Inho Lee specializes in construction and real estate law, focusing primarily on urban redevelopment and reconstruction projects, as well as local housing association projects. He has served as an advisor for public enterprises, such as Korea Land and Housing Corporation and Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation, on urban renewal projects. Additionally, he has acted as an advisor for the Korea Real Estate Agency on feasibility studies for land disposition plans and as a verifier of estimated contributions for public redevelopment projects.
Inho Lee has also held various positions on committees related to construction and real estate, including urban redevelopment committees, housing price review committees, urban dispute mediation committees, urban planning committees, and contract review committees in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul.
He has collaborated on research projects for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, including the development of standard agreements and construction contracts for regional housing associations, as well as research on improvement measures for these associations. Furthermore, he has lectured on urban redevelopment law in training programs organized by universities, civic organizations, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Currently, Inho Lee provides legal counsel to numerous redevelopment and reconstruction associations, as well as regional housing associations. He also offers legal advice for public redevelopment projects conducted by Korea Land and Housing Corporation and Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation. Mr. Lee is dedicated to providing precise solutions to a wide range of legal issues that may arise in urban redevelopment and reconstruction projects.
Overview
Experience
- 1993 Passed the 35th Korean Bar Examination
- 1996 Judicial Research and Training Institute (25th class)
- 2001 ~ 2007 Advisor, Urban Redevelopment Division of the Korea Appraisal Board
- 2009 ~ 2010 Specialist Member, Gyeonggi Province Urban Redevelopment Committee
- 2010 ~ 2014 Member, Seoul City Gangdong District Housing Price Review Committee
- 2011 ~ 2014 Member, Urban Regeneration Advisory Committee, Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation
- 2012 ~ 2016 Member, Suwon City Urban Residential Environment Improvement Fund Management Committee
- 2018 ~ 2024 Advisor, Feasibility Verification of Land Disposition Plans, Korea Real Estate Agency
- 2021 ~ 2023 Verifier, Estimated Contributions for Public Redevelopment Projects, Korea Real Estate Agency
- 2021 ~ 2022 Advisory Member, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport's “Public-led 3080+ Housing Supply Expansion Plan for Metropolitan Areas”
- 2019 ~ 2024 Legal Counsel, Korea Land and Housing Corporation
- 2022 ~ 2024 Legal Counsel, Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation
- 2023 ~ 2024 Member, Urban Planning Committee, Jongno District, Seoul
- Member, Contract Review Committee, Jongno District, Seoul
- External Advisor, Redevelopment Projects, Korea Land and Housing Corporation
- Present Partner Attorney, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1982 Wooshin High School
- 1989 Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B.)
Representative Matters
- Provided legal advice to numerous redevelopment and reconstruction project associations
- Provided legal advice to several regional housing associations
- Successfully represented in cases related to the free transfer of redevelopment infrastructure (Supreme Court Case No. 2016Da241072, Supreme Court Case No. 2007Du14312)
- Won a case concerning the eligibility of project implementers to file for liquidation claims (Supreme Court Case No. 2016Du39498)
- Won a case regarding the legal status of resident representative meetings (Supreme Court Case No. 2013Da1570)
- Won a case concerning the registration of ownership transfer for reserved land within a reconstruction site (Seoul Central District Court Case No. 2018Gahap557837)
- Won a case where the commercial property owners' association challenged and overturned a management plan that violated the independent settlement agreement (Seoul High Court Case No. 2020Nu57655, Supreme Court Case No. 2022Du30775, Seoul Administrative Court Case No. 2023GuHap55801)
- Represented a reconstruction association in a lawsuit against the managing agency for the return of excessive sale prices of national and public property within a redevelopment area (Seoul Central District Court Case No. 2024Gahap42275)
- Won a case where a local housing association prevailed against a service provider's claim for service fees (Supreme Court Case No. 2023Da219745, Suwon High Court Case No. 2020Na18022)
- Successfully managed a case where a minority member's request for a general meeting was approved, leading to a change in the executive committee as per the meeting's resolution (Suwon District Court Case No. 2023BiHap100106, Suwon District Court Case No. 2023KaHap10423).
- Provided legal advice to several regional housing associations
- Successfully represented in cases related to the free transfer of redevelopment infrastructure (Supreme Court Case No. 2016Da241072, Supreme Court Case No. 2007Du14312)
- Won a case concerning the eligibility of project implementers to file for liquidation claims (Supreme Court Case No. 2016Du39498)
- Won a case regarding the legal status of resident representative meetings (Supreme Court Case No. 2013Da1570)
- Won a case concerning the registration of ownership transfer for reserved land within a reconstruction site (Seoul Central District Court Case No. 2018Gahap557837)
- Won a case where the commercial property owners' association challenged and overturned a management plan that violated the independent settlement agreement (Seoul High Court Case No. 2020Nu57655, Supreme Court Case No. 2022Du30775, Seoul Administrative Court Case No. 2023GuHap55801)
- Represented a reconstruction association in a lawsuit against the managing agency for the return of excessive sale prices of national and public property within a redevelopment area (Seoul Central District Court Case No. 2024Gahap42275)
- Won a case where a local housing association prevailed against a service provider's claim for service fees (Supreme Court Case No. 2023Da219745, Suwon High Court Case No. 2020Na18022)
- Successfully managed a case where a minority member's request for a general meeting was approved, leading to a change in the executive committee as per the meeting's resolution (Suwon District Court Case No. 2023BiHap100106, Suwon District Court Case No. 2023KaHap10423).
Publications
- Joint research on improving transparency in housing association projects (commissioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, 2016)
- Research on standard agreements and standard construction contracts for regional and workplace housing associations (commissioned by the Ministry of Construction and Transportation and conducted by the Korea Housing Association) (2003)
Inho Lee
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-3458-0930
F. +82-2-554-6423
E. ihlee@classhklaw.com