The Fair Trade Team is comprised of lawyers with expertise in fair trade cases, led by lawyers with backgrounds in the Fair Trade Commission (“FTC”) with extensive experience in working hands-on at FTC.
Moreover, our firm offers a comprehensive and organic one-stop service in relation to administrative litigation on FTC dispositions (revocation of correction orders and fine payment orders, revocation of restrictions on bidding participation, etc.), response to prosecutors’ investigations and criminal lawsuits, and civil lawsuits such as damages claims on fair trade (damages claims, etc.), by working closely with lawyers who previously served as prosecutors or served in the judiciary.
In addition, we report violations of the Monopoly Regulation And Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act, the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, the Fair Agency Transactions Act and the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, etc., and conduct dispute mediation work at the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency/Subcontract Dispute Mediation Council, etc.
Introduction
Major Business
- Administrative litigation against FTC dispositions (revocation of correction orders and fine payment orders, revocation of restrictions on bidding participation, application for suspension of execution, etc.)
- Civil lawsuits, including lawsuits for damages arising from violations of fair trade-related laws and regulations
- Response to prosecutorial investigation and criminal lawsuits due to violation of fair trade-related laws and regulations
- Reporting of unfair practices such as violations of the Monopoly Regulation and the Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act, the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, and the Fair Agency Transactions Act and the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, etc., and representation of applicants or respondents for dispute mediation at the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Board/Subcontract Dispute Mediation Council, etc.
- Civil lawsuits, including lawsuits for damages arising from violations of fair trade-related laws and regulations
- Response to prosecutorial investigation and criminal lawsuits due to violation of fair trade-related laws and regulations
- Reporting of unfair practices such as violations of the Monopoly Regulation and the Fair Trade Act, Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act, the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act, the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, and the Fair Agency Transactions Act and the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions, etc., and representation of applicants or respondents for dispute mediation at the Korea Fair Trade Mediation Board/Subcontract Dispute Mediation Council, etc.
Major Performance
Cartels (Collusion) / Prohibited Acts for Trade Associations
- Administrative litigation/criminal litigation related to price fixing of corrugated cardboard notices, fabric, and boxes by corrugated cardboard manufacturers
- Administrative litigation related to purchase price fixing of printing notices and newspaper notices by white cardboard manufacturers
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for centrifugal reinforced concrete pipes (sewage pipes) ordered by the Public Procurement Service
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for material transportation services ordered by Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for the purchase and installation of broadcasting equipment
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging by vaccine manufacturers and distributors to purchase vaccines from the Public Procurement Service
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging between furniture manufacturers and sellers in the purchase of furniture ordered by construction companies
- Administrative litigation / criminal litigation related to bid rigging of Onnara System, which ordered orders from Buk-gu Office, Busan Metropolitan City, etc.
- Criminal lawsuit related to bid rigging for the purchase of ready-mix concrete for irrigation in the metropolitan area by a ready-mix concrete manufacturer
- Criminal lawsuit related to bid rigging for LNG storage tank construction ordered by Korea Gas Corporation
- Administrative litigation related to prohibited acts by business groups, such as product price restrictions on member businesses of a food ingredient industry cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Administrative lawsuits related to the S Movie Theater Association’s ban on business groups suspending rate discounts, etc.
Abuse of Market Dominance / Unfair Trade Practices / Resale Price Maintenance Practices
- Handled civil lawsuits seeking damages in relation to the refused contract renewal by a large discount store operator (Company H)
- Handled an administrative lawsuit on the abuse of dominance by a developer (Company S)
- Assisted with the administrative litigation on the abuse of market dominance by a global semiconductor company (Company Q), in relation to standard essential patents, etc.
Business Groups / Unfair Assistance (Intercompany Transactions) / Wrongful Benefit Taking
- Assisted with the administrative litigation related to the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials concerning a carrier (Company K)'s unfair assistance to its affiliates
- Assisted with the administrative litigation, etc. in connection with the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials related to the unfair assistance of affiliates of a petrochemical product manufacturer (Company H)
Subcontracting / Franchise Business / Large Retail Business / Agents, etc.
