With clients highlighting the group’s ‘seamless integration of Korean legal expertise with international standards and expectations’, Lee & Ko has a long-standing position in the international arbitration market, with particular experience in the IP, entertainment, and energy sectors. Team head Eun Young Park is a seasoned practitioner in commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Also leading the practice is Zac Sharpe, who is dual-qualified in the US and as a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales, regularly advising the oil and gas, shipbuilding, and technology sectors. Sanghoon Han is an investor-state disputes specialist, whereas Saemee Kim has deep knowledge across a span of industries, including energy, entertainment, and life sciences. Han-Earl Woo, previously served as a public advocate where he developed experience in investor-state arbitration.
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Practice head
Eun Young Park; Zac Sharpe
Other key lawyers
Sanghoon Han; Saemee Kim; Han-Earl Woo; Grace Yoon; Minjae Yoo