Chung, Cecil Saehoon (Senior Foreign Counsel)

- Chung, Cecil Saehoon
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Cecil Saehoon Chung is a senior foreign counsel at Yulchon. As Vice-Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group and Head of the International Antitrust Team, Mr. Chung handles all aspects of antitrust, consumer protection and trade regulation litigation and counseling matters covering diverse industries, with a particular emphasis on international antitrust. Mr. Chung has a rare distinction of being ranked as both a U.S. antitrust law expert based abroad (in Seoul) and foreign (U.S. licensed) expert on Korean antitrust law by Chambers Global 2013. Mr. Chung has also been recognized as a leading antitrust lawyer by publications such as GCR’s International Who’s Who, Euromoney’s Expert Guides, and Chamber’s Asia.
Mr. Chung has practiced law for more than twenty years, primarily focusing on antitrust, trade regulation, consumer protection, and intellectual property. In his antitrust practice, Mr. Chung has handled numerous criminal grand jury investigations, civil class action cases, regulatory merger and non-merger investigation/litigation matters, and consumer protection matters. Mr. Chung also has extensive experience in handling intellectual property issues, both straightforward patent infringement litigation and licensing matters and also in the context of the antitrust and IP interface.
Prior to joining Yulchon in 2012, Mr. Chung was an antitrust partner at two global law firms (Pillsbury Winthrop as well as Greenberg Traurig) in Washington, D.C., where he handled numerous multi-billion dollar merger transactions, “bet-the-company” litigation matters, and various counseling matters involving antitrust, trade regulation, consumer protection, intellectual property, and other legal issues in diverse industries.
From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Chung was a litigation attorney in the Bureau of Competition at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, where he investigated and challenged numerous merger transactions and non-merger antitrust violations in the energy, chemical, food, telecommunications and IT industries. In addition, Mr. Chung was a principal member of the FTC’s trial team that successfully challenged BAT’s acquisition of American Tobacco in federal district court.
Mr. Chung has written and lectured extensively on various antitrust, consumer protection and other legal issues. He regularly provides antitrust compliance counseling and training to clients in various industries. Furthermore, since 1997 Mr. Chung has advised and assisted the Korea Fair Trade Commission to modernize its antitrust and consumer protection enforcement program.
Antitrust, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Health & Pharmaceutical, Mergers & Acquisitions, Anti-trust Disputes
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, PA, B.S. in Economics (1985)
Co-Chair, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law (2017-present)
Member, Procedural Transparency Task Force of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law (2016-present)
Vice Chair, International Intellectual Property Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law (2016-present)
Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (2016-present)
Vice Chair, International Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law (2015-present)
Vice Chair, International Antitrust Law Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law (2015-present)
Co-Chair, Privacy, E-Commerce and Data Security (PEDS) Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law (2015-2017)
H.C. Park & Associates, PLC, Vienna, VA, USA (2011-2012)
Inter Government Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA (2010-2011)
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, DC, USA (2005-2009)
Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, Washington, DC, USA (1995-2004)
U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, USA (1988-1995)
SBS/Pacific Telesis (merger; telecommunications)
Chevron Chemical/Phillips Chemical (joint venture; chemicals)
Hyundai Electronics/LG Semicon (merger; semiconductors)
Fair Isaac/HNC (merger; credit scoring software)
Chevron/Dynergy (merger; mid-stream natural gas; consent agreement)
Octel/Lucent (merger; voice-mail software)
Columbus McKinnon/Yale Hoists (merger; mechanical machinery)
