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Scott LEE Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1023 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Scott LEE Attorney

Scott LEEAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1023 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.sklee@kimchang.com

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Scott Lee is an attorney in Kim & Chang’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Lee joined the firm after his distinguished 20-year career as a prosecutor where he handled a broad range of legal disputes including white collar crimes.

With the extensive experience he gained during his career as a prosecutor, Mr. Lee handles cases that arise from internal audits of client companies by conducting interviews and investigating documents, and resolves anti-corruption cases that pose material risk to the management and its integrity. He has also dealt with various labor law issues including employment contract disputes.

Mr. Lee was the first ever prosecutor to be named as a legal counsel for the Korean Mission to the United Nations. He was also appointed as an arbitrator for the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. He is currently the conciliator of ICSID under the World Bank and is also the Mediator of Seoul Southern District Court.

Furthermore, Mr. Lee was in charge of environment and construction regulation legislation tasks during his service at the Ministry of Justice. In addition to his proven skillful legislative analysis, he possesses a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in defending clients in circumstances in which they have been implicated under unreasonable regulations. Mr. Lee has particularly been successfully in handling white collar criminal defense cases and HR cases involving multinational financial institutions, IT companies, defense industries, and pharmaceutical companies.

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Experience

Co-chair, Criminal Law Committee, LAWASIA (2024)

Member of the Special Mediator Panel, Singapore International Mediation Center (SIMC) (2023)

Vice President, Korea Mediation Association under the National Assembly Secretariat (2020-Present)

Arbitrator, Far East Division of Arbitration Center, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) (2019-Present)

Vice President, Korean Society of Mediation Studies (2019-Present)

Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (2018-Present)

Member, Advisory Committee, Anti-Corruption & civil Rights Commission (ACRC) (2018-Present)

Member of BOD, Australian Chamber of Commerce (2018-Present)

Mediator, Seoul Southern District Court (2016-Present)

Conciliator, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) World Bank (2015-Present)

Lecturer, Foreign Civil Servant Invitation Program, ACRC (2014-Present)

Vice Chair, FTA Special Committee, Seoul Bar Association (2012-2013)

Lecturer of Prosecution Practice, Sebitlaw Academy (2012.6.-2012.10.)

Representative Member of Korea, Roxin Alliance (global network of criminal defense experts) (2011.7.-Present)

Member, Regulation Review Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (2006-Present)

Kim & Chang (2005-Present)

Senior Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutors’ Office

Senior Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office (Economic Crimes)

Lecturer (International Trade Law), Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (JRTI)

Lecturer, Foreign Lawyers Invitation Program co-hosted by Ministry of Justice (MOJ) & KOICA

Arbitrator, Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague

Senior Legal Counsel (as a senior prosecutor), Ministry of Justice

Professor (prosecution practice) (as a senior prosecutor of Suwon), JRTI

Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office

Legal Counsel, Korean Mission to UN

Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office

Legal Counsel, MOJ

Prosecutor (OSHA), Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office

Washington DC US District Attorney’s Office Training

Leichler & Soble Exchange Attorney Program

MOJ Overseas Training Program

Prosecutor, Seoul Northern District/Cheonan/Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office

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Awards

  • Certificate of Contribution, World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (2022)
  • Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Business Crime Defence & Investigations (Lexology Index, 2019-2025)
  • Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Business Crime Defence (Lexology Index, 2018, 2021-2024)
  • Civil Merit Medal (Contribution to Real Property Registration Transparency)
  • Minister’s Citation (Ministry of Justice)

Publications/Activities
    • Legal Research on UR (Co-author, Ministry of Justice)
    • Some Problems on DWI (Master’s thesis)

Education

    Chung-Ang University (Completed coursework, Ph.D.)

    George Washington University (LL.M.)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea

    Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1984; New York, 1992

Languages

Korean and English

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Scott LEE
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1023      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Scott Lee is an attorney in Kim & Chang’s Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense Practice. Mr. Lee joined the firm after his distinguished 20-year career as a prosecutor where he handled a broad range of legal disputes including white collar crimes.

