• Advised a logistics company in a US DOJ cartel investigation and parallel KFTC investigation.
• Advised a global music corporation in a KFTC cartel investigation and appellate litigation thereafter.
• Advised a Japanese capacitor manufacturer in a KFTC cartel investigation and parallel criminal proceedings.
• Advised a multinational e-commerce corporation in KFTC’s abuse of dominance probe.
• Advised a Japanese auto parts company in a KFTC cartel investigation and enforcement matters.
• Advised an online travel shopping company in JFTC’s investigation into hotel rate parity clauses.
• Advised a global semiconductor company in obtaining FTC, CMA, and EC merger clearance.
• Advised various global companies in obtaining merger clearance from the KFTC.

• Conducted an internal investigation and a detailed analysis of a German multinational automobile manufacturer’s distribution system in Korea to ensure conformity with legal regulations.
• Conducted an internal investigation of a Korean subsidiary of a multinational medical device company to verify allegations of improper payments to physicians.
• Conducted compliance due diligence for a Singapore-based investor’s share acquisition in a Korean company.
• Advised a Japanese IT service and consulting company in DOJ’s FCPA investigation.
• Investigated an executive at a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company for the improper use of a corporate card and private jet.
• Conducted an internal investigation into a US-Korea JV’s management to verify allegations of self-dealing transactions.
• Conducted an internal investigation of a German multinational automobile manufacturer’s Seoul branch to verify allegations of workplace harassment.
• Conducted an internal investigation of an American multinational medical device company’s Seoul branch office to verify allegations of sexual harassment and document forgery.

Awards

• Commendation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade (2012)
• Commendation from the Minister of Knowledge Economy (2012)
• Commendation from the Chairman of the Korea International Trade Association (2010)

Publications/Activities

• An Ode to Sea Turtles & Dolphins: Expanding WTO’s Mandate to Bridge the Trade-Environment Divide, Journal of APEC Studies, Vol.12, No.2 (APEC Studies Association of Korea, 2020.12.)
• Revamping the Justice System: (Re)Defining the Role of Judges in Korea’s Jury Trials, Australian Journal of Asian Law, Vol.18, No.1 (Melbourne Law School, 2017.8.)
• Court-Supervised Mediation in Korea: Development and Prospects, Dispute Resolution Journal, Vol.70, No.3 (American Arbitration Association, 2015.11.)
• Appa Said Knock You Out: Korean Judicial Invalidation of Knock-In, Knock-Out Currency Options, Cornell International Law Journal Online, Vol.2 (Cornell Law School, 2014.3.)
• The Broken Myth of America’s Economic Prosperity?: Housing Bubble as the Source of the 2008 Global Economic Slowdown, Journal of American Studies, Vol.45, No.2 (Co-author, American Studies Association of Korea, 2013.9.)
• Effects of Free Trade Agreements and Market Openness on U.S. Export Diversification, American Studies, Vol.34, No.2 (American Studies Institute, Seoul National University, 2011.11.)