Lin Lawyer Lee Byunghwa Receives Presidential Commendation at '2026 Carbon Neutrality Green Management Awards'

The only law firm-affiliated recipient among 17 awardees
Recognized for supporting companies' green transitions through legal and institutional measures

Lee Byung-hwa, director of the Carbon Strategy Research Institute at Law Firm Lin.

Lin Law Firm said on November 11 that Lee Byunghwa, director of its Carbon Strategy Research Institute and a member of the 27th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, received a Presidential Commendation in the Distinguished Service category at the 2026 Carbon Neutrality Green Management Awards on November 6.

Of the 17 recipients in this year's Distinguished Service category, the award, co-hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, went to Lee as the only recipient affiliated with a law firm.

Lee has advised on the emissions trading system since 2018. At the government's request, he also helped draft a bill to establish a framework for the voluntary carbon market. He was recognized for supporting companies' green transitions through legal and institutional measures, including advising on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism(CBAM) and EU supply chain due diligence, as well as serving as co-chair of the private-sector-led Carbon Reduction Forum.

Lee said, "I take the award given to a legal professional as recognition that companies' green transitions need the support of laws and institutions. I will continue working to develop standard response guidelines that small and midsize suppliers can put to immediate use, and to institutionalize the voluntary carbon market."

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