Mr. Tae Son LEE is an attorney at DR & AJU LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Corporate (Litigations), Construction & Real Estate, Energy, Transportation, Industrial Accident, Healthcare & Environment, Education & School, and Antitrust & Competition.
Mr. Lee has a proven track record of successfully representing various public institutions, such as Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), KEPCO E&C, and Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF), as well as a number of domestic construction companies, university hospitals (Seoul National University Hospital, Sinchon and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Asan Medical Center, etc.), and other clients in complex cases. In particular, he has proven his expertise in handling cases involving intricate special appraisals, such as defect appraisal for apartments and townhouses, medical appraisal, landscape appraisal, appraisal for fire protection in nuclear power plants, and appraisal for submarine communications cable. With extensive experience and knowledge, Mr. Lee delivers the best results for his clients.
Mr. Lee also developed a specialization in education and school-related matters. He not only provided advisory services to the Ministry of Education and represented them in education-related litigations, but also responded to the comprehensive audit of the Ministry of Education and acted as a standing proxy for a witness in the parliamentary inspection of a university president when he served as a legal counsel of an educational foundation. Mr. Lee provides legal advice on a variety of legal issues arising at education foundations, universities, and affiliated institutions of school foundations.
Furthermore, Mr. Lee has a deep understanding of disputes involving fair trade. He has experience responding to the Korea Fair Trade Commission’s investigation, representing clients in the mediation procedure of the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, and litigation involving the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
Intern, Office of the Legislative Research Officer, Public Administration and Security Committee, The National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (2014)
Represented KEPCO in litigation regarding the site of KEPCO in Samseong-dong and in cases regarding the destruction of submarine cables in Yubu Island and underground power transmission lines in Incheon.
Represented KEPCO E&C in the procedure of evidence preservation and litigations regarding the destruction of fire protection pipes in a nuclear power plant.
Represented a domestic cryptocurrency exchange in compensation suits for damages due to hacking and system supply agreements.
Represented a Korean construction company in various cases, such as litigation claiming additional construction costs due to price fluctuations and changes in design, litigation regarding defects in apartments and landscaping works, litigation for unpaid construction costs, litigation regarding damage to geothermal pipes, litigation claiming for contributions to joint expenses, litigation for purchasers’ recourse amount, litigation regarding damage to stormwater pipelines, and litigation claiming for the deposited amount.
Represented Korean construction companies in cases involving suspension injunction of the effect of the association’s general meeting, suspension injunction of holding meetings of the board of directors and shareholders, and suspension injunction of the effect of the resolution of the board of directors.
Represented a Korean construction company and in a lawsuit against false sales related to title lending
Represented the Korea Fair Trade Commission in litigation pertaining to the disposition of a corrective order for unfair trade practices, penalty surcharges for illegal cartel conduct, and warnings for abuse of position in the trade
Represented the Jeju Free International Duty Development Center (JDC) in litigation over construction costs arising from the construction of an international school and the mediation of fair trade disputes with product suppliers
Represented the Ministry of Education in litigation involving the revocation of director appointment refusal and compensation for class support
Represented the Korea Student Aid Foundation in litigation involving the prohibition of obstruction of business related to dormitory disputes, return of beneficial expenses, delivery of buildings, and damage compensation
Represented school foundations and universities in responding to a comprehensive audit of the Ministry of Education and acting as a standing proxy for the witness in the parliamentary inspection
Represented Korean university hospitals (Seoul National University Hospital, Sinchon and Gangnam Severance Hospital, Asan Medical Center, etc.) in a damage suit involving medical negligence and provided response strategies for criminal actions related to occupational negligence
