Sung Whan Lee

With the meaning of Peaceful World (Ahn-se), Ahnse Law Offices (“Ahnse”) has been dedicated to providing each of our clients with the kind of personal attention, sensible advice and workable solutions to help them achieve their objectives in the unique and rapidly changing Korean legal and business environment.

 Ahnse is a full service law firm and committed to providing the most efficient and quality legal advice for our clients. Our goal is to establish and maintain long-term, trusting relationships with our clientele by continually reinforcing the quality of our legal counsel and unwavering commitment to serve their best interests. 

Education
Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B. 1978)
Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M. 1985)
Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (Ph.D. 1994)
The Judicial Research & Training Institute (1986)
Visiting Fellow, Hawaii State University, School of Law (1988)
Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, School of Law (2001-2002)

Professional Experience
Associate and Partner, Kim Shin & Yu Law Firm (1986-1995)
Of Counsel, Moon O'Connor Tam and Yuen Law Offices (1988)
Partner, Aram International Law Offices (1996-2002)
Lecturer of Law, Seoul National University
Ewha Woman’s University and Konkook University (1997-2000)
Professor of Law, Kookmin University (1995-)
Arbitrator, The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (2003-)
Member, Financial Review and Disciplinary Commission, the Financial Supervisory Service (2001-2002)
Member, The Working & Evaluation Committee for National Pension Fund Operation (2003-)
Member, Committee on Authoritative Interpretation of Laws and Regulations, Ministry of Government Legislation (2005-)
Member, the Council for Korea Pact on Anti-Corruption and Transparency (2005-)
Member, Fair Indication & Advertisement Committee, Fair Trade Commission (2010-)
Member, Foreign Investment Advisory Committee for Geonggi-Do Local Government (2011-)
Of Counsel, Land Expropriation Committee, Ministry of Land & Maritime (2011-)
Of Counsel, Construction Association of Korea (2011-)

Author of Limitation of Delegated Legislation (1998); Principle of No Taxation without Statute and Limitation of Delegated Legislation (1998); Legislative Guide for the Entry Regulation to Satellite Broadcast (2000); Open Trial and Protection of Trade Secret (2002); Co-author of Understanding of Law (1998)

Member
Korean and Seoul Bar Associations

Practice Area
Real Estate & Construction; Administrative; Tax; Labor & Employment; Intellectual Property.

Languages
Korean, English, Japanese