SOUTH KOREA Law and Practice Contributed by: Jeena Kim, Kyunghwan Lee, Eunyoung Row and Bochan Kim, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC was founded in 1980 and is a full-service law firm covering all major practice areas, including corporate law, M&A transac - tions, dispute resolution (arbitration and litiga - tion), white-collar criminal defence, competition law, tax law, capital markets law, finance, intel - lectual property, employment law, real estate, technology, media and telecommunications (TMT), maritime and insurance matters. With more than 650 professionals located in its of - fices in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai,
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Yangon and Dubai, the firm offers its clients a wide range of expertise through a vast network of offices. The firm is composed of a diverse mix of Korean and for - eign attorneys, tax advisers, industry analysts, former government officials and other special - ists. A number of its professionals are multilin - gual and have worked at well-known law firms in other countries, enabling them to successful - ly assist international clients as well as Korean clients abroad with cross-border transactions.
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Jeena Kim is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Ms Kim practises primarily in compliance and internal investigation related to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, international trade,
Kyunghwan Lee focuses his practice on financial and construction litigation, corporate criminal matters, real estate finance and general civil matters. After completing the
sanctioning and export control. Ms Kim has represented a broad range of domestic and multinational companies in criminal and regulatory investigations before Korean and foreign regulators. She also has extensive experience in advising clients across various corporate, regulatory and transactional matters, including navigating complex crisis management situations. Ms Kim studied law at Seoul National University and, among other courses, has completed the 35th Judicial Research and Training Institute Course. In 2014, she earned an LLM degree from Harvard Law School.
35th Judicial Research and Training Institute Course in 2006 and serving his military duties as a judge advocate in the army, Mr Lee joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2009. He has represented numerous domestic financial institutions in various cases – particularly clients in financial litigations, including lawsuits related to KIKO, insurance for exchange rate volatility, funds and lawsuits for return of keun mortgage establishment costs, and construction litigations. He also deals with crucial company-related criminal litigations. Furthermore, Mr Lee has been engaged in pro bono activities supporting victims of sexual violence and harassment.
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