Actavis/Abrika (merger; generic pharmaceuticals; consent agreement)
Bracco/E-Z-EM (merger; medical products)
Oxbow/SSM Coal (merger; energy)
Broadwing/Level 3 (merger; IT services)
Nationwide/Charles Schwab (merger; financial management)
Cybertrust/Verizon (merger; IT services)
JBS/Swift (merger; meat packing)
Adobe/Aldus (merger; graphics software)
Valspar/Cargill (merger; alkyd resins for oil-based paint; consent agreement)
Rohm and Haas/Unocal (merger; emulsion polymers for latex paint)
DuPont/ICI (merger; nylon and acrylic fibers and resins)
Panhandle/Texas Eastern (merger; natural gas pipeline)
KKR/RJR Nabisco (merger; food manufacturing; consent agreement)
Philip Morris (General Foods)/Kraft (merger; food manufacturing)
ConAgra/Beatrice (merger; food manufacturing)
GE/FNN (merger; cable financial news network)
FTC v. B.A.T. Industries, plc, (merger; tobacco manufacturing; preliminary injunction hearing in federal court) (1994)
Imtec v. CyberMed (dental imaging software licensing dispute) (2008)
FTC v. EPD (advertising substantiation)
Todd v. Exxon (salary information exchange)
Zimora v. Alamo Rent-A-Car Inc. (airport car rental surcharge)
Toys R Us (group boycott; FTC administrative litigation)
Korean Video Stores Association of Maryland (price-fixing; consent agreement)
In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation
In re DRAM Antitrust Litigation
In re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation
U.S. et al., v. AT&T, Inc. et al. (D.D.C. 11-cv-01560) (2011)
Audiovox Communications Corp. v. Toshiba Corp. et al. (S.D.N.Y., Civ. No. 10-CIV-4982)
Brandywine Communications Tech., LLC v. Audiovox Corp. et al. (M.D. Fla., Civ. No. 11-cv-1367)
California Institute of Technology v. STMicroelectronics NV et al. (C.D. Cal., Western Div. No. 2:10-cv-09099)
Cascades Computer Innovation LLC v. Pantech Wireless, Inc. (N.D. Ill., Civ. No. 11-CV-7249)
CyberFone v. Cellco et al. (D. Del., Civ. No. 11-CV-827)
Digitude Innovations LLC v. Pantech & Curitel Communications Inc. and Pantech Wireless, Inc. (D. Del., Civ. No. 11-CV-1255)
Flashpoint Technology, Inc. v. AT&T Mobility LLC et al. (D. Del., 8-CV-140)
Garnet Digital LLC v. Apple Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex., Civ. No. 11-CV-647)
Golden Bridge Technology, Inc. v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., et al. (D. Del., Civ. No. 11-CV-165)
GPNE Corp. v. Amazon.com, Inc. et al. (D. Hawai’i, Civ. No. 11-CV-426)
Intellectual Ventures I & II, LLC v. Hynix Semiconductor Inc., et al. No. 11-1145 (W.D. Wash., Seattle Div.)
In the Matter of Certain Dynamic Random Access Memory and NAND Flash Memory Devices and Products Containing Same (ITC, 337-TA-803)
In the Matter of Certain Portable Communication Devices (ITC, 337-TA-827)
Levine v. Casio America, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex., Civ. No. 11-CV-56)
Media Digital Corp. v. Asus Computer Int’l, Inc. et al. (D.N.H., Civ. No. 11-CV-433)
Select Retrieval, LLC v. Aqua Supercenter, et al. (M.D. Fla. No. 11-cv-01348)
Semiconductor Ideas to the Market BV v. Texas Instruments Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex., Civ. No. 11-CV-451)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review”, 6th Edition, Law Business Research (Co-Author) (2018)
- KFTC Task Force Releases Final Report on Antitrust Enforcement Reform Measures
- The State Council Approves Amendment to the Presidential Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 8th Edition, Law Business Research (2017)
- Chapter on Korea, “Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) – Dominance 2017”, Law Business Research (Co-author) (2017)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 5th Edition, Law Business Research (Co-author) (2017)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 7th Edition, Law Business Research (2016)
- The Choice of the U.S. to Deter Cartel Recidivism: Criminal Punishment of Companies and Individuals, Journal of Competition, Vol. 186 (Co-Author) (May 2016)
- ECJ’s AC-Treuhand Decision: Application of Article 101 of TFEU to Cartel Facilitators, Journal of Competition, Vol. 184 (Co-Author) (January 2016)
- ECJ’s LCD Decision, Journal of Competition, Vol. 182 (Co-Author) (September 2015)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 6th Edition, Law Business Research (2015)
- ECJ’s Bananas Cartel Decision: Information Exchange and “By Object” Infringement, Journal of Competition, Vol. 180 (Co-Author) (May 2015)
