(From left) Yangho Shin, Foreign Attorney; Soo-Mi Rhee, Foreign Attorney; Joo Hee Lee, Attorney
Foreign Attorney Yangho Shin at Paul Hastings was selected as the top vote-getter in the "Best Lawyer" category for foreign and joint venture law firms in the 2026 Korea Law Firm Consumer Report, receiving 3 votes. Foreign Attorney Soo-Mi Rhee at Arnold & Porter and Attorney Joo Hee Lee at Linklaters followed, receiving 2 votes each. The remaining 18 lawyers received 1 vote each.
Foreign Attorney Yangho Shin (New York and New Jersey bars), the top vote-getter, belongs to Paul Hastings' Complex Litigation and Arbitration Group and practices out of the Seoul office. He has handled numerous complex litigation and arbitration cases involving individuals and multinational corporations.
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His practice areas include international arbitration, international trade, intellectual property disputes, responding to U.S. government criminal, financial, and securities investigations, as well as commercial contracts and IP advisory in the semiconductor and manufacturing sectors. Corporate legal officers evaluated Attorney Shin noting, "We are satisfied that he led us to good outcomes," and "His legal analysis and Strategic Thinking capabilities are outstanding." In 2025, he was also named in "IAM Patent 1000," published by the global IP publication IAM.
Foreign Attorney Soo-Mi Rhee (Washington D.C. and New York bars) is a partner overseeing the Anti-Corruption practice at Arnold & Porter. Traveling between Washington D.C.
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and Seoul, she has broadly handled compliance matters including anti-corruption, export controls and economic sanctions, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews, and U.S. outbound investment security regulations. Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of International Trade, she is evaluated as being well-versed in high-tech industries and global regulatory responses. One corporate legal officer selected her as a top lawyer, commenting, "She possesses professional capabilities in international trade and promptly presents legal opinions tailored to the client's needs." She graduated from Yonsei University and earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School. She was also recognized for her expertise in the white-collar field by the UK legal directory The Legal 500.
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Attorney Joo Hee Lee (admitted in Korea, England & Wales, and California) serves as the Managing Partner of Linklaters' Seoul office, advising on inbound energy and infrastructure investments and project finance in South Korea. Attorney Lee graduated from Yonsei University College of Law and passed the 46th Judicial Examination in 2004. She is known as the first Korean lawyer to join an international law firm immediately after completing her training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Having started her legal practice at Linklaters' Hong Kong office, she currently advises on multi-sourced project financing and overall project development across Korea and abroad, with a primary focus on energy transition and low-carbon/zero-carbon energy sectors.
A corporate legal officer who nominated her as a top lawyer evaluated, "She is producing the top performance in South Korea regarding legal advisory for energy infrastructure project financing."
Seo-Ha-Yeon, Reporter
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