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 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
- Assisted in the administrative litigation concerning bid rigging related to the procurement of vaccines ordered by the Public Procurement Service, by vaccine manufacturers and distributors
- Conducted administrative litigation on bid rigging related to the procurement of furniture ordered by construction companies by furniture manufacturers and sellers
- Handled the administrative and criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the Onnara Business Process System ordered by the Office of Buk-gu, Busan Metropolitan City
- Conducted criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the procurement of ready-mixed concrete for the metropolitan area by a ready-mixed concrete supplier
- Conducted administrative litigation for acts substantially restraining competition, such as price restrictions on goods of members of the School Food Ingredients Industry Cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Handled administrative litigation concerning acts substantially restraining competition, such as the cessation of price discounts by a movie theater association (Association S)
Abuse of Market Dominance / Unfair Trade Practices / Resale Price Maintenance Practices
- Civil lawsuits seeking damages in relation to the refused contract renewal by a large discount store operator (Company H)
- Administrative lawsuit on the abuse of dominance by a developer (Company S)
- 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
- Administrative litigation related to the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials concerning a carrier (Company K)'s unfair assistance to its affiliates
- 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)
- Applied for 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
- Assisted in the administrative litigation concerning bid rigging related to the procurement of vaccines ordered by the Public Procurement Service, by vaccine manufacturers and distributors
- Conducted administrative litigation on bid rigging related to the procurement of furniture ordered by construction companies by furniture manufacturers and sellers
- Handled the administrative and criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the Onnara Business Process System ordered by the Office of Buk-gu, Busan Metropolitan City
- Conducted criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the procurement of ready-mixed concrete for the metropolitan area by a ready-mixed concrete supplier
- Conducted administrative litigation for acts substantially restraining competition, such as price restrictions on goods of members of the School Food Ingredients Industry Cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Handled administrative litigation concerning acts substantially restraining competition, such as the cessation of price discounts by a movie theater association (Association S)
Abuse of Market Dominance / Unfair Trade Practices / Resale Price Maintenance Practices
- Civil lawsuits seeking damages in relation to the refused contract renewal by a large discount store operator (Company H)
- Administrative lawsuit on the abuse of dominance by a developer (Company S)
- 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
- Administrative litigation related to the disposition of refusal of inspection/copying of materials concerning a carrier (Company K)'s unfair assistance to its affiliates
- 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)
- Applied for 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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- Antitrust and Competition Disputes
- Cartels
- Abuse of Market Dominance, Unfair Trade Practices, and Resale Price Maintenance Practices
- Business Groups and Unfair Assistance (Intercompany Transactions)
- Business Combination (M&A) Filings
- Subcontracting, Franchise Business, Large Retail Business, and Agents
- Labeling and Advertising, Regulation on Terms and Conditions, E-Commerce, Door-to-Door Sales, and Installment Transactions