- Chapter on Korea, “Competition Law in Asia Pacific – A Practical Guide,” Wolters Kluwer (2015)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 3rd Edition, Law Business Research (2015)
- Restrictions by Object, Journal of Competition, Vol. 178 (Co-Author) (January 2015)
- Korea’s Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Financial Product Markets, Asian-Mena Counsel, Volume 12 Issue 5 (2014-15)
- Early Signs of Protectionist Merger Control in Korea? Probably No, At Least Not Yet, Competition Policy International’s Antitrust Chronicle (October 2014)
- Comment on U.S. FTC’s Recent "Invitation to Collude" Matters, Journal of Competition, Vol. 176 (Co-Author) (2014)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 5th Edition, Law Business Research (2014)
- Chapter on Antitrust and International Commerce (Korea, China, Taiwan and India), 2013 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, ABA Section of Antitrust Law (2014)
- On Anticompetitive Effects of Exclusive Dealing: In re McWane, Inc., Journal of Competition, Vol. 174 (Co-Author) (2014)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 2nd Edition, Law Business Research (2014)
- Abuse of Dominance by Standard-Essential Patent Holder: Huawei v. InterDigital Decision in China, Journal of Competition, Vol. 172 (Co-Author) (2014)
- Ballooning Definition of Cartel and Information Exchange in Korea, Competition Policy International’s Antitrust Chronicle (December 2013)
- Third Party’s Access to Leniency Application Files: A Recent EU Decision and Implications, Journal of Competition, Vol. 169 (Co-Author) (2013)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 4th Edition, Law Business Research (2013)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Private Competition Enforcement Review,” 6th Edition, Law Business Research (2013)
- Enforcement Gets Stronger, Korea Annual Review, Asialaw & IFLR (2013)
- Korea Amends Privacy Law and Limits Use of Residents Registration Numbers, ABA Section of International Law, Vol. 47 ABA/SIL Year In Review 99 (2013)
- Recent Korean Supreme Court Decisions on Per Se Illegality and Noerr-Pennington in Korea, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter (Fall 2012)
- Revamped Korean Leniency Regime: No More Cheap Way Out for Repeat Cartelists and Second-in-Line Confessors, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, International Committee, International Antitrust Bulletin, Vol. 3 (October 2012)
- Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 3rd Edition, Law Business Research (2012)
- Lessons Learned (and Yet-To-Be Learned) from the Arthur Andersen Document Destruction Case, GT Alert (Co-Author) (2005)
- The Journal of Reprints on Innovation Markets, Federal Legal Publications (Co-Author) (1999)
- The Rule of Reason, ABA Section of Antitrust Monograph No. 23 (1999)
- Antitrust Update 1998, 37th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, San Francisco, September 24-25 (Co-Author) (1998)
- Antitrust Update 1998, 37th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago, November 5-6 (Co-Author) (1998)
- Robinson-Patman: Is it Still Alive? Why You Should Care–Antitrust 1999 : The Annual Briefing for Corporate Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C. September 16-17 (1998)
- Competitive Injury under the Robinson-Patman Act–ABA Section of Antitrust, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, May 1-2 (Co-Author) (1997)
- A Note on the FTC Change in the Length of Time in Which to Make Divestitures Pursuant to Consent Orders, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (Co-Author) (1997)
- Antitrust Analysis of Bank Mergers : A Survey of Recent Developments Vol. 12, No. 21, Rev. Banking and Fin. Serv. 215 (Co-Author) (1996)
- Living With Dominance: the Abuse of Success – Second Annual Conference on European & U.S. Competition Law, London, England (Co-Author) (1996)
- The Antitrust Revival: Current Developments and Future Directions, 34th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago (Co-Author) (1995)
Leading Lawyer, Competition, Legal 500 (since 2017)
Leading Competition Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal (since 2014)
Leading Lawyer, Competition & Antitrust, Asialaw (2016)
Ranked, Global Competition Review’s “The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers – Competition Lawyers-Korea” (2014)
