Dentons Lee

Criminal Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology, International Litigation / Arbitration, Litigation and Dispute Resolutions, Urban Development Act

Senior Attorney

• Senior Attorney, Dentons Lee, 2022-present
• Public Interest member, Central Labor Relations Committee, 2021-present
• Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, 2017-2020
• Registered as Expert Attorney in IP laws, Korea Bar Association, 2017
• Head Commissioner, Design Dispute Mediation Committee, 2017-2021
• Conciliator, Seoul Central District Court, 2017-present
• Consultant Attorney, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Korea Invention Promotion Association, 2016-present
• Representative Attorney, Huteck & Yulseok UPC, 2016-2021
• Chief Judge, Seoul Northern District Court, 2014-2016
• Chief Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court, 2012-2014
• Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court, 2009-2012
• Chief Judge, Suwon District Court, 2007-2009
• Chief Judge, Gwangju District Court, 2005-2007
• Judge, Daejeon High Court, 2003-2005
• Judge, Patent Court, 2000-2003
• Secretary of the Intellectual Property Tribunal, Legal Affairs Officer, Planning Budget Officer, Korean Intellectual Property Office, 1998-2000
• Secretary, Trade Committee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 1996-1998
• Deputy Director, Trade Policy Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 1992-1993
• Examiner, Korean Intellectual Property Office, 1987-1992

English, Korean, Japanese

• Korean Bar Association
• Seoul Bar Association
• Korean Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA)
• Korea International Mediation Centre (KIMC)
• New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

• Graduate School of Labor Studies, Korea University, 2015, Tripartite Advanced Leadership Program
• Business School, Korea University, 2014, Business Management Course for Executives
• College of Law, Seoul National University, 2013, Course for Chief Intellectual Property Executive Officers
• College of Engineering, Seoul National University, 2011, Best Industrial Strategy Course
• University of Wisconsin Law School, 1996, LLM and JD, Intellectual Property Laws and Commercial Laws
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 1987
• Korea University, 1982, LLB

Doo-Hyeong Lee is a litigator defending and advising clients on a variety of civil, criminal and administrative cases in the field of intellectual property rights, labor and employment, real estate and urban development, and general matters. He handles both domestic and international litigation and arbitration in various areas of the law.

As a member of the Korean Bar, Mr. Lee worked for 13 years at the Korean Intellectual Property Office and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. After obtaining a JD in the United States and being admitted to the New York bar, he served for 16 years as judge and chief judge in a number of courts including the Patent Court and the Seoul Central District Court, where he accumulated extensive experience in all aspects of intellectual property law and procedure.