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, and consists of other lawyers specialized in fair trade cases, to offer year-round advice on fair trade issues occurring during the course of corporate economic activities, such as issues of collusion and cartels, and closely monitors and responds to every phase of FTC reviews, from initial investigation to final deliberation.
With respect to cartels, initial responses to cases are particularly of high importance. Our team not only supports prompt responses against FTC’s on-site inspections, but also advises on decision-making by corporations by providing accurate information for the clients in relation to the self-reporting leniency program, which has a determinative impact on the dispositions.
Moreover, our firm offers a comprehensive and organic one-stop service in relation to administrative litigation on FTC dispositions, response to prosecutors’ investigations and criminal lawsuits, and civil lawsuits such as damages claims on fair trade, by working closely with lawyers who previously served as prosecutors or served in the judiciary.
Introduction
Major Business
- Advice on issues of cartels, and acts substantially restraining competition
- Advice on issues related to cartels
- Response to on-site inspections, attendance in testimonial inspections, response to other investigations such as the request for the submission of materials by FTC
- Development of defense strategies through the analysis of FTC review reports, submission of written opinions, and defense at full committee meetings and subcommittee meetings
- Application for exempted fines for self-reporting under leniency programs
- Relevant administrative litigation (application to seek revocation of the imposition of penalties and corrective orders, and suspension of enforcement, etc.)
- Relevant prosecutors’ investigations and criminal lawsuits
- Relevant civil lawsuits (claims for damages, etc.)
- Fair trade risk analysis on general corporate legal affairs, through the operation of a compliance program
- Employee training
- Advice on issues related to cartels
- Response to on-site inspections, attendance in testimonial inspections, response to other investigations such as the request for the submission of materials by FTC
- Development of defense strategies through the analysis of FTC review reports, submission of written opinions, and defense at full committee meetings and subcommittee meetings
- Application for exempted fines for self-reporting under leniency programs
- Relevant administrative litigation (application to seek revocation of the imposition of penalties and corrective orders, and suspension of enforcement, etc.)
- Relevant prosecutors’ investigations and criminal lawsuits
- Relevant civil lawsuits (claims for damages, etc.)
- Fair trade risk analysis on general corporate legal affairs, through the operation of a compliance program
- Employee training
Major Performance
- Responded to FTC inspections on commissions and collusive behavior concerning sales incentive in relation to the corporation operating the Seoul Garak Agro-fisheries Wholesale Market
- Responded to FTC inspections on bid rigging in relation to other tracklaying construction for Honam Highspeed Railway
- Responded to FTC investigation on price and market share collusion regarding dry mortar products by a cement manufacturer
- Responded to FTC investigation and assisted with administrative and criminal litigation for price collusion of old corrugated cardboard, sheets, and boxes by a corrugated cardboard manufacturer
- Administrative litigation on price collusion on printed and newspaper wastepaper by a whiteboard paper manufacturer
- Conducted administrative litigation for bid rigging related to centrifugal reinforced concrete pipes (sewage pipes) ordered by the Public Procurement Service
- Conducted administrative litigation for bid rigging related to material transportation services ordered by Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Administrative litigation for bid rigging related to the purchase and installation of village announcement radio devices
- 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
- Administrative and criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the Onnara Business Process System ordered by the Office of Buk-gu, Busan Metropolitan City
- Criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the procurement of ready-mixed concrete for the metropolitan area by a ready-mixed concrete supplier
- Criminal litigation for bid rigging related to LNG storage tank construction services ordered by Korea Gas Corporation
- Administrative litigation for acts substantially restraining competition, such as price restrictions on goods of members of the School Food Ingredients Industry Cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Administrative litigation concerning acts substantially restraining competition, such as the cessation of price discounts by a movie theater association (Association S)
- Responded to FTC inspections on bid rigging in relation to other tracklaying construction for Honam Highspeed Railway
- Responded to FTC investigation on price and market share collusion regarding dry mortar products by a cement manufacturer
- Responded to FTC investigation and assisted with administrative and criminal litigation for price collusion of old corrugated cardboard, sheets, and boxes by a corrugated cardboard manufacturer
- Administrative litigation on price collusion on printed and newspaper wastepaper by a whiteboard paper manufacturer
- Conducted administrative litigation for bid rigging related to centrifugal reinforced concrete pipes (sewage pipes) ordered by the Public Procurement Service
- Conducted administrative litigation for bid rigging related to material transportation services ordered by Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Administrative litigation for bid rigging related to the purchase and installation of village announcement radio devices
- 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
- Administrative and criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the Onnara Business Process System ordered by the Office of Buk-gu, Busan Metropolitan City
- Criminal litigation for bid rigging related to the procurement of ready-mixed concrete for the metropolitan area by a ready-mixed concrete supplier
- Criminal litigation for bid rigging related to LNG storage tank construction services ordered by Korea Gas Corporation
- Administrative litigation for acts substantially restraining competition, such as price restrictions on goods of members of the School Food Ingredients Industry Cooperative (Cooperative C)
- Administrative litigation concerning acts substantially restraining competition, such as the cessation of price discounts by a movie theater association (Association S)
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