Mr. Seung Cheol LEE is a senior advisor at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Criminal & Compliance.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2020)

Education

• Kyung Hee University Graduate School of Law (LLM, 2003)
• Korean National Police University (LLB, 1986)
• Andong High School (1982)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2026-Present)
• Senior Advisor, Samsung Display (2020-2026)
• Director, Traffic Bureau, Korean National Police Agency (2018)
• Commissioner, Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency (2017)
• Director, Public Security Bureau, Korean National Police Agency (2016)
• Commissioner, Jeju Provincial Police Agency (2015)
• Director, Cyber Security Bureau, Korean National Police Agency (2014)
• Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan (2011)
• Chief, Eunpyeong Police Station, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (2007)
• Chief, Hongcheon Police Station, Gangwon Provincial Police Agency (2005)
• Chief, Pyeongchang Police Station, Gangwon Provincial Police Agency (2004)

Professional Activities and Experience

• |N|[Patent Disputes]
• Represented telecommunications company K in a patent infringement action involving telephone service technology
• Represented home appliance manufacturer H in a patent invalidation proceeding involving an automatic wet-mop cleaning device
• Represented a semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer in an employee-invention compensation claim
• Represented numerous technology companies in patent infringement actions, patent invalidation proceedings, and employee-invention compensation claims
• |N|[Trade Secret Misappropriation and Post-Employment Disputes]
• Represented defendants in a case involving the misappropriation of national core semiconductor process technology from major corporation S
• Represented defendants in a case involving the misappropriation of trade secrets from a semiconductor materials company
• Represented a former startup employee in a case involving the misappropriation of deep learning source code trade secrets
• Handled numerous technology misappropriation disputes and non-compete claims involving small and mid-sized enterprises and their former employees
• |N|[Other General Civil and Criminal Matters]
• Represented members of the Daegu Suseong Beomeo Regional Housing Cooperative in a claim seeking the return of paid-in contributions
• Handled litigation involving a claim for conversion to ownership of a private rental apartment complex in Hannam-dong

• A Study on the Criteria for Judging Unfair Competition and Administrative Investigations (Co-authored, 2018)