Awards

Korea Law Firm Awards 2022
Law Firm of the Year

North Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2023

Dealmakers of Asia 2022

Women in Business Law Awards 2022
- South Korea Firm of the Year
- Lawyer of the Year (Antitrust & Competition, TMT)
- Rising Star of the Year (International Arbitration)

Counsel of the Year Awards
- Commended External Counsel 2021

GCR Awards 2022
- Merger Control Matter of the Year - Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
(Acquisition of Suez by Veolia)

GAR 100 (World’s Top 100 International Arbitration Practice, 15 consecutive years)

Women in Data 2022

IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022
- Equity Deal of the Year
- Rising Star of the Year

Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2022 (2 consecutive years)

Employer of Choice (14 consecutive years)

Dealmakers of Asia 2021

4th Korea Legal Awards 2022
- Best Legal Advisory Service of the Year
- Best International Arbitration Law Firm of the Year

The 19th Korea IB Awards 2022
- Best outbound M&A Legal Advisor

Korea Law Firm Awards 2021
Law firm of the Year
(Banking and Financial Service, Construction and Real Estate, Maritime)

Korea Law Firm Awards 2021
Law Firm of The Year

IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2021
- Rising Star of the Year

Asia's Top 15 Litigators 2021

IFLR Asia Pacific Awards 2020
- Most Innovative National Firm, South Korea

Korea Finance Awards M&A Best Legal advisor

Korea Capital Markets League Table Awards
– Best M&A Buyer (HDC’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines)

The Acquisition Deal of the Year (4 consecutive yrs.) &
The Best M&A Advisor of the Year 2019

Asialaw Regional Awards 2019
(Labour and Employment Firm of the Year)

GAR(Global Arbitration Review) 40
– The Only Asian Law Firm on 2019 GAR top 40

Managing IP Asia Pacific Awards 2019
- South Korea Patent Contentious Firm of the Year

Korea Finance Awards Best Deal of the Year
– Double Star’s acquisition of Kumho Tire

Korea Law Awards
- Five Awards Including the Korea Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year

The Acquisition Deal of the Year
– Lotte Card’s acquisition of Techcom Finance

The Asia Legal Awards 2018
– Asian Pro Bono Initiative of the Year

Managing IP Asia Pacific Awards 2018
– South Korea Copyright IP Firm of the Year

Korea Finance Awards Best Deal of the Year
- Unilever’s acquisition of Carver Korea

2017 Best Law Firms
- Best for Client Service
- Best for Construction & Real Estate

Women in Business Law Awards
– Best firm in South Korea

Asian-Mena Counsel & In-House Community
- “Firm of the Year 2017” in 9 practice areas

GCR Awards 2017
- Behavioural Matter of the Year

Managing IP Global Awards 2017
– South Korea Contentious Work

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2017)
- Band 1 in 5 practice areas

TThe American Lawyer Global Legal Awards 2016
– Global M&A Deal of the Year: Korea (Tesco’s $6.4 billion Homeplus sale)

The Acquisition Deal of the Year 2015-2016
(Dongwon Systems’ acquisition of Vietnamese packaging companies)

Employer of Choice
– 8th Consecutive Year

The Asia Legal Awards 2016
- M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia (Tesco’s $6.4 billion Homeplus sale)
- Dispute of the Year: Litigation (Korail vs DreamHub)

Korea IB Awards
– M&A Legal advisor

Korea Capital Markets League Table Awards
– Best IPO Legal advisor

Korea Finance Awards Best Deal of the Year
– Samsung·Hanwha Big Deal

Chambers Asia-Pacific (2016)
- Band 1 in 3 practice areas

Asialaw Profiles 2016
- “Outstanding Firm” in 5 practice areas

The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2016)
- Band 1 in 9 practice areas

Korea Capital Markets League Table Awards
- Best M&A Legal advisor

Korea Finance Awards Best Deal of the Year

ALB Korea Law Awards
– Five Awards Including the Deal of the Year

Employer of Choice

IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate Rankings (2016)
- Tier 1 in M&A and Restructuring

Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers 2014