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Son, Kum Ju
紹介
Kum Ju Son, a partner at Yulchon, primarily practices in corporate counseling and litigation in relation to ICT platform, antitrust, broadcasting/communication, energy, personal data protection and data-based AI. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Son was a judge at the Seoul Central District Court, the Suwon District Court, the Gwangju District Court Suncheon Office, and the Seoul Administrative Court. From 2009 to 2016, as a partner at Yulchon, Mr. Son litigated a number of antitrust cases including cartel matters involving oil companies, cable TV operators, and music distributors. In the energy field, he represented clients including KEPCO, KHNP, GS Power, GS EPS, and Posco Power. In the TMT field, Mr. Son served as advisory attorney at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) and as a civilian legislative officer at the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation; as such, he advised the KCC and the Ministry of Science and ICT, and represented KT, SKT and other communications and broadcasting operators. Elected to the 20th Korean National Assembly in 2016, Mr. Son served as the Chief Commissioner for Bill Review in the Committee for Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs and Startups, and took part in government audits and statutory amendment work as a member of the Committee on National Assembly Operation, the Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, the Committee for Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications and the Committee for Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries.
- 2008 Visiting Scholar in UNC Law School
- 2008 Seoul National University, Seoul, M.A.
- 2007 IPR International Course, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University, Japan
- 2001 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 1995 Seoul National University, Korean Language & Literature, B.A.
- 2020-present Yulchon LLC
- 2024-present Member of Committee for Deliberation on Licensing of Bonded Stores, Korea Customs Service
- 2022-2023 Adjunct Professor, School of Information Security, Korea University
- 2021-2022 Committee member for the Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- 2016-2020 Member, 20th National Assembly
- 2016 Committee member for review of statutory interpretation, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2013-2016 Civilian Legislative Office, Korea Ministry of Government Legislation (broadcasting and communication)
- 2010-2016 Advisor, User Protection Department, KCC
- 2009-2016 Advisory Attorney, KCC Member, Committee on Administrative Trial, KCC
- 2009-2016 Partner, Yulchon LLC
- 2001 Admitted to Bar 、 Republic of Korea
韓国語、英語、日本語
主な実績
- [Antitrust]
- 2021 Advised on revision of the Telecommunications Busuness Act
- 2021 Advised compliance of fair transactions by platform operators
- 2012 Represented HDC Hyundai Development Company in a cartel case involving contractors concerning the bidding for 1st turn-key construction for the Four Rivers Restoration Project in Korea
- 2012 Represented 7 operators in a cartel case involving Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- 2012 Represented Hyundai Mobis Corporation in regard to unfair subcontracting transactions
- 2011 Represented GS Caltex in a cartel case involving 4 oil refinery firms (SK, GS Caltex, Hyundai Oilbank, and S-Oil)
- 2011 Represented Universal Music in a cartel case involving 13 music distributors
- 2011 Represented Hyundai HCN in a cartel case involving 5 multiple CATV system operators
- 2011 Represented Hyundai Motor Company in an abuse-of-dominance case
受賞等
- 2026 Leading Lawyer, Projects & Energy、Chambers AP
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Project development、IFLR 1000
- 2023 Notable practitioner, Project development、IFLR 1000 (Edition 33)
- 2013 Chief Commissioner’s Commendation, KCC
お知らせ/資料
Discourse on the development of nucear power business – focusing on nuclear power plant export and SMR(2024)
Research on Unification of Broadcasting Codes(2013)
Study on unificaiton of pay TV legislation (2013)
Dual regulation of the Article 54 of the Telecommunications Business Act, Journal of Law & Economic Regulation(2012)
Report on the changes in the regulatory environment and legal improvements following the enforcement of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, Law and Economics Analysis Group (LEG)(2012)
Issues regarding offering promotional gifts to attract subscribers and analysis of recent decisions by KCC in relevant cases, Journal of Law & Economic Regulation(2011)
Administrative guidance and the trend of relevant precedents, Journal of Competition (2011)
Introduction of the user protection procedure at KCC, Journal of Law & Economic Regulation (2010)
Applicability of the principle of legitimacy to practice of maintaining the lowest price, Journal of Competition (2010)
Legal issues about the integrated legal system for broadcasting and communication, Korea Association for Telecommunications Policies (2009)
Getting the Deal Through, Telecoms & Media 2009 (2009)
Study on the standing of a broadcast organization under the Copyright Act focusing on convergence of communication and broadcasting, master’s degree dissertation, Seoul University (2008)
‘Broadcasting’ and ‘broadcast organization’ in Copyright Act Commentary, Pakyoungsa (2007)
Study on the period for repairing defects set forth in Article 59(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Housing Act, Opinions on Construction Trials (2005)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty and Copyright Act (2001)
