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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices

1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104 - 3300
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Kwon Lee

Work Department
Commercial Real Estate
Position
Partner – Real Estate
Global Head of Korea Practice
Career
Kwon Lee is a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group and a member of the Asia Committee. He also serves as Global Head of the firm’s Korea Practice. In this capacity, Kwon works substantively in energy and infrastructure equity, real estate, finance and M&A transactions as well as construction & engineering arbitration, commercial litigation and regulatory compliance works globally. He has over 25 years of experience advising on a wide range of cross-border real estate transactions. Kwon has advised pension funds, asset management companies, securities companies, construction companies, financial institutions and conglomerates seeking investment into large scale overseas development projects, construction loan, senior loan, sale and acquisition of various asset types (including commercial buildings, logistics, retail, hotel, multi-family residences), acquisition of mezzanine and B Notes. Kwon was an investment advisor to both local and central government authorities in Korea and sat as an investment review board member to several pension funds in Korea.
He is fluent in English and Korean.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
- Chambers Asia Pacific, Eminent Practitioner for Real Estate in South Korea, 2014; Band 1 for Real Estate in South Korea, 2008-2013
- asialaw Leading Lawyers, Leading Lawyer (Corporate/M&A), 2014
- Asian Legal Business, Finalist for Managing Partner of the Year, 2013-2014
- Global Law Experts, Expert (Private Equity), 2013
- PLC Which Lawyer, Recommended Lawyer
- Twice awarded the Korea Minister of National Defence Citation/Decoration for Outstanding Legal Service, 1996, 1997
Languages
Korean
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate