Kwangwook (Paul) Lee
Associate

Plunkett Cooney

Licensed Since: 2010
Joined Firm: 2010

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

TEL: (248) 901-4001
FAX: (248) 901-4040

klee@plunkettcooney.com

Mr. Lee devotes his practice to assisting Asian corporations operating in the United States and U.S. corporations with business interests in Asia, specifically companies in the automotive and financial industries. He represents these clients in various types of business transactions, negotiations and litigation.

Mr. Lee's experience as an equity market strategist at a Korean securities firm and as a summer intern in the securities and finance department of a leading Asian law firm allows him to offer a unique perspective when advising clients on international financial transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Lee worked as a summer associate in an Alabama-based law firm. While there, he gained experience in the Korean automotive industries in the U.S. market, including conducting employment law seminars for managers of tier-one Korean auto suppliers and assisting Korean suppliers in major automotive bankruptcies.

Professional Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• American Bar Association (Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section)
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  

Community Involvement

• Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC)
• Korean American Community of Metro Detroit (General Counsel)
• The Association of Korean-American Professionals in the Automotive Industry (KPAI)
  

Speaking Engagement

• Business Law & Free Trade Agreement Conference
  

Areas of Practice

Banking, Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Law
Business Enterprises Law

Honors & Awards
Golden Key International Honor Society

Education
Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2010
Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, B.S., 2005