Lee Jaehoon

Associate

Jaehoon is a Korean national who is qualified in New York, England & Wales, and Singapore.

Jaehoon believes in doing the right thing and doing right by his clients.

He started his career as a foreign lawyer in the ASEAN practice of a boutique Korean law firm, advising Korean conglomerates and financial institutions on legal matters throughout Southeast Asia.

After relocating to Singapore in 2021, Jaehoon obtained his Juris Doctor from the National University of Singapore and completed training with a litigation team at an established Singapore law firm before joining Covenant Chambers.

Jaehoon’s practice covers a wide range of matters, including civil disputes, criminal law, employment law, and advisory matters.

Sample Cases

Dispute Resolution

• Assisted a cybersecurity software company and the company’s director in a minority oppression claim

• Assisted in defending a client who was charged with a market rigging offence under the Securities and Futures Act 2001

• Assisted in advising a Japanese company on the enforcement of an arbitration award in Singapore

Corporate, Commercial & Financial

• Advised a major Korean bank and other Korean financial entities in their applications for a Non-Bank Financial Institution licence with the Central Bank of Myanmar

• Drafted and reviewed internal policies and procedures of a Cambodian branch of a major Korean bank

Employment

• Assisted in advising a cybersecurity company on the termination of a senior employee

• Assisted in advising a manufacturing company on the Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993