Tag: Lee & Ko
A greater good
Law firms across Asia are putting profits aside to focus on pro bono work, community engagement, sustainability and staff welfare
Korea’s Yoon & Yang welcomes lawyers from Lee & Ko, Samsung
South Korean law firm Yoon & Yang has hired Elayne Sung Heeseung from rival Lee & Ko and corporate lawyer Irene Kim from Samsung Electronics, who wil be senior foreign attorneys in the Seoul office
English barrister takes partnership at Lee & Ko in Korean first
Lee & Ko has just appointed tax and corporate lawyer Ross Harman to partnership, making him the first English barrister to hold this position in a South Korean law firm
Dentons Lee launches new insurance practice with senior hires
Korean law firm Dentons Lee has established a new insurance and reinsurance team with the hiring of specialists John JungKyum Kim and Christina Jiwon Park as the co-heads and senior attorneys
Damage controls
After months of clamping down and chaos, South Korea is taking a hard look at how to create a safe space for cryptocurrency to flourish while safeguarding investors
Lee & Ko aviation specialist transfers to Yoon & Yang
After spending 27 years at South Korean firm Lee & Ko, aviation expert Helen Sohn has moved to Yoon & Yang as a partner in the corporate advisory and finance practice groups in Seoul
Japan’s top 100 lawyers 2022
Following an extensive nomination process, Asia Business Law Journal unveils the top performers of Japan’s legal profession
Devil in the data
Using the EU's GDPR as a benchmark, Asia's data privacy landscape is evolving rapidly. The region is also shaping regulation to fit its own unique approaches and challenges