Ranked, Euromoney’s Expert Guides for “Competition and Antitrust Lawyers – Asia Pacific” (2014)
Ranked, Chambers Asia’s “Competition Lawyers – Korea” (2014)
Ranked, Chambers Global 2013 “Competition/Antitrust: USA (Experts Based Abroad)” and “Competition/Antitrust: South Korea (Foreign Experts)” (2013)
Listed, “Strathmore’s Who’s Who” (2006)
Listed, “The Asia Pacific Legal 500 — The Guide to Asia’s Commercial Law Firms” (2006)
Council Member, Advisory Council of Overseas Korean Lawyers Legal Service Center for International Trade and Promotion, Korea Ministry of Justice (1988-2012)
Distinguished Service Award, The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (U.S.A.), Inc. (1998)
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Korean, English
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District of Columbia (D.C.)(1991)
California (1988)
- 2018-03-14 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Cartels and Leniency Review, 6th edition (2018)
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Seung Hyuck Han contributed the Korea chapter to the 6th edition (2018) of The Cartels and Leniency Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2018-03-14 Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review”, 6th Edition, Law Business Research (Co-Author) (2018)
- 2018-03-08 KFTC Task Force Releases Final Report on Antitrust Enforcement Reform Measures
- 2018-02-15 [Who’s Who Legal] Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Sung Bom Park, Kyoung Yeon Kim, Seung Hyuck Han and Kyu Hyun Kim recognized as Leading Lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2018
Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Sung Bom Park, Kyoung Yeon Kim, Seung Hyuck Han and Kyu Hyun Kim have been recognized as leading lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2018. - 2017-10-12 The State Council Approves Amendment to the Presidential Enforcement Decree of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act
- 2017-09-27 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 8th Edition, Law Business Research (2017)
- 2017-09-27 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review 2017
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Kyu Hyun Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2017 8th edition of The Merger Control Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2017-07-20 Cecil Saehoon Chung Receives Reappointments from ABA Section of International Law
Senior Foreign Counsel Cecil Saehoon Chung has been reappointed as Co-Chair of the Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law for the 2017-2018 term. - 2017-07-07 Tong Soo Chung and Cecil Saehoon Chung Receives Appointments from Business and Industry Advisory Committee at OECD
Senior Foreign Counsel Tong Soo Chung and Cecil Saehoon Chung have been appointed as representatives of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) at OECD. - 2017-06-15 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) – Dominance 2017
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung, Sung Bom Park and In Seon Choi contributed the Korea chapter to the 2017 edition of Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) – Dominance, published by Law Business Research. - 2017-06-14 Chapter on Korea, “Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) – Dominance 2017”, Law Business Research (Co-author) (2017)
- 2017-05-18 Cecil Saehoon Chung Receives Reappointments from ABA Antitrust Section for 2017-2018 Term
Cecil Saehoon Chung, Vice-Chair of Yulchon’s Antitrust Group and Head of International Antitrust, has been reappointed as Vice Chair of the International Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law for the 2017-2018 term. Mr. Chung has also been reappointed as Member of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Procedural Transparency Task Force for the same term. - 2017-04-24 KFTC Imposes Corrective Measure on Dow-DuPont Merger
- 2017-03-10 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Cartels and Leniency Review 2017
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Seung Hyuck Han contributed the Korea chapter to the 2017 5th edition of The Cartels and Leniency Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2017-03-10 Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 5th Edition, Law Business Research (Co-author) (2017)
