Firm overview

Following its establishment in 1977, Lee & Ko has become one of Korea’s premier full-service law firms, widely recognized for its leadership and outstanding success in every area of legal practice.
As has been confirmed in numerous reviews conducted by Korea’s major media outlets, as well as ratings produced by international law firm rating services, Lee & Ko enjoys one of the highest levels of client satisfaction and a particularly excellent reputation for the quality of the firm’s legal services. Among other things, Lee & Ko prides itself on its ability to provide clients with the following advantages.

At Lee & Ko, we know the extremely important role that tax advisors serve in helping our clients execute their commercial strategies and manage their business. In order to meet the increasingly challenging business environment, Lee & Ko’s Tax Group is comprised of Korea’s most renowned tax professionals, including former judges who specialized in tax controversies, seasoned Korean and international attorneys with a wide range of transactional experience, tax focused CPAs and high ranking former government tax officials with many years of experience in formulating tax policy and conducting numerous tax investigations. We are supported by senior advisors, including former government ministers/officers, former Supreme Court judges, former Commissioner of the National Tax Service and other high ranking officers from the National Tax Service, Customs Service and other governmental authorities, who have vast experience with regulatory tax issues and working with the government on drafting and revising tax legislation and regulations.