Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2022-Present)
Expert Policy Advisor on Distribution in Digital Platforms, Government of Kyounggi Province (2021.7.-2021.12.)
Expert Advisor, Task Force on the AI-Related Legislative and Regulatory Improvements, Ministry of Science and ICT (2021.5.-2021.12.)
Staff member, Economic Policy Division, National Assembly’s Special Ad Hoc Committee for National Integration (2021.2.-2021.11.)
Legislative Researcher (Antitrust & Competition), Antitrust and Finance Team, National Assembly Research Service (2013-2022)
International Law Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2012.2.-2012.12.)
US Forces Korea Relocation Office, Ministry of National Defense (2010-2012)
Representative Mattersshow
- Advised on cartels, including a newly-introduced provision on information exchanges among competitors in Korean competition law
- Advised on various antitrust/consumer protection law issues in digital economy
- Advised on domestic implications of global competition policy and law enforcement
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Annual Award from the Chief of the National Assembly Research Service (National Assembly Research Service, 2019)
- Best Report of the Year (National Assembly Research Service, first half of 2017)
- Commendation from the Minister of National Defense (Ministry of National Defense, 2015)
- Annual Award from the Chief of the US Forces Korea Relocation Office (2011)
Publications/Activities
- The Limits of Self-Preferencing in Digital Markets under Competition Regime: A Comparative Law Perspective, Journal of Competition Law, Vol.44 (Korea Competition Law Association, 2022)
- More Convergence than Divergence in Regulating Platform Business?: Juxtaposing US/EU/Korea’s Legislative Proposals, Journal of Competition, Vol.209 (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2022)
- Analysis of Legal and Policy Issues in Legislative Debates on the Proposed “Online B2B Fair Trade Act,” Legislation and Policy, No.77 (Co-author, National Assembly Research Service, 2021)
- The Korean Antitrust Overhaul in 40 Years: The Future of Information Exchanges and Injunctive Reliefs under the New MRFTA, Journal of Economic Law, Vol.20 Issue 1 (Korea Economic Law Association, 2021)
- A Whole New World?: Normative and Practical Implications of the New EU Regulation on Online Platform in Distribution Industry, Journal of Distribution Law, Vol.7 Issue 1 (Korea Distribution Law Association, 2020)
- Implications of the Recent KFTA Amendments (1): Investigation Stage, Issues and Perspectives, No.1719 (National Assembly Research Service, 2020)
- Inside the EU Dow/DuPont Decision and its Implications to the KFTC’s Merger Guidelines: Role of the “Innovation Theory of Harm,” Journal of Competition Law, Vol.41 (Korea Competition Law Association, 2020)
- Introducing Class Action to Antitrust and Consumer Protection Cases, Legislation and Policy, No.43 (National Assembly Research Service, 2019)
- The U.S. Supreme Court’s American Express Decision and Its Implications for Market Definition in Platform Businesses, Journal of Competition Law, Vol.40 (Co-author, Korea Competition Law Association, 2019)
- Issues in the European Commission's 2019 Google AdSense Case, Journal of Competition, Vol.200 (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2019)
- Two Major Proposals in the Proposed Amendments of the MRFTA, Journal of Competition, Vol.197 (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2018)
- A Study on Regulating Exchanges of Price Information among Competitors (Ph.D. Dissertation, Seoul National University School of Law, 2018)
- Main Speaker, “Harmonizing Ethical and Practical Approaches in Businesses’ Managing and Monitoring their Artificial Intelligence,” Legislative Seminar by the Task Force on AI-Related Legislative and Regulatory Improvements (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2021)
- Main Speaker, “Recent Trends in EU’s Platform Regulation and Its Implications,” Legislative Conference on Global Competition Law Enforcement and Legislation (Various Members of the Policy Committee at the National Assembly, 2021)
- Main Speaker, “ESG in the Context of Sustainable Supply Chain Management,” Academic Conference on How to Promote ESG (National Assembly Member Kim Byoung-Wok and Korea Business Law Association, 2021)
- Main Speaker, “Information Exchanges among Competitors under the Amended Korean Antitrust Law,” Academic Conference on Current Legislations in Commercial Law (Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Law, 2021)
- Main Speaker, “Platform Mergers and Monopoly: Revisiting a Recent High-Profile Merger of Food Delivery Apps in Korea,” Academic Conference on Emerging Legal Challenges in the Stay-at-Home Era (Korea Business Law Association, KOSDAQ and Korea Listed-Companies Association, 2021)
- Lecturer, “Future of Antitrust Overhaul and Law Enforcement under the New KFTC Commissioner” (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2019)
- Lecturer, “Special Issues in Private Enforcement of Korean Competition Law: Proposed Introduction of Injunctive Relief” (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2018)
Education
Seoul National University School of Law (Ph.D., Antitrust Law, 2018)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2008)
Creighton University (B.A., History, summa cum laude, 2005)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York, 2010
Languages
Korean and English