- 2017-02-27 KFTC Releases 2017 Policy Agenda & Performance Plan
- 2017-02-14 [Who’s Who Legal] Sai Ree Yun, Sung Bom Park and Cecil Saehoon Chung recognized as leading lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2017
Sai Ree Yun, Sung Bom Park, and Cecil Saehoon Chung have been recognized as leading lawyers in Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2017. - 2016-12-22 The Introduction and Implications of the Act on Fair Transactions with Dealers
- 2016-12-09 Successfully Represented Boehringer Ingelheim in $25 Billion Business Swap Transaction with Sanofi and Secured KFTC’s Merger Approval for Acquisition of Animal Health Business
Yulchon’s Antitrust Group successfully secured antitrust clearance from the Korea Fair Trade Commission(KFTC) for Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (BI) in its USD 25 billion business swap with another global pharmaceutical company, Sanofi, where BI acquired Sanofi’s animal health product business and transferred BI’s consumer healthcare business to Sanofi. - 2016-10-27 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review 2016
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Kyu Hyun Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2016 7th edition of The Merger Control Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2016-10-20 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 7th Edition, Law Business Research (2016)
- 2016-09-30 [Asialaw] 13 professionals of Yulchon named as “Leading Lawyers 2016” by Asialaw
13 professionals at Yulchon have been recognized as “Market-Leading Lawyer” and “Leading Lawyer” by Asialaw, a legal directory of leading lawyers. - 2016-07-04 Cecil Saehoon Chung Receives Further Appointments from ABA and Recognition from ABF
Senior Foreign Counsel Cecil Saehoon Chung has been reappointed as Vice Chair of the International Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law for the 2016-2017 term and also appointed as Member of the ABA Antitrust Section’s newly created Procedural Transparency Task Force. - 2016-07-04 Yulchon Antitrust Lawyers Contribute Special Article on Anti-Cartel Recidivism Policy to Journal of Competition
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyu Hyun Kim and Nam Jin Park contributed an article entitled “The Choice of the U.S. to Deter Cartel Recidivism: Criminal Punishment of Companies and Individuals” to the Journal of Competition. - 2016-07-04 The Choice of the U.S. to Deter Cartel Recidivism: Criminal Punishment of Companies and Individuals, Journal of Competition, Vol. 186 (Co-Author) (May 2016)
- 2016-06-07 KFTC’s Unconditional Antitrust Clearance for Marriot and Starwood Merger worth USD 13.6 Billion
Yulchon successfully represented Marriott International, Inc. in its merger with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. With this highly publicized acquisition of Starwood, Marriott is set to become the world’s largest hotel and Leisure Company. - 2016-03-25 Yulchon’s Multidisciplinary Team Advised Littelfuse in Its USD 350 Million Acquisition of TE Connectivity’s Circuit Protection Business
Yulchon’s Antitrust Group secured unconditional merger clearance from the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) in connection with Littelfuse’s $350 million acquisition of TE Connectivity’s Circuit Protection Business. - 2016-03-25 Unconditional Merger Clearance – Dell’s $67 Billion Acquisition of EMC
Yulchon obtained unconditional antitrust merger clearance from the Korea Fair Trade Commission for this largest-ever tech industry merger deal to date. - 2016-02-25 Korea Fair Trade Commission Adopts Investigative Procedure Rules and Amends Enforcement Procedure Rules
- 2016-02-24 Yulchon Contributes Article on ECJ’s AC-Treuhand Decision: Application of Article 101 of TFEU to Cartel Facilitators to Journal of Competition
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and In Seon Choi contributed an article entitled "AC-Treuhand Decision: Application of Article 101 of TFEU to Cartel Facilitators" to the Journal of Competition. - 2016-02-24 ECJ’s AC-Treuhand Decision: Application of Article 101 of TFEU to Cartel Facilitators, Journal of Competition, Vol. 184 (Co-Author) (January 2016)
- 2015-11-17 Korea Fair Trade Commission to Amend Substantive Review Guidelines on Unfair Trade Practices
- 2015-11-02 Korea Fair Trade Commission Embarks on Major Overhaul of Enforcement Procedures
