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Honorary Managing Partner

Mr. Kong Hyun Lee is a Honorary Managing Partner of Jipyong and also heads the firm's Constitution Practice.

Mr. Lee is one of the most prominent figures in Korea's legal history and has led a distinguished career as one of the most influential members of the judiciary. In 2006, Mr. Lee was appointed Justice of the Constitutional Court and served as the country's representative to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe.

In March 2011, Mr. Lee was awarded Blue Stripes Order of Service Merit, the highest honor given to a public servant.

During his tenure as judge of various courts and Justice of the Constitutional Court from 1973 through 2011, Mr. Lee presided over countless seminal and high-profile cases of human rights, democracy, and due process. Mr. Lee was a Fulbright Fellow at Harvard Law School where he received an LLM degree in 1983.

Under Mr. Lee's leadership, the firm enjoys an unparalleled record and reputation in constitutional litigation, legislative practice, cross-border disputes, and human rights issues.

Mr. Lee currently serves in various advisory committees, bar associations, and counsel boards including the Advisory Committee of the Constitutional Court and the Future Consensus Institute. He is a frequent lecturer and writer on issues concerning constitutional law, democratic process, and social justice.

2011-Present / JIPYONG LLC

2018-2022 / Chair, Public Service Ethics Committee under the Supreme Court of Korea

2017-2023 / Member, Advisory Committee, Constitutional Court of Korea

2014-2021 / Auditor, Future Consensus Institute

2006-2011 / Bureau Member, The Venice Commission

2005-2011 / Justice, Constitutional Court

2003 / Vice Minister, Ministry of Court Administration

2001-2003 / Chief Judge, Seoul Civil District Court

1999 / Chief of Staff to Chief Justice of Korea

1997 / Director, Judicial Policy Research Office, National Court Administration (concurrently served as Presiding Judge of the Seoul High Court)

1991 / Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute

1988-1991 / Chief Judge, Busan District Court

1984-1987 / Judge, Seoul High Court

1983-1984 / Judge, Daegu High Court

1977-1979 / Judge, Seoul Civil District Court

1973-1977 / Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court

Korean / English

1973 / Admitted to bar, Korea

1983 / Harvard Law School (LL.M.)

1971 / Seoul National University (LL.B.)