Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Nuclear Energy & Energy Resource
WSG Practice Industries
Profile
Mr. Sang Wook LEE is a senior advisor at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Nuclear Energy & Energy Resources.
Bar Admissions
- Admitted to Bar, Korea (1993)
Education
- Catholic Kwandong University (BA in Korean Education, 1988)
- Gangneung High School (1982)
Areas of Practice
- Nuclear Energy & Energy Resource
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Professional Activities and Experience
- D&A LLC (2026-Present)
- Executive Vice President, Korea Conformity Laboratories (2022-2025)
- Director General for Industrial Disaster Response, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2019-2022)
- Head of the Development Investment Support Team, Free Economic Zone Planning Office, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2017-2019)
- Director, Helicopter Development Promotion Division, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (2015-2017)
- Director, Maritime and Island Policy Division, Incheon Metropolitan City (2013-2015)
- Head of Regulatory Reform Team II, Presidential Committee on National Competitiveness, Blue House (2012-2013)
- Deputy Director, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (2002-2012)
- Administrative Officer, Ministry of Commerce-Industry and Resources (1990-2002)
- Assistant Administrative Officer, Ministry of Energy and Resources (1988-1990)
Professional Activities and Experience
- Conducted cases related to a number of construction companies such as Samsung C&T, GS E&C, and Dongbu E&C
- Conducted numerous corporate criminal cases such as embezzlement and breach of trust
- Carrying out litigation on corruption cases such as bribery and breach of trust
- Conducting cases of violation of laws related to the capital market and financial investment business such as market price manipulation
- International tax cases related to foreign funds and various tax cases
- Conducting public relations and media-related advisory services for companies, etc.
Articles
- Assessment of Gross Unfairness in Unfair Terms under the Subcontracting Act (Journal of Competition No. 230, Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2025)
- Competition (private company acquisitions) Q&A: South Korea (Co-author, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters, 2021)
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