Overview
Seungho Sohn has been advising and representing clients in a wide variety of cases involving anti-trust and competition, including unfair business practice, business group regulation, business combination, subcontract, distributorship, franchise business, and large retail business, and consumers. Based on his work experience at companies and the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Mr. Sohn has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and practical experience while handing numerous cases involving domestic and global leading companies in the fields of manufacturing, construction, IT, finance, telecommunication, distribution, pharmaceutics, and franchise business.
In addition to his advisory and litigation practices, Mr. Sohn is a prominent attorney in related fields performing diverse activities, including giving lectures to corporations, participating in academic conferences, holding seminars, and providing services for third parties.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2018-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2013-2018
Korea Fair Trade Commission
2012-2013
In-House Counsel, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
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2024-Present
External Legal Advisor, Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency
2023-Present
Auditor, Academic Member, Korean Society of Subcontracting Law
2023
Advanced Law Research Program (Fair Trade Act Program), Seoul National University
2022-Present
Member, Writing Committee for the Commentary, LAWnB ONJU
Representative Matters
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving unfair collaborative activities
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving intercompany transactions
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations, administrative proceedings, dispute mediation, and other legal affairs in relation to subcontracting regulations
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving request for/misuse of technical data
Advised on compliance related to anti-trust and competition /subcontract/franchise/distributorship/retail business, etc. (e.g., KT, Lotte E&C, E-Mart, LG Display, GM Korea, SeAH Group, Tata Daewoo, HLL JoongAng, Kakao, Dorco, etc.)
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving unfair collaborative activities
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving intercompany transactions
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations, administrative proceedings, dispute mediation, and other legal affairs in relation to subcontracting regulations
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations and administrative proceedings involving request for/misuse of technical data
Advised on corporate mergers (e.g., DSME Construction, Samsung C&T, and Meritz, etc.)
Advised on the response to investigations related to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups regulations, including the Act on the Promotion of Mutually Beneficial Cooperation between Large Enterprises and Small and Medium Enterprises and in administrative proceedings, and represented in, and advised on, and request system for mandatory accusation
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations related to franchise businesses such as convenience stores, restaurants, coffee shops, educational services, and cosmetics sales
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations related to distributorship in the automobile, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, electronics, and machinery industries
Advised on the response to KFTC investigations related to retail business such as online shopping malls, supermarkets, platforms, and department stores
Advised on compliance related to anti-trust and competition /subcontract/franchise/distributorship/retail business, etc. (e.g., KT, Lotte E&C, E-Mart, LG Display, GM Korea, SeAH Group, Tata Daewoo, HLL JoongAng, Kakao, Dorco, etc.)
Education
2012
Kyungpook National University Law School (J.D.)
2009
Seoul National University (B.A.)
Selected Activities
Publications
Act On Fair Transactions in Large Franchise and Retail Business, Second Revised Edition (Co-author, Parkyoungsa, 2025)
A Study on the Issue of Unpaid Subcontract Payments and Its Solutions, Journal of Subcontract Law Studies, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Korean Society of Subcontracting Law, 2025)
In-house Counsel's Business Manual (Co-author, Korean Bar Association, 2025)
Fair Subcontracting Transactions Act, Revision (Co-author, LAWnB ONJU, 2024)
Fair Agency Transactions Act, New Publication (Co-author, LAWnB ONJU, 2022)
The exclusive right to accuse and the system of mandatory accusation request (Legal Times, 2021)
Recent Trends on Request for, and Utilization of, Technical Information and Request for Managerial Information under Subcontracting Act, Journal of Competition No. 202 (Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2020)
Activity
Speaker, Discussion on the Effectiveness and Outcomes of the Implementation of the Subcontracting Act (Korean Society of Subcontracting Law and the Korea Fair Trade Commission, 2025)
Speaker, Key Issues for Franchisors in Light of Regulatory Changes in the Franchise Sector (Franchise Start-up and Industry Expo, 2025)
Speaker, Seminar on the Introduction and Prospects of Institutional Measures for the Enforcement of the Subcontracting Act (Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, 2025)
Speaker, Review of Non-Payment of Subcontract Prices (Korea Subcontract Law Association, 2024)
Lecturer, Training for Subcontractors and Distributorship Operators (Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, 2024)
Speaker, Discussion on Issues and an Outlook of Delivery Price Linkage System (Korea Business Law Association, 2023)
Reviewer, Draft Guidelines for Examination of Unfair Business Practices in the Franchise Sector (Korea Fair Trade Commission, 2023)
Speaker, Voluntary Enforcement Methods of the Fair-Trade System, Including Voluntary Compliance CP, Mediation/Arbitration, and Consent Resolution System (Yonsei University Seminar on the Development of the Fair-Trade System, 2022)
Lecturer, Confidentiality of Technical Data (Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, 2022)
Lecturer, Mentoring for the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL, 2022)
Lecturer, Fair Trade Matters Including the Fair Trade Act, the Subcontracting Act, and the Mutual Cooperation Act (LAWnB, Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2018-present)
Lecturer, Fair Trade Matters Including the Fair Trade Act, the Subcontracting Act, the E-commerce Act, the Mutual Cooperation Act, and Compliance Program (Major Companies Including Samsung Group, Hyundai Motors Group, LG Group, Posco Group, Lotte Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, SeAH Group, public organizations, credit rating agencies, universities, etc., 2018-present)
Speaker, Seminar on Recent Trend of KFTC policies and investigation on the subcontracting matters, including technology theft, and companies' countermeasures (Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, 2018)
Qualifications
2012
Korea
