Sookmi Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Litigation
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About
Provided by Sookmi Lee
Practice Areas
Ms. Sookmi Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim, mainly practicing in the areas of general corporate matters, hostile M&A, finance, trust, real estate litigations. Ms. Lee is a seasoned expert with ample experience in drawing out the best practical conclusions in several high profile hostile M&As and management dispute cases, representing Hyundai Elevator, Asiana Airlines, Hyundai Securities, Helixmith, Bithumb Holdings, among others. She engaged in numerous important litigations retained by Shin & Kim, and accumulated several winning track records.
Career
Partner, Shin & Kim; Member, the Ethics Investigation Advisory Committee, National Assembly (2023-Present); Lecturer, Corporate Litigation, Korean Bar Association’s training program (2021-Present); Lecturer, Corporate Law Training Course, Seoul Bar Association (2014-Present).
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar.
Publications
Corporate Governance, Korean Commercial Law Association, 2022 (Co-authored); Practical Issues under the Preliminary Injunction for Suspension of the Performance of Director's duty and Appointment of Acting Director, Business Law Review, 2017.
Education
Georgetown University Law Center
LL.M.
2012
Hanyang University Graduate School of Law
LL.M. coursework completed
2003
Hanyang University College of Law
LL.B.
2000
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Sookmi maintains her ranking on the strength of her recognised practice. She handles commercial and financial litigation, regularly working for Korean clients from a range of industries.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her strength is her passion to do her best in difficult situations and her flexibility to find alternatives for clients."
"Lee's biggest advantage is her understanding of the customer's work and her passion for solving problems."
"Her strength is her passion to do her best in difficult situations and her flexibility to find alternatives for clients."
"Lee's biggest advantage is her understanding of the customer's work and her passion for solving problems."
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