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Lee & Ko Offices

Lee & Ko
HANJIN BUILDING
63 NAMDAEMUN-RO, JUNG-GU
SEOUL 04532
South Korea
Visit website 82 2 772 4000 82 2 772 4001

Inseok Lee

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+82-2-6386-0700 inseok.lee@leeko.com

Work Department

Antitrust & Competition, Antitrust Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

2021-Present Lee & Ko
2020-2021 Member of the Special Committee on Improvement of the Appeal System, Supreme Court
2018-2021 Chief Judge, Daejeon High Court
2018-2019 Expert member of the Committee on Development of Justice, Supreme Court
2018-2019 Member of the Committee on Improvement of the Attorney-at-law System, Ministry of Justice
2016-Present Editor of the Law Times
2013-2016 Member of the Special Committee on Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Act, Ministry of Justice
2011-2018 Chief Judge, Seoul High Court
2009-2011 Director General of Criminal Cases, the National Court Administration
2008-2009 Judge, Seoul Southern District Court
2007-2008 Chairperson of the Election Commission for Paju City
2006-2008 Judge, Goyang Branch Court, Uijeongbu District Court
2005-2006 Judge, Uijeongbu District Court
2002-2005 Judge, Cheongju District Court
2000-2002 Judge, Seoul Northern District Court
1998-2000 Judge, Seoul Central District Court

Languages

Korean, English and German

Education

2005-2006 University of Munich – Visiting Scholar
1998 Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1995 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law – LL.M.
1988 Seoul National University – B.A. in Public Law

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Antitrust and competition: local firms

Lee & Ko has a proven track record of handling major cases concerning unfair trade practices, cartels, and merger control; antitrust compliance and antitrust litigation are further strengths, with the practice well placed to call upon the services of the firm’s in-house economists when preparing evidence to be heard before the KFTC and Korean courts. Hwan Jeong heads up the antitrust and competition group; he has longstanding experience of leading a wide array of competition law mandates extending to abuse of dominance matters. Jang Woo Park steers the antitrust criminal defense team, while In Seok Lee steers the administrative and civil antitrust litigation team. Yong Seok Ahn frequently assists multinational companies with cases related to Korean competition laws. Suruyn Kim has a notable focus on merger review cases; Jeong-Ho Sun is equipped to assist with M&A due diligence, while Jong Youn Han has specific know-how relating to the IT and semiconductor market. Byong Ki Chung is a first-choice expert for antitrust damages litigations cases. Jung Won Kwon is further recommended.

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