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South Korea: Lee & Ko Secures Complete Victory in Short Selling Case

01 October 2025 by Lee & Ko - South Korea

Lee & Ko is truly excited to share a follow up on the financial industry related high profile criminal case in Korea, where Lee & Ko continued to successfully secure a not guilty judgment at the appellate court for our client, a global banking and financial services company.

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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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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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Korea strengthens protection against IP infringement and unfair competition (Amendment of the Patent Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act)

16 January 2019 by Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG

Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG in Seoul reviews Korea's protection against IP infringement and unfair competition

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Korea strengthens protection against IP infringement and unfair competition (Amendment of the Patent Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention Act)

16 January 2019 by Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG

Un Ho KIM and Sun CHANG in Seoul reviews Korea's protection against IP infringement and unfair competition

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A stable market: Recent trends and developments in Korean M&A and merger control

12 November 2018 by Genny Kim

Genny Kim of Lee & Ko in Seoul reviews Korea’s recent M&A statistics and potential regulatory reform

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KFTC Reforms and Modernization of Korea’s Competition Laws

27 June 2018 by Suruyn Kim, Genny S. Kim & Min-Ho Lee

Suruyn Kim, Genny S. Kim and Min-Ho Lee of Lee & Ko in Seoul look at the modernization of Korea’s Competition Laws