With the extensive experience he gained during his career as a prosecutor, Mr. Lee handles cases that arise from internal audits of client companies by conducting interviews and investigating documents, and resolves anti-corruption cases that pose material risk to the management and its integrity. He has also dealt with various labor law issues including employment contract disputes.

Mr. Lee was the first ever prosecutor to be named as a legal counsel for the Korean Mission to the United Nations. He was also appointed as an arbitrator for the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. He is currently the conciliator of ICSID under the World Bank and is also the Mediator of Seoul Southern District Court.

Furthermore, Mr. Lee was in charge of environment and construction regulation legislation tasks during his service at the Ministry of Justice. In addition to his proven skillful legislative analysis, he possesses a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in defending clients in circumstances in which they have been implicated under unreasonable regulations. Mr. Lee has particularly been successfully in handling white collar criminal defense cases and HR cases involving multinational financial institutions, IT companies, defense industries, and pharmaceutical companies.






    Co-chair, Criminal Law Committee, LAWASIA (2024)

    Member of the Special Mediator Panel, Singapore International Mediation Center (SIMC) (2023)

    Vice President, Korea Mediation Association under the National Assembly Secretariat (2020-Present)

    Arbitrator, Far East Division of Arbitration Center, Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE) (2019-Present)

    Vice President, Korean Society of Mediation Studies (2019-Present)

    Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board (2018-Present)

    Member, Advisory Committee, Anti-Corruption & civil Rights Commission (ACRC) (2018-Present)

    Member of BOD, Australian Chamber of Commerce (2018-Present)

    Mediator, Seoul Southern District Court (2016-Present)

    Conciliator, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) World Bank (2015-Present)

    Lecturer, Foreign Civil Servant Invitation Program, ACRC (2014-Present)

    Vice Chair, FTA Special Committee, Seoul Bar Association (2012-2013)

    Lecturer of Prosecution Practice, Sebitlaw Academy (2012.6.-2012.10.)

    Representative Member of Korea, Roxin Alliance (global network of criminal defense experts) (2011.7.-Present)

    Member, Regulation Review Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) (2006-Present)

    Kim & Chang (2005-Present)

    Senior Prosecutor, Busan High Prosecutors’ Office

    Senior Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office (Economic Crimes)

    Lecturer (International Trade Law), Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (JRTI)

    Lecturer, Foreign Lawyers Invitation Program co-hosted by Ministry of Justice (MOJ) & KOICA

    Arbitrator, Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague

    Senior Legal Counsel (as a senior prosecutor), Ministry of Justice

    Professor (prosecution practice) (as a senior prosecutor of Suwon), JRTI

    Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office

    Legal Counsel, Korean Mission to UN

    Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office

    Legal Counsel, MOJ

    Prosecutor (OSHA), Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office

    Washington DC US District Attorney’s Office Training

    Leichler & Soble Exchange Attorney Program

    MOJ Overseas Training Program

    Prosecutor, Seoul Northern District/Cheonan/Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office






Awards

  •   Certificate of Contribution, World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (2022)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Business Crime Defence & Investigations (Lexology Index, 2019-2025)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Business Crime Defence (Lexology Index, 2018, 2021-2024)
  •   Civil Merit Medal (Contribution to Real Property Registration Transparency)
  •   Minister’s Citation (Ministry of Justice)

Publications/Activities

  •   Legal Research on UR (Co-author, Ministry of Justice)
  •   Some Problems on DWI (Master’s thesis)





Education

    Chung-Ang University (Completed coursework, Ph.D.)

    George Washington University (LL.M.)

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea

    Seoul National University (LL.B.)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1984; New York, 1992


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  International Trade & Customs ,  France and French Speaking Countries ,  Life Sciences and Healthcare ,  Maritime ,  Europe