- 2015-10-30 Yulchon Contributes Article on ECJ’s LCD Decision to Journal of Competition
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and In Seon Choi contributed an article entitled "ECJ’s LCD Decision" to the Journal of Competition. - 2015-10-30 ECJ’s LCD Decision, Journal of Competition, Vol. 182 (Co-Author) (September 2015)
- 2015-10-19 Yulchon Shows Antitrust Might, Achieving Highest Win-Rate Among Korean Law Firms
- 2015-09-16 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Kyu Hyun Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2015 edition of The Merger Control Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2015-09-16 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 6th Edition, Law Business Research (2015)
- 2015-06-26 Cecil Saehoon Chung Appointed to Leadership Position at the American Bar Association’s International Committee of the Antitrust Section
Senior Foreign Counsel Cecil Saehoon Chung has been appointed as the ABA’s 2015-2016 Vice Chair of the International Committee of the Antitrust Section. - 2015-06-19 [ABA SIL] The 2015 Asia Forum, led by one of Yulchon’s own, wins the ABA SIL’s ‘2015 Outstanding Forum Award’
The American Bar Association’s Section of International Law (SIL) announced on 19 June, 2015 the 2015 Asia Forum held in Tokyo earlier from March 2-3 was selected as the recipient of its ‘2015 Outstanding Forum Award’- besting events held in other parts of the world. - 2015-06-03 Yulchon Contributes Article on ECJ’s Bananas Cartel Decision: Information Exchange and “By Object” Infringement to Journal of Competition
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and In Seon Choi contributed an article entitled "ECJ’s Bananas Cartel Decision: Information Exchange and “By Object” Infringement" to the Journal of Competition. - 2015-06-03 ECJ’s Bananas Cartel Decision: Information Exchange and “By Object” Infringement, Journal of Competition, Vol. 180 (Co-Author) (May 2015)
- 2015-02-12 Chapter on Korea, “Competition Law in Asia Pacific – A Practical Guide,” Wolters Kluwer (2015)
- 2015-02-12 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to Competition Law in Asia Pacific
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and Kyoung Yeon Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2015 introductory edition of a single volume book entitled “Competition Law in Asia Pacific – A Practical Guide,” published by Wolters Kluwer. - 2015-02-11 Yulchon Antitrust Lawyers Contribute Korea Chapter to The Cartels and Leniency Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Seung Hyuck Han contributed Korea to The Cartels and Leniency Review, 3rd edition (2015). - 2015-02-11 Yulchon Contributes Article on EU Antitrust Law to Journal of Competition
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and In Seon Choi contributed an article entitled “Restrictions by Object” to the Journal of Competition. - 2015-02-11 [Chambers Asia] Yulchon Ranked Band 1 for Tax and Antitrust in the Chambers Asia Pacific 2015
Yulchon has been ranked in Band 1 for Tax (for 6 consecutive years) and Competition/Antitrust for South Korea in The Chambers Asia Pacific 2015. - 2015-02-11 Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 3rd Edition, Law Business Research (2015)
- 2015-01-11 Restrictions by Object, Journal of Competition, Vol. 178 (Co-Author) (January 2015)
- 2014-12-04 Korea’s Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Financial Product Markets, Asian-Mena Counsel, Volume 12 Issue 5 (2014-15)
- 2014-12-04 Yulchon Antitrust Lawyers Contribute Article on Antitrust Enforcement in Financial Product Markets to Asian-Mena Counsel
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung and Kyoung Yeon Kim contributed an article entitled “Korea’s Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement in Financial Product Markets” to Asian-Mena Counsel, Volume 12 Issue 5 (2014-15). - 2014-10-31 Yulchon Antitrust Lawyers Contribute Article on Merger Control to Competition Policy International
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Kyu Hyun Kim contributed an article entitled “Early Signs of Protectionist Merger Control in Korea? Probably No, At Least Not Yet” to Competition Policy International’s October 2014 Antitrust Chronicle. - 2014-10-31 Early Signs of Protectionist Merger Control in Korea? Probably No, At Least Not Yet, Competition Policy International’s Antitrust Chronicle (October 2014)
