Foreign Attorney
- TEL +82-2-6200-1921
- FAX +82-2-6200-0823
- E-MAIL yilee@jipyong.com
Yong Ik Lee is a partner in Global Dispute Resolution Team. He handles international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. He regularly advises clients on antitrust, competition, bankruptcy, and entertainment matters.
Yong Ik Lee has led multiple international arbitration cases as well as U.S. state and federal civil litigation cases from the initial strategic planning stage to the enforcement stage. He has represented numerous Korean financial institutions, construction companies, heavy equipment and component manufacturers, and entertainment companies in disputes of international nature.
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- 2016Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (J.D.)
- 2010University Of Virginia (B.A. in History)
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- 2019-PresentJIPYONG LLC
- 2017-2018SM Entertainment, Everysing Business Team
Speaking Engagements and Publications Close
- 2025Focus On: International Arbitration in South Korea (The Legal 500), Exclusive Contributor
- 2021-2022Cases and Precedents: Vertical Restraints - South Korea (Global Competition Review)
- 2021The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides: International Arbitration - South Korea Chapter (The Legal 500), Exclusive Contributor
- 2019Where Do International Civil Servants Go for Justice? (Kluwer Arbitration Blog)
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[JIPYONG LLC - Korea Legal Insight]
- 2024 in Review & 2025 Outlook (Jan. 13, 2025)
- 2023 in Review & 2024 Outlook by Practice Chairs (Jan. 8, 2024)
- Shareholders’ Contractual Rights in Korea’s Rehabilitation Proceedings (Dec. 4, 2023)
- Recent Trends in Criminal Antitrust Investigations in Korea (Aug. 8, 2023)
- JIPYONG’s 2022 Year in Review (Jan. 3, 2023)
- New Amendments to the Prosecutors’ Office Act and the Criminal Procedure Code (July 4, 2022)
- Amendment of Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act – a Digital Shot Heard Around
the World? (Nov. 15, 2021) - Attorney-Client Privilege in Korea – Principle versus Practice (Sept. 6, 2021)
- Amendment to the Specified Financial Transaction Information Act and Regulation of
Cryptocurrency in Korea (June 21, 2021) - Jipyong’s Social Value Management Showcased on In House Warrior Podcast Hosted
by Levick (March 2, 2021) - New ICC Arbitration Rules in Comparison to KCAB Rules (Feb. 15, 2021)
- Changes to Google’s In-App Payment Policy and Fair Trade Act Issues (Jan. 4, 2021)
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- 2020New York
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Korean / English / Spanish