- Applied for dispute mediation at the mediation committee regarding a violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by an engineering company (Company B)
- Dispute mediation at the mediation committee regarding a violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a material/parts producer (Company E)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a ship manufacturer (Company H)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a constructor (Company L)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by an engineering/construction company (Company B)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a pharmaceutical company (Company Y)
- Criminal lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a construction company (Company W)
- Represented a bingsu franchise operator (Company A) in a lawsuit seeking revocation of warnings rendered in connection with violations of the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act
- Represented an outlet operator (Company A) in a revocation litigation concerning corrective orders, etc. on violations of the Large-Scale Distribution Business Act
- Applied for dispute mediation by a mediation center regarding violations of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business by a large health and beauty retail business operator, Company A
Labeling and Advertising / Regulation on Terms and Conditions / E-Commerce / Door-to-Door Sales, etc.
- Administrative lawsuit related to unfair advertising practices related to 5G service speeds by mobile carriers
- Criminal lawsuit related to violation of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising by a food manufacturer (Company P)
- Administrative litigation/criminal litigation related to price fixing of corrugated cardboard notices, fabric, and boxes by corrugated cardboard manufacturers
- Administrative litigation related to purchase price fixing of printing notices and newspaper notices by white cardboard manufacturers
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for centrifugal reinforced concrete pipes (sewage pipes) ordered by the Public Procurement Service
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for material transportation services ordered by Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging for the purchase and installation of broadcasting equipment
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging by vaccine manufacturers and distributors to purchase vaccines from the Public Procurement Service
- Administrative litigation related to bid rigging between furniture manufacturers and sellers in the purchase of furniture ordered by construction companies
- Administrative litigation / criminal litigation related to bid rigging of Onnara System, which ordered orders from Buk-gu Office, Busan Metropolitan City, etc.
- Criminal lawsuit related to bid rigging for the purchase of ready-mix concrete for irrigation in the metropolitan area by a ready-mix concrete manufacturer
- Criminal lawsuit related to bid rigging for LNG storage tank construction ordered by Korea Gas Corporation
- Administrative litigation related to prohibited acts by business groups, such as product price restrictions on member businesses of a food ingredient industry cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Administrative lawsuits related to the S Movie Theater Association’s ban on business groups suspending rate discounts, etc.
Abuse of Market Dominance / Unfair Trade Practices / Resale Price Maintenance Practices
- Handled civil lawsuits seeking damages in relation to the refused contract renewal by a large discount store operator (Company H)
- Handled an administrative lawsuit on the abuse of dominance by a developer (Company S)
- Assisted with the administrative litigation on the abuse of market dominance by a global semiconductor company (Company Q), in relation to standard essential patents, etc.
Business Groups / Unfair Assistance (Intercompany Transactions) / Wrongful Benefit Taking
- Assisted with the administrative litigation related to the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials concerning a carrier (Company K)'s unfair assistance to its affiliates
- Assisted with the administrative litigation, etc. in connection with the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials related to the unfair assistance of affiliates of a petrochemical product manufacturer (Company H)
Subcontracting / Franchise Business / Large Retail Business / Agents, etc.
- Applied for dispute mediation at the mediation committee regarding a violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by an engineering company (Company B)
- Dispute mediation at the mediation committee regarding a violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a material/parts producer (Company E)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a ship manufacturer (Company H)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a constructor (Company L)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by an engineering/construction company (Company B)
- Administrative lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a pharmaceutical company (Company Y)
- Criminal lawsuit related to violations of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act by a construction company (Company W)
- Represented a bingsu franchise operator (Company A) in a lawsuit seeking revocation of warnings rendered in connection with violations of the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act
- Represented an outlet operator (Company A) in a revocation litigation concerning corrective orders, etc. on violations of the Large-Scale Distribution Business Act
- Applied for dispute mediation by a mediation center regarding violations of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business by a large health and beauty retail business operator, Company A
Labeling and Advertising / Regulation on Terms and Conditions / E-Commerce / Door-to-Door Sales, etc.
- Administrative lawsuit related to unfair advertising practices related to 5G service speeds by mobile carriers
- Criminal lawsuit related to violation of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising by a food manufacturer (Company P)
Related members
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- Corporate Rehabilitation, Bankruptcy and Workout
- Litigation for Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights
- Construction/Real Estate Litigation
- Labor Disputes
- Public Contracts
- Antitrust and Competition Disputes
- Environmental Disputes
- Tax Litigation
- IP Disputes
- Product Liability
- Media and Information & Communications Disputes
- Bio / Pharmaceutical
- Administrative Litigation
- Constitutional Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Civil Matters
- Family Law
- International Litigation and Arbitration