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South Korea: Lee & Ko Named “South Korea Firm of the Year” at Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2025

27 May 2025 by Lee & Ko

Lee & Ko received the honor of “South Korea Firm of the Year” at the Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards 2025.
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South Korea: Lee & Ko Advised on the First Innovative Financial Service Involving the Trust Beneficiary Certificates Following the Announcement of the Guidelines on Security Tokens

26 June 2024 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

Following the Financial Services Commission (FSC)’s announcement of the “Measures to Overhaul Regulations to Permit Issuance and Circulation of Security Tokens” in February 2023, the first financial service related to the issuance and circulation of trust beneficiary certificates linked to blockchain tokens was designated as an innovative financial service on April 30, 2024 (the Innovative Financial Service).

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Landmark Ruling: Supreme Court Overturns PIPC Sanctions Against E-commerce Platform Operators

08 May 2024 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

We are pleased to inform you of a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Korea which has significant implications for e-commerce platform operators within the country. In a recent case, the Supreme Court has overturned the sanctions imposed by the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) against major online marketplaces, Naver (South Korea’s leading internet platform company) and Gmarket (formerly eBay Korea).
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South Korea: The Future of the Food Industry: Food Tech

27 July 2023 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

With significant development in dietary supplements and alternative food industry in recent years, Korean government announced alternative food (e.g., plant-based meet, cultured meat, insect-based meat, etc.), dietary supplement and medical food (i.e., specially formulated food for patients with certain symptoms or nutritional needs) as industry sectors for future development.

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Supreme Court of Korea Affirms Abuse of Dominance for Tying Patent Licenses and Engineering Services in the Shipbuilding Industry

05 June 2023 by Lee & Ko

Lee & Ko’s Antitrust & Competition Group successfully represented three major Korean shipbuilding companies in the court action involving Gaztransport & Technigaz SA (GTT), the exclusive holder of key patents in technology for manufacturing/constructing membrane storage tanks used on liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG Carrier).

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Korea’s Draft Amendment to the Civil Act May Mean Statutory Protection for ‘Right of Publicity’

18 January 2023 by Lee & Ko

Like many leading jurisdictions around the world, Korea’s thought leaders in law, industry, and academia have debated the necessity of legislation regarding the right of publicity for quite some time.
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South Korea: The New Administration’s Policy Outlook for Healthcare/Life Sciences

11 May 2022 by Lee & Ko

With the inauguration of Yoon Seok-yeol as the 20th president of Korea scheduled to take place on May 10, 2022, the Presidential Transition Committee (the Committee) announced 110 national initiatives for the new administration
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LMG Analytics Q1 2021 Awards winners announced

11 May 2021 by Liam Sharkey

LMG Analytics is pleased to announce its first DCM Awards, recognising the top firms working on the biggest DCM deals in Q1 2021
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2019 Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus report: South Korea

18 April 2019 by Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon and Gidon Nam

2019 Asia-Pacific Fintech Special Focus report: South Korea
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Amendments to the KFTC Merger Review Guidelines

11 April 2019 by Hwan Jeong, Genny S. Kim & Kee Won Shin

Hwan Jeong, Genny S. Kim & Kee Won Shin of Lee & Ko in Seoul, review amendments to the KFTC Merger Review Guidelines
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