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+82-2-772-5914 |
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dongwon.lee@leeko.com |
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Dongwon Lee started his legal career in 2014 when he was appointed as a prosecutor with the Prosecutor’s Office of Korea. After 7 years serving as a prosecutor, he joined Lee & Ko in 2023 as a member of our criminal practice group. At Lee & Ko, he handles criminal cases such as financial crimes, anti-corruption cases, occupational safety violations and serious accidents cases drawing on his diverse investigation and litigation experiences.
Education
2014 |
Sogang Law School – J.D. |
2011 |
Yonsei University – B.A. in Law |
Work Experience
2023-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2023 |
A probational prosecutor of Seoul District Prosecutor’s Office |
2022-2023 |
Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor |
2020-2022 |
Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor |
2018-2020 |
Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor |
2017-2018 |
Incheon District Prosecutor’s Office Prosecutor |
Expertise
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea(2014) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Financial and Corruption sectors]
- Corruption cases such as bribery and corruption of breach of trust in urban development associations and local housing associations
- State subsidy scam at a large private university
- A number of criminal defense investigations and litigations related financial crimes including fraud, embezzlement and breach of trust
[Occupational Safety · Serious Accidents sectors]
- Death of a worker in a chemical plant explosion at a national industrial complex
- Death of workers at a major steel plant in South Korea
- Death of a port worker in a metropolitan area
- Investigations of a number of cases relating to violations of the Occupational Safety and Serious Accidents Act.
[Election related sector]
- A number of election cases including the provision of money and valuables in the national local elections
- Violation of the Political Fund Law during a party’s primary elections
[Sexual violence sector]
- In charge of investigating a number of sexual violence cases and the trial of the Criminal Settlement Department at the Prosecutor’s Office
[Real estate sector]
- Investigations on embezzlement and bribery charges in a rebuilding and redevelopment projects