38 Asian Legal Business | January-February 2025 ALB Korea Law Awards 2024 Korea’s legal elite honoured at ALB Korea Law Awards communications In-house Team of the Year. Hana Kim of Walt Disney Company (Korea) received the In-House Lawyer of the Year award. In the managing partner category, Seok Hoon Kang of Yulchon was named Managing Partner of the Year, while Kap-You (Kevin) Kim of Peter & Kim won Managing Partner of the Year for boutique firms. International law firms also received recognition, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton winning International Deal Firm of the Year, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett securing Korea Practice, Foreign Law Firm of the Year, and Nishimura & Asahi named Korea Practice, Asian Law Firm of the Year. of the Year, Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year, and Maritime Law Firm of the Year. Lee & Ko won two significant categories: Litigation Law Firm of the Year and Energy and Resources Law Firm of the Year. The firm’s lawyers also received individual recognition, with Daehoon Koo named Dealmaker of the Year and Hyunjoo Oh awarded Woman Lawyer of the Year. Merck Korea was named Korea In-House Team of the Year. In other in-house categories, Citibank Korea won Compliance & Risk Management In-house Team of the Year, JP Morgan secured Investment Banking In-house Team of the Year, and Agoda Payments Korea won Technology, Media and TeleThe 12th annual ALB Korea Law Awards ceremony took place on Nov. 6 at the Park Ballroom, Conrad Seoul, with former Trade Minister Tae Ho Bark as Guest of Honor. Kim & Chang dominated the evening, winning Korea Law Firm of the Year along with five other awards, including Korea Deal Firm of the Year, Insurance Law Firm of the Year, Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year, Tax and Trusts Law Firm of the Year, and Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Firm of the Year. Bae, Kim & Lee also celebrated multiple victories, securing Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year, Construction and Real Estate Law Firm Korea Law Firm of the Year Kim & Chang Korea In-House Team of The Year Merck Korea Banking and Financial Services Law Firm of the Year Bae, Kim & Lee Woman Lawyer of the Year Hyunjoo Oh - Lee & Ko
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