Jaewoo Lee appointed as the Managing Partner for Ropes & Gray, Seoul office

Jaewoo Lee appointed as the Managing Partner for Ropes & Gray, Seoul office

Ropes & Gray has named partner Jaewoo Lee as the managing partner of the firms Seoul office. Ropes & Gray is the first international law firm to open an office in Korea 10 years ago.

Lee guides sophisticated investors, companies and financial institutions in cross-border private equity and M&A transactions with a connection to Korea. He regularly works with the world's premier private equity sponsors on their inbound investments, and advises Korean clients on key outbound M&A and other transactions.

For successive years, Mr. Lee has been ranked in Band One by both Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific, named a Leading Individual by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, and is Highly Regarded by IFLR1000 for his Corporate and M&A advisory in Korea. He has been noted by clients as "one of the best M&A lawyers in the Korean market" and "a remarkable M&A deal attorney."

"Clients turn to Ropes & Gray to seize on exciting growth opportunities. Our Korea team helps international clients achieve their key business objectives, which have increasingly included opportunities in Korea's dynamic market. For Korea-based clients, we help them grow abroad, and especially in the U.S.," said David Djaha, managing partner, "Korea has one of the world's most dynamic economies. We thank our Korean and international clients for entrusting us with their most complex legal and business challenges."

"I am honored to be leading the Seoul office as we celebrate 10 years in Korea. I would like to express the firm's appreciation for the support we have received from our clients, as well as our local law firm partners" Jaewoo Lee said.

The firm's Seoul-based team focuses on private equity transactions and cross-border M&A, and intellectual property litigation and license negotiations. Ropes & Gray's clientele include global and regional private equity sponsors, as well as Korean multinational companies and their U.S. subsidiaries, and major Korean technology firms.

Ropes & Gray is also known across Asia for sophisticated counsel within the life sciences and asset management industries.