Partner, Yong-Tae Lee

Partner / Foreign Attorney (Admitted in NY, USA)

Practice Areas:
- Contracts, Litigations, Arbitrations and Other Dispute Resolutions related to Cross-Boarder       
  Transactions
- IPR Licensing and Litigations
- Legal Compliance including Anti-Trust, Trade Regulations and Other Regulatory Affairs

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY

• Over twenty five years of legal experiences as in-house counsel and licensing executive in the various practice areas of (a) local and international business transactions and claims/litigations covering procurement, supply, development, strategic alliance, tax, finance, joint venture and M&A, (b) legal compliance including anti-trust, trade regulations and other regulatory affairs required under various jurisdictions and (c) intellectual properties involving patent prosecution, patent portfolio management, and IPR infringement claim/litigation with a focus on licensing .
• Over thirteen years of management experiences as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief IP Officer and Chief Licensing Executive, managing over 100 claims/ litigations and over thousands business transactions including multi hundred million dollar deals, and supervising more than 100 counsels and staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

KASAN IP & Law Firm                                                                                                             2017 ~ Present

Ministry of National Planning & Economic Development, Myanmar                   2015 ~ 2016
- Legal Advisor

Samsung SDI Co, Ltd.                                                                                                                   2011 ~ 2016
- General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer)

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.                                                                                                   1992 ~ 2011
- Chief Licensing Executive ( IPR Center)
- Chief IP Officer & Head of IP Department (Digital Media IP Department)
- Senior Counsel (Legal Department)

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor                                                                                                                                         May. 1992
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.A.

Bachelor of Laws                                                                                                                         Feb. 1985
Kyungpook National University College of Law, Taegu, Korea

 

BAR ADMISSION & QUALIFICATION

Admitted to New York Bar                                                                                                             Jan. 1992
Member of American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association
 

Certified Korean Technology Transfer Agent                                                                      July.2003
Member of Korean Technology Transfer Agent Association

OTHER ACTIVITIES & SKILLS

- Lectured International Trade Laws at the Graduate School of Administration & Development for Myanmar government officials

- Member of Expert Advisory Committee for:
World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and
Korean Invention Promotion Association (KIPA)

- Expert Committee Member for Gyeonggi-Do International Business Center

- Lectured at professional associations, colleges and seminars on topics of international business transactions, licensing and intellectual property laws, and patent management strategies

PUBLICATIONS

- Contract Guide to International Business Transactions, Sechang Publish, June 2016
- Legal & Tax Guide to Myanmar Foreign Investment, Sechang Publish, June 2016