Mr. Chan Hee LEE is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Criminal Defense Litigation, General Civil Disputes, Corporate, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, and Election & Regulation.

Mr. Lee successfully serves as the assistant defense representative on criminal cases, such as K Defense Industry, W Bank, the E Public Corporation Hiring Corruption Case, the National Intelligence Service Misappropriation of National Treasury Funds Case, and the S Construction Company Fraudulent Accounting Case, as well as civil cases involving S Construction Company, A Corp., and S News Agency.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2015)

Education

• Chung-Ang University Law School (JD, 2015)
• College of Law, Korea University (LLB, 2012)
• Daewon Foreign Language High School (2004)

Significant Accomplishments

• Criminal Law Specialist, Korean Bar Association (2021)
• D&A LLC (2017-Present)
• Attorney, Law Firm Dream (2015)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Criminal Defense Litigation
• |N|[Corruption Cases]
• |N|- Defended former Vice Minister of Justice Hak Eui KIM in a criminal bribery case, securing a Supreme Court remand decision that led to the acquittal
• |N|- Defended numerous lawmakers and public officials in criminal cases involving bribery
• |N|- Defended the former Blue House Senior Secretary for Personnel Affairs in a criminal case involving the abuse of public authority and interference with the exercise of rights related to the Sewol Ferry Disaster
• |N|- Defended the director of the Defense Psychological Operations Group of the National Intelligence Service in a criminal case involving embezzlement of national funds
• |B|
• |N|[Election Cases]
• |N|- Defended presidential candidates, heads of local governments, lawmakers, and city and provincial councilors in various criminal cases involving violations of the Public Official Election Act
• |B|
• |N|[Financial Cases]
• |N|- Defended the CEO of Company A in criminal cases involving evidence tampering and occupational embezzlement
• |N|- Defended an executive of Defense Company K in criminal cases involving corruption in hiring and destruction of evidence of fraudulent accounting practices
• |N|- Defended executives of Bank W and Corporation E in criminal cases involving corruption in hiring
• |N|- Defended an executive of Construction Company S in criminal cases involving fraudulent accounting practices and obstruction of official duties regarding breakwater construction
• |N|- Defended an executive of Biochemical Company L in a criminal case involving obstruction of official duties at Yeosu Plant
• |N|- Represented various companies in filing lawsuits, including Construction Company S in a case involving obstruction of the operation of a thermal power plant and Company K in fraud and occupational embezzlement cases
• |B|
• |N|[Healthcare Cases]
• |N|- Defended a doctor from Hospital S in a criminal case involving violations of the Medical Service Act
• |B|
• |N|[Warrant Cases]
• |N|- Secured the dismissal of warrants in multiple cases, including those for Defense Company K related to corruption in hiring and evidence tampering in fraudulent accounting practices, as well as for Construction Company S regarding obstruction of official duties in breakwater construction
• |B|
• Civil and Administrative Cases
• |N|[Corporate Cases]
• |N|- Represented Construction S in cases involving claims for damages related to obstruction of operations in a thermal power plant and collusive bidding for subway construction
• |N|- Represented Company A in a case involving claims for indemnity related to humidifier disinfectants
• |N|- Represented Company K in a case involving compensation for non-compete violations
• |N|- Represented Telecommunications Company S in a case involving the claim for disclosure of telecommunication data
• |N|- Represented and advised various companies, including three hydrogen fuel cell development companies (Companies C, G, and V) in compensation claims related to those projects
• |B|
• |N|[Administrative Cases]
• |N|- Represented and advised Seongnam City Hall in litigation

• Evaluation of Reversal of Previous Testimony under Criminal Evidence Law of South Korea, Lexology, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021)