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2025 Edition
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Tier 1
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Tier 3

Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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D&A LLC (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Capital markets (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Competition/antitrust (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Construction (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Dispute resolution (asialaw)
Highly recommended
14 firms ranked
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Recommended

Barun Law (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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KL Partners (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Peter & Kim (asialaw)
1 practice area
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BLP Law Offices (asialaw)
1 practice area
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D&A LLC (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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DongIn Law (asialaw) View profile
RosettaLegal (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Industry Sector: Energy (asialaw)
Highly recommended
8 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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D&A LLC (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Industrials and manufacturing (asialaw)
Highly recommended
8 firms ranked
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Infrastructure (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Insurance (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Media and entertainment (asialaw)
Outstanding
7 firms ranked
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Pharmaceuticals and life sciences (asialaw)
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7 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Real estate (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Industry Sector: Technology and telecommunications (asialaw)
Outstanding
9 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Seum Law (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Veat Law Firm (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Intellectual property (asialaw)
Highly recommended
15 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Cho & Partners IP (asialaw)
1 practice area
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FirstLaw PC (asialaw) View profile
Lee International IP & Law (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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PI IP Law (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Y P Lee Mock & Partners (asialaw)
1 practice area
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You Me Patent & Law Firm (asialaw)
1 practice area
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Labour and employment (asialaw)
Outstanding
8 firms ranked
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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InterLEX (asialaw)
1 practice area
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M&A (asialaw)
Tier 1
14 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Tier 2

Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Tier 3

LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Seum Law (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Barun Law (asialaw)
1 practice area
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D&A LLC (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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HMP Law (asialaw)
1 practice area
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KL Partners (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Veat Law Firm (asialaw)
2 practice areas
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Private equity (asialaw)
Tier 2
9 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Tier 2

Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Tier 3

Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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LAB Partners (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Seum Law (asialaw)
4 practice areas
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Regulatory (asialaw)
Highly recommended
7 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency (asialaw)
Tier 1
8 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Tier 2

Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Tier 3

D&A LLC (asialaw)
7 practice areas
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Jipyong (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Tax (asialaw)
Highly recommended
6 firms ranked
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Outstanding

Kim & Chang (asialaw)
22 practice areas
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Lee & Ko (asialaw)
20 practice areas
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Yulchon (asialaw)
29 practice areas
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Highly recommended

Bae Kim & Lee (asialaw)
9 practice areas
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Shin & Kim (asialaw)
16 practice areas
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Recommended

Yoon & Yang (asialaw)
25 practice areas
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Overview

Shin & Kim maintains its esteemed reputation in the market across all areas. Peers refer to the firm with respect and say that, in recent years, the firm is furthering its visibility on matters and building on its historic strengths in capital markets and real estate. The firm is one of the largest Korean law firms and runs its IPO and structured finance teams separately under the capital markets wing. The firm has recently strengthened its many practices with key hires. 

Linked Reviews
Competition/antitrust (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Represented Hankook Tire as global filing counsel in the eight-jurisdiction merger review for its acquisition of a 54.77% controlling stake in Hanon Systems – Korea’s first transaction to secure EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation clearance – clearing the way for Hankook Tire to integrate next-generation EV thermal-management technology. 

Key clients 

Asiana Airlines, Mercedes-Benz Group, Qualcomm 

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