- 2014-10-15 Comment on U.S. FTC’s Recent "Invitation to Collude" Matters, Journal of Competition, Vol. 176 (Co-Author) (2014)
- 2014-08-21 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 5th Edition, Law Business Research (2014)
- 2014-08-21 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyoung Yeon Kim and Kyu Hyun Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2014 edition of The Merger Control Review, published by Law Business Research.a - 2014-07-30 Yulchon Contributes to 2013 Supplement to ABA’s Antitrust Law Developments
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kyu Hyun Kim, Tae Yong Kim contributed the Korea, China, Taiwan and India portions to the Chapter on Antitrust and International Commerce in the 2013 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments (2014). - 2014-07-30 Chapter on Antitrust and International Commerce (Korea, China, Taiwan and India), 2013 Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments, ABA Section of Antitrust Law (2014)
- 2014-06-13 Yulchon Lawyers Appointed to ABA Section of International Law
Yulchon lawyers are playing even more important roles in the American Bar Association (ABA) this year than they were in 2013. - 2014-05-26 On Anticompetitive Effects of Exclusive Dealing: In re McWane, Inc., Journal of Competition, Vol. 174 (Co-Author) (2014)
- 2014-05-16 Korea Fair Trade Commission Adopts “Notification on Specific Types of Abuse of Superior Bargaining Position Relating to Continued Resale Transaction”
- 2014-02-13 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Cartels and Leniency Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, and Seung Hyuck Han contributed the Korea chapter to the 2014 edition of The Cartels and Leniency Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2014-01-05 Chapter on Korea, “The Cartels and Leniency Review,” 2nd Edition, Law Business Research (2014)
- 2014-01-04 Abuse of Dominance by Standard-Essential Patent Holder: Huawei v. InterDigital Decision in China, Journal of Competition, Vol. 172 (Co-Author) (2014)
- 2013-12-19 Yulchon Antitrust Lawyers Contribute Article to Competition Policy International
Yulchon antitrust lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung, Sung Bom Park, and Seung Hyuck Han contributed an article entitled “Ballooning Definition of Cartel and Information Exchange in Korea” to Competition Policy International’s December 2013 Antitrust Chronicle. - 2013-09-13 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Private Competition Enforcement Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Cecil Saehoon Chung, Kum Ju Son, Seung Hyuck Han, and In Seon Choi contributed the Korea chapter to the 2013 edition of Private Competition Enforcement Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2013-08-28 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung and Kyoung Yeon Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2013 edition of The Merger Control Review, published by Law Business Research. - 2013-07-04 Yulchon Contributes an Article to ABA Section of International Law’s Privacy, E-Commerce, and Data Security Committee Year-in-Review
Cecil Saehoon Chung, Co-Vice Chair of the Antitrust Group and Head of the International Antitrust Team, and Jae Hyun Park, partner in the Corporate & Finance Group, contributed to the annual publication of the ABA Section of International Law’s Privacy, E-Commerce, and Data Security Committee Year-in-Review 2012. - 2013-07-03 Ballooning Definition of Cartel and Information Exchange in Korea, Competition Policy International’s Antitrust Chronicle (December 2013)
- 2013-07-01 Third Party’s Access to Leniency Application Files: A Recent EU Decision and Implications, Journal of Competition, Vol. 169 (Co-Author) (2013)
- 2013-06-28 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 4th Edition, Law Business Research (2013)
- 2013-06-26 Chapter on Korea, “The Private Competition Enforcement Review,” 6th Edition, Law Business Research (2013)
- 2013-06-14 Yulchon Attorneys Appointed to Leadership Positions at the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law
Doil Son, Cecil Saehoon Chung, and Kyoung Yeon Kim have been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law. - 2013-05-01 Yulchon Contributes Antitrust Chapter to Asialaw & IFLR’s 2013 Korea Annual Review
