Mr Byung Chang Lee > DR & AJU LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Mr Byung Chang Lee

82-2-3016-7404 bclee@draju.com

Work Department

Mr. Byung Chang LEE is a partner at DR & AJU LLC. His practice is primarily focused on International & Cross-Border Litigation (International Litigation), Asset Tracing & Recovery, and Financial Dispute.

Position

Partner

Career

• DR & AJU LLC (2022-Present)
• Foreign Legal Consultant, Steptoe & Johnson LLP (2008-2009)
• Partner, Shin & Kim (2002-2022)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002)

Languages

Korean, English, Spanish

Memberships

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2002)

Education

• Cornell Law School (LLM, 2008)
• Seoul National University (BA in Economics, 1997)
• Hwagok High School (1990)

Personal

On behalf of the former Financial Supervisory Commission, he was responsible for various types of administrative litigation and advisory on sanctions against insolvent savings banks, and on behalf of United Arab Emirates airlines, Lloyd’s Association of the United Kingdom, and Valleo Bayen S.A.S. He has the legal expertise necessary for assisting foreign companies’ work in Korea and Korean companies’ overseas work.

• • Member, Korean Bar Association International Committee (2021-Present)
  • Chair, Korean Bar Association Europe·Russia Subcommittee (2021-Present)
  • Lead Researcher, Legal Research Institute of the Korean Bar Association (2020-Present)
  • Advisory Attorney, Korea Health Industry Development Instititue (2020-Present)
  • Advisory Attorney, Ministry of Health and Welfare (2020-Present)
  • Researcher, Legal Research Institute of the Korean Bar Association (2017-2020)
  • Legal Advisor, Seoul Metropolitan Government (2017-Present)
  • Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2016-Present)
  • Outside Director and Member of the Audit Board, Golfzon (2016-2022)
• • On behalf of Kiwoom Securities, conducted advisory on TRS transactions and Cayman Island GLY fund investment
  • On behalf of Meritz Securities, conducted advisory on establishing private equity funds and PEFs
  • On behalf of Korea Investment & Securities, represented their position of discretionary investment business under the Capital Markets Act, and handled disputes related to investment recommendation and disputes related to financial advisory contracts
  • Represented IBK Investment & Securities in disputes related to violation of the principle of conformity and obligation to explain under the Capital Markets Act
  • On behalf of Meritz Capital, provided advisory on the Financial Company Governance Act and foreign currency financing for non-financial companies

Leisure

• Fractional Investment And Investment Contrac, Mondaq (2022)
• Legal Issues Related to the Search and Seizure of Lawyer Offices, Korean Bar Association Legal Research Institute (Co-author, 2020)
• A Study on the Remuneration of U.S. Attorneys, Korean Bar Association Legal Research Institute (2018)
• A Study on the Introduction of Partnership System between Lawyers and Non-lawyers, Korean Bar Association Legal Research Institute (Co-author, 2018)
• A Study on the Realization of Internal Audit, Korean Bar Association Legal Research Institute (Co-author, 2018)