Mr Soon-Yub Samuel Kwon > Lee & Ko > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Lee & Ko
HANJIN BUILDING
63 NAMDAEMUN-RO, JUNG-GU
SEOUL 04532
South Korea
Soon-Yub Samuel Kwon photo

Work Department

Corporate, Foreign Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Legislative Consulting.

Position

Career

Lee & Ko: 1999 – Present Executive Vice President for Telecommunications and Information, SK Holdings Executive Vice President, SK Research Institute : 2008-2009 Senior Counsel, Shin & Kim : 2006-2007 Representative Director, Hanaro Telecom Representative Director, Thrunet: : 2003-2006 Executive Vice President, Hansol M.com and Representative Director, Hansol iGlobe : 2000-2002 International Trade Counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,, Wharton & Garrison : 1987-1999.

Languages

English and Korean.

Memberships

Education

Columbia Law School J.D.: 1987 Pennsylvania Law School LL.M.: 1984. Seoul National University LL.B.: 1980.

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > TMT: local firms

Lee & Ko’s broad TMT practice handles regulatory, licensing, transactions, and disputes. The team is jointly led by Soon-Yub Samuel Kwon, Kwang Bae Park, and Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon. Kwon has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients in the technology and telecoms fields. Park ‘consistently delivers outstanding services to his clients’ and focuses on data protection, privacy, cyber security, IT, and Fintech matters, as does Yoon who also advises on IP matters. Other key names to note include Ju Bong Jang, Hwan Kyoung Ko, and Tae Joo Kim.