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Trade Strategy Innovation Hub (TSI Hub)

"Bae, Kim & Lee have extensive experience, and the outcomes have consistently demonstrated exceptional expertise, delivering the best possible results tailored to our clients' needs."

- Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific

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BKL's Trade Strategy Innovation Hub (TSI Hub) was launched in March 2025 with the objective of delivering innovative response strategies to clients navigating a rapidly evolving and turbulent global trade environment.

As strategic competition between the U.S. and China intensifies, major trading nations are openly pursuing policies that prioritize their own national interests. In this climate, the World Trade Organization (WTO) system, which has long been considered a cornerstone of the global trading order, is being steadily undermined. Existing trade agreements are frequently disregarded and trade conflicts are increasingly settled through the logic of power rather than through established rules. As a result, the level playing field that once enabled the Republic of Korea to rise as a leading trading nation within the multilateral system is disappearing. Moreover, the interdependence of markets, technology, and resources, which was strengthened throughout the era of globalization, has been weaponized by major powers, posing significant challenges to Korea.

The era in which cross-border flows of trade and capital transcended differences in political systems—defined by a separation between economics and security—is rapidly giving way to an age of economic security, where the two domains are increasingly interconnected. Supply chains, once built primarily on efficiency, are now being restructured along the lines of economic security. As a result, Korea finds itself exposed along the fault lines of this fragmentation.

Against this backdrop, and amid the digital revolution and the accelerating advent of the AI era, navigating a rapidly evolving trade environment with strategic clarity has become a mission-critical imperative for corporate survival and long-term prosperity. In response, BKL has established and operates the TSI Hub to provide clients with comprehensive support through the development and execution of innovative response strategies. BKL’s top-tier professionals across relevant fields bring together within the TSI Hub the capabilities they have built over years of practice — combining deep experience and rigorous research with the sharp, refined insight they have developed along the way..

主な取扱業務

Trade Dispute Responses and Negotiation Strategy
Analyzed the impact of tariff measures, reciprocal tariffs, and product-specific duties imposed by major trading partners, including the U.S., the EU, and China, and advised on corresponding negotiation scenarios.
Advised on responses to trade remedy measures, including anti-dumping, countervailing duties, and safeguards, as well as investigations under Sections 232 and 301 of U.S. trade laws, and developed related response strategies.
Conducted pre-dispute risk assessments for dispute prevention, organized issue-specific materials, and developed response roadmaps.
Response Strategies to Trade Environment Changes in the Era of Economic Security
Conducted comprehensive assessments of shifts in the trade environment driven by economic security dynamics, including U.S.-China competition, technological rivalry, and protectionist trade policies.
Analyzed trade and security risks associated with strategic industries, including rare earths, semiconductors, AI, batteries, and energy.
Assessed the impact of government regulations, geopolitical and security developments, and industrial policy changes on business operations, investment, and procurement structures.
Advised on company-specific response principles, scenario-based decision-making frameworks, and crisis communication strategies.
Government and National Assembly Engagement on International Trade
Analyzed trade policy directions and key priorities following the launch of a new administration.
Analyzed key issues in U.S.-Korea trade negotiations, and monitored the response positions of major countries.
Advised on legal and policy matters in support of client  engagement with government ministries, the National Assembly, and relevant institutions.
Supported the preparation of Q&A materials and briefing notes for parliamentary audits, hearings, public hearings, and policy meetings.
Assisted in coordinating joint industry positions, drafting policy recommendations for submission to the government, and preparing proposals for institutional improvements.
Monitored policy developments on major trade issues, and refined response messaging.
Advisory on Global Supply Chains and Export-Import Control Responses
Monitored discussions on the restructuring of global supply chains for critical minerals.
Assessed procurement, production and logistics structures amid global supply chain reconfiguration, and advised on risk mitigation strategies.
Reviewed regulations relating to export and import controls, strategic items, sanctions, rules of origin, and customs, and developed practical response measures.
Analyzed the impact of regulatory changes in major jurisdictions, including the U.S., the EU, and China, concerning export controls, technology transfer restrictions, and external trade regulations, and advised on response strategies.
Conducted pre-transaction risk assessments on trading, investment, and sourcing structures involving strategic items, including critical minerals, semiconductors, AI, and batteries.
Assisted clients in supply chain due diligence, alternative sourcing, contract term optimization, the establishment of internal control systems, and related compliance matters.

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主な案件実績

Prepared policy reports on major shifts in the global economic order.
Presented future scenarios of U.S.-China trade conflicts, and advised on related business implications.
Advised on Plan B scenarios and corporate response measures following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the illegality of reciprocal tariffs.
Advised on responses to Japan’s export control measures on semiconductor materials and components.
Advised on responses to investigations under Section 232 of the U.S. Trade Expansion Act concerning automobiles, auto parts, and transformers.
Advised on policy trends and response strategies of major trading partners in the steel industry.
Assisted in responding to anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases involving steel, tires, paper, wood, and glass products.
Advised on WTO disputes concerning the application of the Particular Market Situation in U.S. anti-dumping duty calculations.
Advised on WTO disputes between Korea and Japan relating to anti-dumping measures on stainless steel.
Advised government authorities on the conclusion of international trade agreements and drafted related agreements.
Advised on sanctions and export control regimes in major jurisdictions, including the U.S., the EU, and China.
Assisted in responding to sanctions and engaging with regulatory authorities, including the U.S. Department of Commerce, BIS, and OFAC.
Reviewed and enhanced compliance systems relating to export and import controls.
Monitored global trends in export control regimes.
Assisted in responding to international disputes and investigations relating to sanctions and export controls.

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