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Maria HAJIYEROU Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1329 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Maria HAJIYEROU Foreign Attorney
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Maria HAJIYEROU Foreign Attorney

Maria HAJIYEROUForeign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1329 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.maria.hajiyerou@kimchang.com

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Maria Hajiyerou is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang with nearly 15 years of experience advising multinational and domestic clients on complex regulatory and compliance matters in Korea. Her practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, privacy and data security, and regulatory issues, particularly in the food & beverage and sports & luxury sectors.

As a member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice, Ms. Hajiyerou has extensive experience handling cross-border merger reviews before the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”), including high profile transactions in the software, food, chemical and healthcare industries. She also advises clients in KFTC investigations involving cartels, unfair trade practices and franchise-related matters. Notably, she assisted a team that successfully overturned a 2017 KFTC decision against a US-based advanced materials company, marking the first Korean Supreme Court ruling finding that non-pricing vertical restraints are legal under Korean competition law.

In the area of privacy and data security, Ms. Hajiyerou regularly advises clients on managing data breach incidents and ensuring compliance with personal information protection laws. Her experience extends to handling cross-border data leakage cases and related regulatory investigations.

Ms. Hajiyerou has developed significant industry expertise in the food & beverage and consumer products sectors, assisting global brands with market entry and exit strategies, distribution structures, regulatory compliance and ongoing business operations in Korea.

Ms. Hajiyerou is a member of the New York Bar.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2010-Present)

Shin & Kim (2009-2010)

Hanwha Group (2007-2009)

Office of Korean Affairs, United States Department of State (2002-2003)

Representative Mattersshow

Antitrust & Competition
 
  • Worked with a multinational manufacturer of electronic design automation software in a merger filing for its acquisition of a multinational manufacturer of engineering simulation software.
  • Worked with a multinational retail platform company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational retail platform.
  • Worked with a multinational automaker in a cartel case before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational financial services firm in cartel cases before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational global materials science company in an unfair trade practice case before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational life sciences and biotechnology company in a merger filing for its acquisition of a biopharma business before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational design and engineering software maker in an abuse of dominance and unfair trade practice case before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational investment bank and financial services firm in a cartel case before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational life sciences manufacturer in a merger filing for its acquisition of another life sciences company before the KFTC.
  • Worked with a multinational manufacturer of HDD, SDD and data center solutions in a merger filing for its acquisition of another maker of HDD and storage solutions before the KFTC.
 
Privacy & Data Security
 
  • Worked with a multinational retail brand in a data breach investigation.
  • Worked with a multinational F&B company in Korean privacy law compliance.
  • Worked with a multinational medical device company in Korean privacy law compliance.
  • Worked with a multinational retail platform company in Korean privacy law compliance.

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Awards

  • Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
  • Global Elite Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite - Competition_Under 45 (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Delinian, 2021-2024)
  • Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2022, 2024)
  • Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2018, 2021-2023)

Publications/Activities
    • GCR Know-How: "Antimonopoly & Unilateral Conduct - Korea" (GCR, 2015)
    • The Essentials of Merger Review, chapter 32, Korea (Co-author, ABA, 2013)
    • Antitrust Year in Review: "Korea" chapter (Co-author, ABA, 2012)
    • ABA International Antitrust Law Committee: "Antitrust Year in Review: South Korea" (ABA, 2011)

Education

    The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007)

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2002)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2008

Languages

English and Korean (conversational)

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Maria HAJIYEROU
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)


T. +82-2-3703-1329      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Maria Hajiyerou is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang with nearly 15 years of experience advising multinational and domestic clients on complex regulatory and compliance matters in Korea. Her practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, privacy and data security, and regulatory issues, particularly in the food & beverage and sports & luxury sectors.

As a member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice, Ms. Hajiyerou has extensive experience handling cross-border merger reviews before the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”), including high profile transactions in the software, food, chemical and healthcare industries. She also advises clients in KFTC investigations involving cartels, unfair trade practices and franchise-related matters. Notably, she assisted a team that successfully overturned a 2017 KFTC decision against a US-based advanced materials company, marking the first Korean Supreme Court ruling finding that non-pricing vertical restraints are legal under Korean competition law.

In the area of privacy and data security, Ms. Hajiyerou regularly advises clients on managing data breach incidents and ensuring compliance with personal information protection laws. Her experience extends to handling cross-border data leakage cases and related regulatory investigations.

Ms. Hajiyerou has developed significant industry expertise in the food & beverage and consumer products sectors, assisting global brands with market entry and exit strategies, distribution structures, regulatory compliance and ongoing business operations in Korea.

Ms. Hajiyerou is a member of the New York Bar.






    Kim & Chang (2010-Present)

    Shin & Kim (2009-2010)

    Hanwha Group (2007-2009)

    Office of Korean Affairs, United States Department of State (2002-2003)






Antitrust & Competition
 
  •   Worked with a multinational manufacturer of electronic design automation software in a merger filing for its acquisition of a multinational manufacturer of engineering simulation software.
  •   Worked with a multinational retail platform company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational retail platform.
  •   Worked with a multinational automaker in a cartel case before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational financial services firm in cartel cases before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational global materials science company in an unfair trade practice case before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational life sciences and biotechnology company in a merger filing for its acquisition of a biopharma business before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational design and engineering software maker in an abuse of dominance and unfair trade practice case before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational investment bank and financial services firm in a cartel case before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational life sciences manufacturer in a merger filing for its acquisition of another life sciences company before the KFTC.
  •   Worked with a multinational manufacturer of HDD, SDD and data center solutions in a merger filing for its acquisition of another maker of HDD and storage solutions before the KFTC.
 
Privacy & Data Security
 
  •   Worked with a multinational retail brand in a data breach investigation.
  •   Worked with a multinational F&B company in Korean privacy law compliance.
  •   Worked with a multinational medical device company in Korean privacy law compliance.
  •   Worked with a multinational retail platform company in Korean privacy law compliance.





Awards

  •   Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
  •   Global Elite Thought Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite - Competition_Under 45 (Who’s Who Legal, 2024)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Delinian, 2021-2024)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2022, 2024)
  •   Future Leader, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2018, 2021-2023)

Publications/Activities

  •   GCR Know-How: "Antimonopoly & Unilateral Conduct - Korea" (GCR, 2015)
  •   The Essentials of Merger Review, chapter 32, Korea (Co-author, ABA, 2013)
  •   Antitrust Year in Review: "Korea" chapter (Co-author, ABA, 2012)
  •   ABA International Antitrust Law Committee: "Antitrust Year in Review: South Korea" (ABA, 2011)





Education

    The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007)

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2002)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2008


Languages
  •    English and Korean (conversational)





Antitrust & Competition ,  Privacy & Data Security ,  Life Sciences and Healthcare ,  Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes ,  International Trade & Customs