Mr Samuel Sungmok Lee > Yulchon > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Samuel Sungmok Lee
Position
Foreign Attorney
Career
Samuel Lee is a foreign attorney (CA, NY, and USPTO), who joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice in 2012. His areas of practice are intellectual property law, international dispute resolution, IP transactions, and technology due diligence in the electrical, chemical, pharmaceutical (including biologics), and software arts. Mr. Lee utilizes both his in-house and law firm experience to provide clients with real-world legal advice. Prior to joining Yulchon, Mr. Lee served as senior legal counsel at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., where he personally managed outside counsel in patent litigations throughout the world for Samsung’s Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Visual Display, and LED Business Units. Representative venues include the U.S. International Trade Commission, the US District Courts (e.g., EDTX, EDVA, NDCA, Delaware, and Wisconsin), the German district courts, and the Japanese district courts. Representative technologies include semiconductor memory, applications processors (APs), LEDs, televisions, cell phones, printers, hard disk drives, and LOCs (lab-on-a-chip). Through these numerous litigations, Mr. Lee gained hands-on experience with every aspect of US litigation, including setting up efficient and cost-effective e-discovery processes and protocols, negotiating licenses and patent acquisitions, and advising business units on patent portfolio management.
- 2012-presentYulchon LLC
- 2006-2012Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Senior Legal Counsel
- 2004-2006Dergosits & Noah, LLP, Partner
- 2001-2004Dergosits & Noah, LLP, Senior Associate
- 1998-2001Baker Botts, LLP, Associate
- 1996-1998The Procter & Gamble Company, Counsel
- 1991-1992Shell Oil Company, Engineer
Languages
Korean, English
Education
- 1996University of San Francisco, School of Law, J.D.
- 1990University of California, Los Angeles, School of Engineering, B.S. (Chemical Engineering with biology emphasis)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Intellectual property: local firms
With a multidisciplinary practice that represents leading companies across various industries, Yulchon is a reliable firm for all matters concerning IP litigation and transactions. Heading the IP and technology group is Jeong Yeol Choe, who served as a judge for 21 years before joining the firm. Kyung Ae Yoon, a seasoned patent attorney, regularly handles patent strategic counselling, patent portfolio development, and licensing. Hyeong Joo Lim has ‘a very good understanding of new technologies’ and is recommended for cases involving trade secrets, technology leakage, and internal investigations. Ji Haeng Hwang is especially experienced with IP matters in the fields of electrical and computer engineering, while associate Min Ju Park has an in-depth knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry. Samuel Sungmok Lee, Da Woo Lee, and Min Seung Ku are also noted for the expertise they bring to the team.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Antitrust and competition: local firms
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- Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms
- Tax: local firms
- TMT: local firms
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: local firms
- Capital markets: local firms
- Corporate and M&A: local firms
- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Regulatory: compliance and investigations: local firms
- International arbitration
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Shipping: local firms