Lee & Ko has been selected as a Tier 1 firm in all 8 categories under the IFLR(International Financial Law Review) 1000 2024 edition and solidified its position once again for its high level of competence as a leading law firm in Korea. Lee & Ko has secured the highest ranking, a Tier1, in all practice areas for more than 13 consecutive years and 55 Lee & Ko professionals were recognized as ‘Leading Lawyers’ throughout all practice areas. Also, Hyunjoo Oh in the Banking & Finance Group for Lee & Ko has been honored to be selected as one of the “Women Leaders” for five consecutive years. Ms. Oh specializes in finance, with over 20 years of experience in the field of capital markets. In particular, she is an expert in all capital market transactions, including securities and derivatives transactions, as well as other finance-related areas such as capital market regulations, capital market disputes, and foreign exchange regulations.
[Firm Rankings]
- Banking and Finance
- Capital Markets: Debt
- Capital Markets: Equity
- Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
- M&A
- Private Equity
- Project Development
- Restructuring and Insolvency
[Leading Lawyers]
- Banking and Finance: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Yong-Jae Chang, Young Je Cho, Eun Sam Choi, Woo Young Jung, Kwang Yul Kim, Dong Eun Kim, Insoo Kim, Hyunsu Kim, Hun Ko, Myoung Chul Kwak, Myung Hyun Ryu, Yunjeong Seo, Tom Shin, Dong Seok Woo, Yeo Kyoon Yoon, Paul Hyun Joon Yoon
- Capital Markets: Sae Ho Ahn, Hyunji Bae, Jun Woo Cho, Kyoung Jun Cho, Seung Hoon Choi, Wonkyu Han, Seunga Hyun, Donga Jung, Dongyon Kim, Jiseon Kim, Munsik Kim, Jin Hong Kwon, Hankyung Lee, Hyunjoo Oh
- Corporate and M&A: Yong Seok Ahn, Da Hye Cho, Seok Pyo Hong, Sung Mee Hong, Hwan Jeong, Ki Wook Kang, Sanggon Kim, Sung Min Kim, Daehoon Koo, Gu Beom Kwon, Eunjai Lee, Je Won Lee, Hyeong Gun Lee, Kyu Wha Lee, Seung Hwan Lee, Ho Joon Moon, Kyu Seok Park, Kyung Gyoon Park
- Investment Funds: Je Won Lee, Seung Hwan Lee
- Project Development: Sangwoo Ahn, Lachlan Barth, Eun Sam Choi, Jinyoung Jung, Kwang Yul Kim, Insoo Kim, Hyunsu Kim, Jungmin Pak
- Restructuring and Insolvency: Seok Pyo Hong, Sung Mee Hong, Eunjai Lee, Jung Hyun Lee, Wanshik Lee, Seung Hwan Lee, Jiwoong Lim
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