Overview
Daeah Lee focuses his practice primarily on advising and litigating on corporate criminal issues, capital market issues, financial investment issues, control disputes and other commercial matters, and civil issues. Mr. Lee earned his B.A. with honors in Sociology from Yonsei University and J.D. with honors from Yonsei University Law School. He was admitted to the Korean Bar.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2014-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Representative Matters
Represented members of the management of A Group in a case concerning their bribery and their violation of the Korean Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act
Represented members of the management of B Group in a case concerning their breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented members of the management of C Steel in a case concerning their breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented members of the management of D Shopping in a case concerning their receipt of bribes in breach of trust, etc.
Represented several corporate clients, including E Department Store, EA Chemical, and EB Display, in their respective cases concerning the violation by each of them of the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Act
Advisory and Litigation Services on Corporate and General Criminal Issues
Represented members of the management of A Group in a case concerning their bribery and their violation of the Korean Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act
Represented members of the management of B Group in a case concerning their breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented members of the management of C Steel in a case concerning their breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented members of the management of D Shopping in a case concerning their receipt of bribes in breach of trust, etc.
Represented several corporate clients, including E Department Store, EA Chemical, and EB Display, in their respective cases concerning the violation by each of them of the Korean Occupational Safety and Health Act
Represented members of the management of F pharmaceutical company in a case concerning their evasion of taxes, etc.
Represented a client in a case concerning the bribery related to the Taean Photovoltaic Power Plant
Represented executives and employees of G pharmaceutical company in a case concerning their violation of the Korean Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
Represented a client in a case concerning the fraud related to the supply of bulletproof jackets
Represented executives and employees of a housing redevelopment and improvement project association in a case concerning their breach of fiduciary duties, etc.
Represented an official of the Korean National Intelligence Service in a case concerning the client's violation of the Korean Public Officials Election Act
Represented the mayor of Hanam City in a bribery case involving the client
Represented a Jeju provincial lawmaker in a case concerning the client's violation of the Korean Public Officials Election Act
Handles a number of other criminal cases
Advisory and Litigation Services on Capital Market and Financial Investment Issues
Represented clients in their respective investment lawsuits involving Lime Fund, Optimus Fund, Italian Health Care Fund, etc.
Represented a client in a lawsuit seeking cancellation of the administrative fine imposed upon it for its violation of the applicable public offering regulations
Represented executives and employees of a securities firm in a case concerning their violation of the Korean Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the provisions on the use of undisclosed information)
Represented executives and employees of a securities firm in a case concerning their violation of the Korean Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the provisions on fraudulent unfair trade practices)
Represented executives and employees of a company in a case concerning their violation of the Korean Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act (the provisions on market price manipulation)
Handled a number of other financial institution-related civil and criminal cases
Advisory and Litigation Services on Control Disputes and Other Commercial Matters
Represented H Industrial Development in its dispute concerning the acquisition of an airline
Represented a client in a case concerning the breached representations and warranties of I pharmaceutical company acquisition contract, etc.
Represented a client in a case concerning the breached representations and warranties of a wrapping paper manufacturing company acquisition contract, etc.
Represented a client in a case concerning the breached representations and warranties of a distribution company acquisition contract, etc.
Represented a client in its dispute over the attraction of funds to invest in a food company
Handled a number of other M&A-related disputes
Advisory and Litigation Services on General Civil Issues
Handles a number of cases concerning tortious acts, unfair gains, loans, provisional attachment orders, preliminary injunctions, etc.
Education
2021
Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.)
2014
Yonsei University Law School (J.D., cum laude)
2011
Yonsei University (B.A., cum laude)
Qualifications
2014
Korea
