Kyehyung Lee

Partner

Former partner at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, selected as top lawyer in construction and real estate by in-house counsels

T.

02-3478-2001

F.

070-8240-2002

E.

khl@yehunlaw.com

Introduction

- Selected as Best Lawyer in Construction & Real Estate by in-house counsels (Hankyung Business '23)

- Finding the core issues in complex disputes and advisory matters to provide the best solutions

- Highest level of expertise with nearly 20 years of experience in construction, real estate development, private investment, urban redevelopment projects

Attorney Gyehyeong Lee worked as an attorney (senior attorney from 2016) in the Construction Team of the Construction, Real Estate, and Arbitration Group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC from 2009 to October 2017, then as a partner at Beonyul Law Office from November 2017 to May 2018, and has been working as a partner at Yehun Law Firm since June 2018, doing his best to provide legal services that can fully satisfy clients promptly and accurately.

Attorney Lee's main practice areas include litigation and advisory services related to construction and real estate, administrative litigation (civil, criminal, administrative, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board arbitration), other advisory services necessary for dispute resolution, and general civil cases. He has handled most construction and real estate-related litigation, including construction cost claims (additional construction costs, indirect construction costs, delay compensation), civil and administrative litigation related to reconstruction and redevelopment, administrative litigation such as cancellation of unfair sanctions and business suspensions against construction companies, and has handled various litigation and advisory cases related to reconstruction and redevelopment projects, private investment projects, housing construction projects, government procurement construction, and various power generation projects, having the expertise to provide legal services needed by clients from the start of a project to the resolution of disputes.

Career

JAGC Officer (2006 - 2009)

Lawyer, BKL LLC (2009 - 2017)

Law Firm Gun-yul Partner Lawyer (2017 - 2018)

Lawyer as a Partner of Yehun Law Firm (2018 -)

General Counsel, Korean Association of Oriental Medicine (2018 - 2021)

Member of the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Project Review Committee (2021 -)

Advisor to the International Legal Support Group, Ministry of Justice (2024 -)

Lowave Construction and Real Estate Advisory Committee (2024 -)

Education

Seoul National University School of Law (1999 - 2004)

Completed the 35th Judicial Training Institute (2006)

Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2015) (2014 - 2015)

Award

Best Lawyer in the field of construction and real estate selected by in-house lawyers ('23 Han Kyung Business)

Qualifications

Passed the 45th Bar Examination (2003)

Passed the New York Bar Examination (2015)

Expertise

  • Reconstruction/Redevelopment Projects
  • Private investment projects
  • Plant business
  • Housing construction
  • Construction related advice and lawsuits such as government procurement
  • Real estate finance/real estate indirect investment related advice and litigation
  • Large-scale development project advice and litigation