Seong Won Chang
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 5 : Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Band 5
About
Provided by Seong Won Chang
Practice Areas
Litigation & Arbitration, Construction Litigation, M&AㆍManagement Rights Disputes
International Litigation, Delisting Response
Career
Seong Won CHANG is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Group and a chair of the International Litigation team. He has successfully defended private clients in complex civil and criminal litigation, and his wide-ranging practice includes intellectual property and construction litigation. He also has extensive experience of seeking or lifting various types of injunctions.
Mr. Chang has more than 20 years of trial experience, having served as a judge since 1989 in courts throughout the country. He has chaired in courts of major Korean cities, including the Daejeon District Court, the Seoul Central District Court and the Busan High Court. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2012, he has served 3 years as a Chief Judge of the Seoul High Court.
Mr. Chang also has served as a professor of the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar Association.
Personal
Seoul National University (LLB, 1984), Visiting Scholar, Stanford Law School, 1992-93.
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Chang Seong Won brings his expertise and advocacy drawn from his previous position as a judge to the Lee & Ko litigation practice. He advises both private and public entities, focusing on corporate and construction-related matters.