Mr Sangchul LEE > Bae, Kim & Lee LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Offices

Tower B
Centropolis,
26 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu,
03161
South Korea
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Mr Sangchul LEE

Work Department
Government Policy & Regulation, Litigation, Tax
Position
Attorney Sangchul LEE is a partner of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and advises and represents clients in the field of criminal matters or criminal litigations, especially in connection with trade secret, intellectual property right, corruption, fair trade, and the environment. He is a leading expert in criminal trial and civil litigation field, with 18-year experience of the concerned field: He was head of criminal trial department of Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office, head of criminal trial and civil litigation division of the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office, and head of litigation division of the Ministry of Justice. Since joining BKL in 2011, he has worked as a criminal lawyer in the fields of corporate matters, public officials, labor-management disputes, and intellectual property right.
Career
Bae, Kim and Lee LLC(2011-present), Public Prosecutor, Seoul District Public Prosecutors’ Office(1994), Public Prosecutor, Geochang Branch Office of Changwon District Public Prosecutors’ Office(1996), Public Prosecutor, Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office(1997), Public Prosecutor, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office(1999), Overseas Training, Max-Flanck Institut, Freiburg, Germany(2001), Public Prosecutor, Litigation Division, Ministry of Justice(2002), Public Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors’ Office(2004), Deputy Senior Public Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors’ Office(2006), Senior Public Prosecutor, Chungju District Public Prosecutors’ Office(2007), Senior Public Prosecutor, Civil Litigation Division, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office(2008), Head of Criminal Trial and Civil Litigation Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office(2009), Head of National Litigation Department, Ministry of Justice(2010)
Languages
Korean, English
Memberships
Korean and Seoul Bar Associations
Education
Korea University Graduate School of Law (LL.M.,1987), Korea University Law School (LL.B.,1985),
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms
(Leading partners)Soo Bong Jung heads the practice at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, which is recommended for its deep knowledge of anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering, and intellectual property. Jung draws on his longstanding prosecution expertise to handle the full range of criminal cases involving tax, libel, and corporate law. Sangchul Lee is particularly adept at handling cases involving fair trade, industrial safety, and trade secret-related cases and investigations, and Jiyoung Sohn stands out due to her substantial expertise in criminal investigations, often acting for multinational corporations before Korean regulatory authorities. Corporate crime expert Jinwon Choi often handles matters concerning human resources and labour law, while Jinwon Choi routinely advises clients on potential violations of both domestic and overseas anti-corruption laws, in addition to internal investigations and trade secret leaks.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners South Korea > Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms
- Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms South Korea
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust and competition: local firms
- Capital markets: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Dispute resolution: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms