Bae, Kim & Lee LLC


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Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Main Office
647-15
Yoksam-dong, Kangnam-gu
Seoul 135-723
Korea

Phone +82 2 34040000
Fax +82 2 34040001

Law Firm Overview

Bae, Kim & Lee is one of the largest and longest established international practices in Korea. It is recognized as one of the top full-service law firms and a pioneer in law firm management in Korea.

Long regarded as the nation's undisputed leader in litigation and arbitration, the firm enjoys a leading reputation in international finance and corporate transactional work. The firm has been a part of almost every major deals including KEPCO privatization projects, sale of Samsung Motors, Daewoo Motors and Hynix Semiconductor, and KAMCO's securitization of non-performing assets.

The firm's M&A, corporate restructuring and privatization practices, along with the work in private equity and debt securities offerings, have received numerous recognitions including the Asian Deal of the Year awards by International Financial Law Review.

The information technology and telecommunications practice at the firm is also a leading practice group, having participated in every satellite acquisition and launch projects in Korea. The firm represents leading internet companies and telecommunications service and content providers, including Korea Telecom.

The intellectual property and patent practice is another leading practice group in Korea. The firm works closely with foreign law firms and companies with respect to both inbound and outbound intellectual property work ranging from patent applications and prosecution to licensing. The practice group recently successfully represented a client in an ICC arbitration resulting in the nation's largest royalty-based claims award ever.

The firm's labour law and competition/fair trade practices are other leading practices. Extensive experiences in judicial and administrative proceedings and close working relationships with government agencies enable the firm's practitioners to effectively assist both domestic and international clients.

Bae, Kim & Lee also has a trade, transportation and insurance practice group which covers the full range of casualty, charter-party and collison cargo claims. Similarly, the firm's tax practice, comprised of tax attorneys and CPAs, is an active and integral practice group which works closely with other departments in rendering a full range of tax-related advice.

Bae, Kim & Lee is unique among Korean law firms in terms of its practice philosophy and progressive management style. It is also the only Korean law firm to have an off-shore office and actively engaged in China and Japan practices. The firm is committed in implementing innovative programmes to service the needs of clients to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing landscape of international legal services in Korea.

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