Cecil Saehoon Chung, Co-Vice Chair of the Antitrust Group and Head of the International Antitrust Team, and Kyoung Yeon Kim, partner in the Antitrust Group, contributed a chapter on antitrust to the 2013 edition of Asialaw & IFLR’s Korea Annual Review. - 2013-04-26 Korea Fair Trade Commission Decides to Adopt consent decree program
- 2013-04-22 Yulchon Contributes to Launch of ICC’s Antitrust Compliance Toolkit
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and Kyoung Yeon Kim contributed to the launch of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Antitrust Compliance Toolkit. - 2013-02-06 Yulchon Contributes Article on Revised Korean Antitrust Leniency Rules to the International Antitrust Bulletin of the American Bar Association
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and Sung Bom Park contributed an article entitled “Revamped Korean Leniency Regime: No More Cheap Way Out for Repeat Cartelists and Second-in-Line Confessors” to the International Antitrust Bulletin. - 2013-02-06 Yulchon Contributes Article on Korean Supreme Court Cases to the ABA’s Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Cecil Saehoon Chung and Sung Bom Park contributed an article entitled “Recent Korean Supreme Court Decisions on Per Se Illegality and Noerr-Pennington in Korea” to the Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter, ABA Section of Antitrust Law. - 2013-02-04 Yulchon Contributes Korea Chapter to The Merger Control Review
Yulchon Antitrust Group lawyers Sai Ree Yun, Seuk Joon Lee, Cecil Saehoon Chung and Kyoung Yeon Kim contributed the Korea chapter to the 2012 edition of The Merger Control Review. - 2013-01-08 Korean Supreme Court Rejects Passing-on Defense in Private Damages Action Arising Out of Price-Fixing Agreement
- 2013-01-05 Enforcement Gets Stronger, Korea Annual Review, Asialaw & IFLR (2013)
- 2013-01-02 Korea Amends Privacy Law and Limits Use of Residents Registration Numbers, ABA Section of International Law, Vol. 47 ABA/SIL Year In Review 99 (2013)
- 2012-07-27 M&A Team advises Hyundai Motors Company on KRW 200 billion acquisition of Kefico
Yulchon's M&A team represented Hyundai Motors Company and Kefico Corporation in a KRW 200 billion transaction which ultimately resulted in Hyundai Motors obtaining 100% of Kefico's shares. - 2012-06-14 Korean Cabinet Adopts Proposed Amendments to Antitrust Enforcement Decree
- 2012-01-03 Recent Korean Supreme Court Decisions on Per Se Illegality and Noerr-Pennington in Korea, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter (Fall 2012)
- 2012-01-02 Revamped Korean Leniency Regime: No More Cheap Way Out for Repeat Cartelists and Second-in-Line Confessors, ABA Section of Antitrust Law, International Committee, International Antitrust Bulletin, Vol. 3 (October 2012)
- 2012-01-01 Chapter on Korea, “The Merger Control Review”, 3rd Edition, Law Business Research (2012)
- 2005-01-01 Lessons Learned (and Yet-To-Be Learned) from the Arthur Andersen Document Destruction Case, GT Alert (Co-Author) (2005)
- 1999-01-02 The Journal of Reprints on Innovation Markets, Federal Legal Publications (Co-Author) (1999)
- 1999-01-01 The Rule of Reason, ABA Section of Antitrust Monograph No. 23 (1999)
- 1998-01-03 Antitrust Update 1998, 37th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, San Francisco, September 24-25 (Co-Author) (1998)
- 1998-01-02 Antitrust Update 1998, 37th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago, November 5-6 (Co-Author) (1998)
- 1998-01-01 Robinson-Patman: Is it Still Alive? Why You Should Care–Antitrust 1999 : The Annual Briefing for Corporate Counsel, Business Development Associates, Inc., Washington, D.C. September 16-17 (1998)
- 1997-01-02 Competitive Injury under the Robinson-Patman Act–ABA Section of Antitrust, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, May 1-2 (Co-Author) (1997)
- 1997-01-01 A Note on the FTC Change in the Length of Time in Which to Make Divestitures Pursuant to Consent Orders, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (Co-Author) (1997)
- 1996-01-02 Antitrust Analysis of Bank Mergers : A Survey of Recent Developments Vol. 12, No. 21, Rev. Banking and Fin. Serv. 215 (Co-Author) (1996)
- 1996-01-01 Living With Dominance: the Abuse of Success – Second Annual Conference on European & U.S. Competition Law, London, England (Co-Author) (1996)
- 1995-01-01 The Antitrust Revival: Current Developments and Future Directions, 34th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Chicago (Co-Author) (1995)