Dentons New Zealand Corporate and Commercial Partner, Wook Jin Lee, has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s 24 most influential lawyers, in NZ Lawyer’s Most Influential Lawyers list for 2024. This recognises Wook as a leader, innovator and catalyst for positive change in the profession.

This is the second time that Wook has been recognised for his contribution to the profession, after featuring as a Young Influencer (which identifies lawyers aged 40 or under who have had an extraordinary impact on the profession or society) in the inaugural Most Influential Lawyers list in 2021.

Wook is currently one of very few partners of Asian descent in a national law firm in New Zealand. Within that group, he is the only corporate law specialist. He is consistently regarded by the market as one of the best corporate transactional lawyers of his generation, and spearheads a number of Dentons’ strategies, including for the firm’s listed company advisory, private equity and venture capital offerings.

Hayden Wilson, Dentons New Zealand Chair and Global Vice Chair, Dentons, says, "Wook is an outstanding lawyer who continues to play a leading role in growing our firm’s corporate advisory offering. He brings a fresh approach to helping clients navigate the challenges they are facing, and delivers commercial outcomes on the issues most important to them. He inspires and mentors the experienced team he leads, and is highly respected externally and internally for the strength of his expertise and commercial acumen. Beyond his own practice, Wook is a key part of Dentons’ growth in New Zealand, helping us change the way we do business and approach the market across multiple sectors."

The NZ Lawyer team evaluated the overall impact of the nominees on their contributions to the legal profession. The 24 lawyers who made the final list were those who delivered specific outcomes in support of their peers and the industry.

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