李禹鉉

李禹鉉

  • Associate
  • T. +82-2-3404-1995
  • F. +82-2-3404-0801
  • E. woohyun.lee@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Woo Hyun Lee focuses his practice on advising, responding to investigations, and representing clients in litigation in various criminal cases, including corporate, financial, or economic crimes, cybercrimes, assembly, public safety, or political crimes, and labor-management disputes.

After graduating from the Korean National Police University, Mr. Lee has gained extensive experience in various departments including the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Direct Investigation Department, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Investigation Planning Department, the police station’s investigation team, and the investigation training institute, and has a broad understanding of the overall investigation process and investigation practice. In particular, he most recently served as the head of the investigation team at the Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Metropolitan Investigation Department, where he handled corporate and financial cases and large-scale economic crime cases, and has expertise in these areas.

Representative Experience

2025-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2024 The 5th Supervisory Investigator (National Office of Investigation)
2023-2025 Head, Investigation Team, Financial Crime Investigation Unit, Metropolitan Investigation Department, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
2022-2023 Investigation Examiner, Seoul Jungbu Police Station
2018-2022 Faculty Member, Department of Violent Crime Investigation and Department of Investigation Command and Review, Korean Police Investigation Academy
2015-2018 Case and Planning Team Leader, Investigation Coordination Office, Investigation Division 2, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
2014-2015 Cyber Investigation Team, Seoul Gwangjin Police Station
2011-2014 Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (Police Squad, Police Patrol Unit)

Representative Matters

Investigated the violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the “FSCMA”) and occupational embezzlement and breach of trust by the representative of listed company A
Investigated embezzlement of company funds through non-capital M&A and violation of the FSCMA
Investigated violations of the FSCMA related to ‘series funds’ by B Asset Management Company and BA Financial Institution
Investigated art fraud and illegal fund-raising under the guise of art tech (pre-indictment preservation for confiscation or collection)
Investigated investment fraud, illegal fund-raising and multi-level marketing using virtual assets
Investigated violations of the Political Funds Act related to nationwide local simultaneous elections
Represented the State in the first and second trials of the C Union's lawsuit for compensation against the State (won the case)
Investigated illegal violent assembly and serious accidents (dispatched to the investigation headquarters)
Investigated cyber phishing, financial fraud, defamation, copyright infringement, and speculative acts

Education

2023 Chungnam National University Law School (J.D.)
2011 Korean National Police University (B.A.)

Selected Activities

Publications
How to Write a Trial-Related Investigation Report (Korean Police Investigation Academy, 2021)
Awards
Citation (Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, 2018)

Qualifications

2023 Korea