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Lawyers

Seung Hyun Lee

Seung Hyun Lee

Yulchon, South Korea

Work Department

Criminal (Anti-corruption) ,Criminal (Tax), Criminal (Industrial Technology, Trade Secrets), Criminal (Labor, Industrial Accidents, Serious Accidents), Financial Assets Investigation Center, Global White-Collar Defense

Position

Partner

Career

For ten years, Ms. Seung Hyun Lee served as a prosecutor and handled a number of criminal cases in various areas including environment, pharmacy and tax where she actively engaged both in investigations and trials. Before joining Yulchon, she was a lead prosecutor of Environment and Healthcare Crime Division at Seoul Eastern District Prosecutor’s Office.

  • 2020-present  Partner, Yulchon LLC
  • 2018-2020  Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2016-2018  Prosecutor, Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2012-2016  Prosecutor, Western Branch of Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2010-2012  Prosecutor, Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Public Prosecutors' Office

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • 2010  Republic of Korea

Education

  • 2016  Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M
  • 2010  Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
  • 2008  Yonsei University, LL.B.

Personal

  • 2023-2024  Future Star, White-collar crime, Benchmark Litigation
  • 2023-2024  Next Generation Partner, Regulatory: Compliance And Investigations, Legal 500
  • 2014  Attorney General Award for Excellent Service (Criminal Investigation using DNA )

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