring & insolvency; management disputes & hostile M&A
Sean (Sung Woo) LIM

Partner

Lee & Ko

International arbitration; international litigation
Jin Seok LIM

Managing Partner

LIN

Banking & finance; Capital markets; Corporate & commercial; Private equity, venture capital & funds; Government Relations
Seung Soon LIM

Of Counsel

Yoon & Yang

Tax; family business succession; tax litigation & dispute
Il Bong MOON

Partner

Yulchon

Asset management; information communication dispute; financial regulation disputes; bankruptcy & rehabilitation disputes; labour & employment disputes
Hohyun NAHM

Lead Partner

Barun IP & Law

IP
Keum Seok OH

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; litigation; corporate governance
Hyun Joo OH

Partner

Lee & Ko

Capital markets; banking; asset management; securities; derivatives
Jong-Han OH

Managing partner

Shin & Kim

Corporate governance; Labour & employment; Commercial litigation; Financial regulation and disputes; Shareholders disputes
Helen PAK

Senior Foreign Attorney

Shin & Kim

Project finance, asset financing, real estate, private equity
Jong Koo PARK

Partner

Kim & Chang

Corporate & commercial; Corporate governance; Joint ventures; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds
Kwang Bae PARK

Partner

Lee & Ko

Startups; data privacy & cybersecurity; technology, media & telecommunications; data protection; litigation
Yong Seok PARK

Managing Partner

Lee & Ko

Corporate; banking; securities; tax litigation; customs
Ghyo-Sun PARK

Senior Partner

Shin & Kim

Product liability; patents, designs & trademarks; unfair competition &trade secrets; copyrights & entertainment; licensing & franchising
Sang Hoon PARK

Managing Partner

Yoon & Yang

Employment & labour; legislative consulting & government relations; eminent domain & reconstruction & redevelopment; constitutional disputes; administrative litigation
Sung Bom PARK

Partner, Chair of the Antitrust Practice / Healthcare Team

Yulchon

Antitrust & Competition; Antitrust litigation; Technology, Media & Telecommunication; Compliance; Corporate governance; Healthcare
Chiyong RIM

Attorney

Kim & Chang

Bankruptcy & insolvency
Young Jay RO

Partner

Kim & Chang

Capital markets; Inbound investment; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds; Taxation
Dong Woo SEO

Managing Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

M&A; inbound investment; outbound investment; corporate governance; private equity, venture capital & funds
Won SON

Partner

C&S Patent and Law Office

Patent; trademark
Robert Wachter

Senior Foreign Attorney

Lee & Ko

Arbitration & ADR; International trade & bilateral investment treaties; Licensing & franchising; Technology, media and telecommunications; Technical & failure analysis
Jay (Young-June) YANG

Partner

Kim & Chang

Competition & antitrust; Data protection; Intellectual property; Licensing & franchising; Litigation; Technology, media and telecommunications
Yong Pyo YEOM

Partner

Yulchon

Sports & entertainment disputes; environment & energy disputes; healthcare disputes; product liability & consumer claims
Young Chul YIM

Senior Partner

Shin & Kim

Cartels; excessive concentration of economic power; merger filings; abuse of market dominance; unfair trade practice
Kook Hyun YOO

Attorney

Kim & Chang

Anti-corruption & anti-bribery; Competition & antitrust; Compliance; Defence; White-collar crime
Byung-Chol (B.C.) YOON

Partner

Kim & Chang

Arbitration & ADR; Infrastructure; M&A; Private equity, venture capital & funds; Taxation
Hi Sun YOON

Partner

Kim & Chang

Banking & finance; Private equity, venture capital & funds; Project finance; Restructuring & insolvency; Shipping
Hoil YOON

Honorary Managing Partner

Yoon & Yang

Competition & antitrust; compliance; corporate & commercial; M&A, technology, media & telecommunications
Hee Woong YOON

Managing Partner

Yulchon

Corporate & finance; banking & general finance; fund & PE; financial regulation; M&A; corporate governance
Seong Un YUN

Partner

Bae Kim & Lee

Competition & antitrust; litigation; compliance; corporate & commercial; corporate governance
Sai Ree YUN

Managing Partner

Yulchon

Corporate Law (with an emphasis on M&A); taxation; mobility; antitrust & competition; government relations
Ben YUU

Managing Partner

Nam & Nam

Arbitration & ADR; IP; licensing & franchising; litigation; technology, media & telecommunications

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