Bio
Profile
Experience
Secretary General, Asia Competition Association (2022.12.-Present)
Executive Secretary, Academic Research Support Projects, Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency (2021.6.-Present)
Lecturer (M&A Practice), Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2011-2013)
Lecturer (Intellectual Property Right and Fair-Trade Law), MIP (Master of Intellectual Property), KAIST (2010-2014)
Davis Polk & Wardwell (2006-2007)
Kim & Chang (2000.5.-Present)
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1997-2000)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance (Who’s Who Legal, 2023)
- Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2022-2023)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, M&A and Governance (Who’s Who Legal, 2022-2023)
- Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021, 2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
- Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2019)
- Highly Regarded, IFLR1000 (2018-2023)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Competition/Antitrust (Chambers and Partners, 2016-2018, 2021-2023)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition & Antitrust (Euromoney, 2016-2018, 2020-2023)
Publications/Activities
- Getting the Deal Through – Private M&A: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2018)
- Getting the Deal Through – Shareholder Activism & Engagement (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2016-2017)
- Chambers Global Practice Guide – Corporate M&A 2017: Korea chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2016)
- Sweet & Maxwell International Series – Leniency Regimes (5th edition): Korea chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2015)
- Chambers Legal Practice Guide – Corporate M&A 2015 (2nd Edition): Korea chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2015)
- GCR The Asia-Pacific Antitrust Review 2014: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014)
- The European Lawyer Reference Series: Corporate Governance 2013 (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2013)
- The Cartels and Leniency Review: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2013)
- Getting the Deal Through – Foreign Investment Review: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2012-2014)
- A Study on Corporate Law (M&A Practice) (Co-author, Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, 2012)
- Reform and consolidation, The 2011 Guide to Mergers and Acquisitions: Korea chapter (Co-author, IFLR, 2011)
- Getting the Deal Through – Mergers & Acquisitions: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2010-2012, 2014-2016)
- The Mergers & Acquisitions Review: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2010-2012)
Education
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2006)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1997)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1995)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1997; New York, 2007
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Newsletters
KFTC Proposes Amendment to Enforcement Decree and Enactment of Notification for the Revised “Fair Trade Voluntary Compliance Program”
2024.03.07 -
Recognitions
22 Kim & Chang Professionals Recognized as “2024 Stand-out Lawyers” – Thomson Reuters
2024.02.20 -
Newsletters
FSTA Amendment Increases Punitive Damages Liability for Technology Misappropriation
2024.02.15 -
Newsletters
KFTC Announces Key Initiatives for 2024
2024.02.08 -
Newsletters
Five Amendments, Including an Amendment to the FTL, Passed by the National Assembly
2024.01.31 -
Newsletters
KFTC Issues Advance Notice of Proposed Guidelines for Assessing Unfair Business Practices in the Franchise Industry
2024.01.12