• Advised a Korean conglomerate and its affiliates on four continents in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and secured a written declination to conclude the investigation.
• Advised a Korean telecommunications provider in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation regarding the FCPA and in parallel proceedings involving shareholders and regulatory authorities.
• Served as post-resolution counsel to the Korean telecommunication provider during the FCPA monitorship.
• Advised a major German automobile manufacturing group in criminal proceedings involving the Seoul Prosecutors’ Office and other authorities as well as in a criminal litigation before the Seoul District Court in relation to diesel engine compliance matters.
• Conducted internal investigation and subsequently represented a nonprofit international public health organization relating to the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws.
• Conducted parallel internal investigations in China and Korea and subsequently represented a global medical device company concerning unfair trade practices and anti-bribery compliance.
• Advised a large domestic chemical manufacturer with parallel internal investigations in Korea and EU.
• Advised a large domestic fabricator with global-standard corporate compliance policies.
• Advised a growing bio-similar company with global-standard corporate compliance policies.

• Advised a Korean cable manufacturer before the World Bank’s INT and secured a negotiated settlement.
• Advised to lead the World Bank monitorship for a Korean cable manufacturer.
• Advised a Korean engineering consulting company before the World Bank’s INT.
• Advised an engineering firm before the World Bank’s INT.

• Represented a Korean conglomerate throughout a billion-dollar trade secret litigation involving civil claims with over 100 trade secrets in the Northern District of Virginia and the Eastern District of New York, and parallel criminal charges instigated by the US Department of Justice and anti-trust claims filed before the Korean Fair Trade Commission; all matters were globally resolved following an eight-week jury trial and successful appeal.
• Represented a large international fabricator in an internal investigation into the misappropriation of trade secrets allegation instigated by the US Department of Justice (trade secret; industrial silicone).
• Represented a semiconductor manufacturer in a trade secret lawsuit in the Superior Court of California and the Northern District of California.
• Represented a chemical manufacturer in a trade secret lawsuit in the Middle District of Alabama.

• Represented a Korean airline company in a multi-district litigation in the Eastern District of New York relating to alleged price-fixing in the global air cargo business. 
• Represented a Korean conglomerate in a price fixing civil litigation brought by state attorneys general in federal and state courts regarding LCD display components. 
• Represented a Korean oil company in a price-fixing criminal investigation by the US Department of Justice.

• Represented a global e-commerce company in patent litigation in the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Eastern District of Virginia, resulting in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the client’s favor that injunctions should not be presumed in patent cases. 
• Represented a health care information technology company in patent litigation involving a patent related to medical claims auditing software in the District of Delaware, resulting in a favorable jury verdict of infringement. 
• Represented the world’s second largest manufacturer of CDs and DVDs against the holder of standard essential patents in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the District of Minnesota, and obtained a critical win on a dispositive issue on appeal. 
• Represented a semiconductor fabrication device maker in the Northern District of California in a multi-faceted, offensive patent dispute involving combined litigation, prosecution, and reexamination strategies on wafer inspection systems. 
• Represented the world’s largest chip manufacturer against the holder of standard essential patents in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Eastern District of Texas, and obtained a critical win on a dispositive issue on appeal.

Awards

• Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021, 2023)