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Jongsang Lee
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8526
- FAX 82 2 6003 7804
- E-MAIL ljs@yoonyang.com
Biography
Jongsang Lee is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas include corporate law and criminal defense.
After finishing his service in the army as a judicial officer, Mr. Lee worked as a prosecutor since 1995 at the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Tongyeong Branch of Changwon District Prosecutors’’ Office, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office. In 2002, he was dispatched to the Ministry of Justice as the Head of the Anti-Corruption international Conference Secretariat Office. Since practicing law in 2003, he joined LG Corp., the holding company of LG Group, where he served as the in-house general legal counsel for 11 years. From 2015 to 2022, Mr. Lee served as the head of the legal division and vice president of LG Electronics Co., Ltd. Since joining Yoon & Yang in 2022, he has been primarily handling matters for the Corporate Advisory Group and the Criminal Practice Group.
After finishing his service in the army as a judicial officer, Mr. Lee worked as a prosecutor since 1995 at the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Tongyeong Branch of Changwon District Prosecutors’’ Office, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office. In 2002, he was dispatched to the Ministry of Justice as the Head of the Anti-Corruption international Conference Secretariat Office. Since practicing law in 2003, he joined LG Corp., the holding company of LG Group, where he served as the in-house general legal counsel for 11 years. From 2015 to 2022, Mr. Lee served as the head of the legal division and vice president of LG Electronics Co., Ltd. Since joining Yoon & Yang in 2022, he has been primarily handling matters for the Corporate Advisory Group and the Criminal Practice Group.
Experience
- 2022-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2014-22 Vice President, LG Electronics (General Legal Counsel, Compliance Officer)
- 2011-16 Member, International Legal Advisory Committee, Ministry of Justice
- 2003-14 Managing Director / Executive Director / Vice President, LG Corp. (Executive Legal Advisor for the Group)
- 2000-03 Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1998-20 Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1997-98 Prosecutor, Tongyeong Branch of Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1995-97 Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1992-95 Judge Advocate
Education
- 2013 Seoul National University College of Engineering (Nano Convergence IP Advanced Strategy Program)
- 2011 Seoul National University Law Research Institute (Chief Intellectual Property Officer Academy)
- 2010 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, LL.D.
- 2007 Seoul National University Law Research Institute (Corporate Governance Structure and Law Program)
- 2005 Seoul National University Law Research Institute (Advanced Leadership Program)
- 2004 Seoul National University Law Research Institute (Fair Trade Act Program)
- 2004 Korean Directors’ Association (Board of Directors Management Professional Program)
- 2004 Korea University College of Business Management (Advanced Corporate Governance Program)
- 2001 University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.M.
- 2000 Seoul National University Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
- 1992 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1990 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.
Publications
[Dissertations]
- Study on the Issues in the Application of the Breach of Trust relating to the Company under the Korean Criminal Code (doctor’s thesis)
- Study on Search and Confiscation of Data in Computer (master’s thesis)
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (1992)
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Korean and English
