YOON&YANG

• 2007-present Yoon & Yang LLC
• 2015-present Lecturer, Korea Fair Competition Federation
• 2014-15 Steptoe & Johnson LLP (Los Angeles Century City)
• 2014-15 Visiting Jurist, UCLA School of Law

• 2015 Korea Fair Competition Federation, Professional Research Program on Fair Trade Laws
• 2014 Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M.
• 2013 Seoul National University Graduate School (LL.M. course completion)
• 2012 Seoul National University, Professional Field Legal Research Program
• 2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute
• 2005 Yonsei University, B.A. in Economics

[Cartel]

• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of an elevator manufacturer
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the bid-rigging of the Four Rivers Turnky Construction by construction companies; advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the international cartel of Marine Hose manufacturers
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the international cartel of TFT-LCD manufacturers
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of petrochemical companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation and the administrative dispute in respect of the cartel of PHC file companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel related to the small receivables of 20 securities firms
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of 7 pre-insulated pipes manufacturers
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the bid-rigging of LNG storage tank construction companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation and the administrative dispute in respect of the cartel of businesses that sell chicken raised for breeding
• Advised on the KFTC investigation and the administrative/criminal matter in respect of the cartel of steelmakers
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel related to the bidding for sales and installation of broadcast device
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of iron scrap companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of VAN companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of manufacturers and sellers of hard steel wire and other products

[Merger Fillings]

• Advised on the business combination of multinational corporations in IT, chemicals and other areas
• Advised on the business combination of entertainment corporations
• Advised on the business combination of a steelmaker, and a mobile phone and automobile manufacturer
• Advised on the business combination of multinational company involving clothing, sporting goods, etc.
• Advised on the business combination of airline companies

[Abuse of Market Dominance ∙ Unfair Trade Practices]

• Advised on the KFTC investigation and administrative dispute in respect of the abuse of market dominance by Qualcomm (2014-present)
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel and unfair solicitation of customers of mobile carriers
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the cartel of telecommunication companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the abuse of market dominance by a commercial gas manufacturer
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the abuse of market dominance by Korea Music Copyright Association

[Internal Trading]

• Represented in an administrative dispute on illegal assistance of thermal power plants (won judgment on all grounds)
• Represented in an administrative dispute on unfair support and unfair profits by airline companies
• Advised on internal trading issues of companies affiliated to major corporations

[Retail]

• Advised home-shopping companies on the KFTC investigation in respect of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business
• Advised pharmaceuticals on the Fair Agency Transactions Act
• Advised tutoring institutes and food and beverages companies on the Fair Transactions in Franchise Business Act

[Subcontracting]

• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of a clothing company’s violation of the Fair Transactions in Subcontracting Act
• Advised construction companies, construction material companies, and elevator sector corporations
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of the misuse of technical data

[Regulation of Terms and Conditions/Labeling and Advertising]

• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of a violation of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising by tutoring institutes and funeral service companies
• Advised on the KFTC investigation in respect of a violation of the Act on the Regulation of Terms and Conditions by an elevator company

[Antitrust & Competition Disputes for Damages]

• Represented in a dispute for damages in relation to the bid-rgging of remicon manufacturers
• Represented in a dispute for damages in relation to the bid-rigging of PHF file manufacturers

[Compliance]

• Advised on a compliance project of corporations in IT, chemical, pharmaceutical areas

[Books]

• Digital Economy and Platforms: Dominance, Data, Fair Trade and Consumer Protection, Korea Fair Competition Federation(Co-author, 2023)
• The Franchise Law Review, Law Business Research Ltd. (Co-author, 2017

[Academic Papers]

• US judgment on JetBlue-Spirit business combination, Competition Journal 223, Korea Fair Competition Association (Co-author, 2024)
• EU Commission’s consent decree on Amazon's self-preference conduct, Competition Journal 217, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2023)
• Determination of competitive limitations in business combinations that form demand dominance: U.S. v. Bertelsmann SE & CO. KGaA, et al., Competition Journal 214, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2023)
• Sumal, S.L. v. Mercedes Benz Truck España, S. L., Decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Competition Journal 212, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2022)
• Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc. Decision of the United States Northern District Court of California, Competition Journal 210, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2022)
• EU Commission’s Decision to Aprove the Google-Fitbit Business Combination (Co-Author), Competition Journal 208, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2021)
• Trends of License Disputes for Standard Essential Patents in the Automobile Industry: A Focus on the Nokia v. Daimler and Continental v. Avanci Decisions, Competition Journal 206, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2021)
• Korea Chapter, Dominance, Getting The Deal Through, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021)
• Korea Chapter, The Franchise Law Review, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2017-2020)
• Korea Chapter, Merger Control, Comparative Legal Guide, The Legal 500 (Co-author, 2019)
• Competition Law Enforcement Trends of the European Union, Competition and Law 9 (Co-Author, 2017)
• The Intel Case Decision of the General Court of the European Union, Competition Journal 193, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2017)
• Recent examples of consent decrees in Korea and their implications, Asian-Mena Counsel, Volume 14 Issue 3, Pacific Business Press (Co-author, 2016)
• Key Issues and Implictions of the Recent Competition Law of the United States and the European Union, Competition and Law 3, Korea Fair Competition Federation (Co-author, 2014)
• Recent Decisions of the United States, the European Union, and Korea on Reverse Payment Agreement, Volume 9, 5th Edition, Law & Technology (Co-author, 2013)
• Introduction and Application of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law on the Authorization-Patent Integrated System, Volume 7, 5th Edition, Law & Technology (2011)