Overview

Representative Experience

2014-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2011-2014 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Representative Matters

Represented A, a no.1 operator of progressive multifocal lens business in the case of A's acquiring AB, a second largest operator of short focal length lens business, and the acquisition was approved
Represented a construction company B in the KFTC's investigation on whether B's lending funds and providing guarantee to developers, run by former employees including BA, falls under unfair subsidizing and the investigation was closed as "acquitted"
Represented an asset management company C in the case of violating resolution and regulation on large-scale affiliated transaction of retirement annuity between C and affiliated insurer CA and led to reduction of fines (warning)
Represented D, a multi-level marketing company in the case of KFTC's imposing penalty surcharges on bundle sale of mobile phone and mobile communication service and led to partial winning judgement in revocation litigation against KFTC's action
Represented E, a constructor in first, second and third trial of revocation litigation over business suspension on Chungcheongnam-do branch regarding fault construction of dancheong on Sungnyemun and won all the cases. [and relevant cases based on this finding (represented Public Procurement Services in revocation litigation and claim for damages over limitation on contractor prequalification and won all first, second and third trials)]
Corporate Merger
Represented A, a no.1 operator of progressive multifocal lens business in the case of A's acquiring AB, a second largest operator of short focal length lens business, and the acquisition was approved
Represented F in the case of D'LIVE's physical division of Seocho Digital Broadcasting and acquisition of shares from it and premerger notification was approved
Represented G (filing company) in the case of taking over solid fueled boiler facility from GA and the takeover was approved in a short period of time
Filed a business combination report relating to the establishment of a joint venture of a domestic and overseas platform business operators (received a notice for approval)
Regulation on Business Groups and Restriction on Centralization of Economic Power
Represented a construction company B in the KFTC's investigation on whether B's lending funds and providing guarantee to developers, run by former employees including BA, falls under unfair subsidizing and the investigation was closed as "acquitted"
Represented an asset management company C in the case of violating resolution and regulation on large-scale affiliated transaction of retirement annuity between C and affiliated insurer CA and led to reduction of fines (warning)
Represented an asset management company H in the response to KFTC's investigation on unfair profit provision to the affiliated persons by affiliated companies of Group HA (exempted from criminal charges, penalty reduced)
Represented I in the case of request for excluding IA from Group IB, a business group subject to public announcement (approved)
Act on Door-to-door Sales, etc.
Represented D, a multi-level marketing company in the case of KFTC's imposing penalty surcharges on bundle sale of mobile phone and mobile communication service and led to partial winning judgement in revocation litigation against KFTC's action
Advised J on promotion of door-to-door sales of rental water purifier
Construction
Represented E, a constructor in first, second and third trial of revocation litigation over business suspension on Chungcheongnam-do branch regarding fault construction of dancheong on Sungnyemun and won all the cases. [and relevant cases based on this finding (represented Public Procurement Services in revocation litigation and claim for damages over limitation on contractor prequalification and won all first, second and third trials)]
Collusive Conduct
Responded to the case of unfair collaborative acts of manufacturer of exhaust gas reduction device (acquitted)
A case on K's prohibited acts of business entities' organization (committee deliberation closed)
Responded to KFTC's investigation on bid-rigging case regarding L's installation of Goyang Biomass energy facility (penalty reduced)
Represented M in the case of unfair collaborative acts of manufacturer ∙ vendor of crawler (exempted from criminal charges)
Represented a logistics company N in a cartel case involving bidding for ship blocks, coils and other transportation services
Responded to the unfair joint action regarding the consignment fee of fruit and vegetable dealers of Garak agricultural wholesale market
Responded to the unfair joint action regarding the purchase of notice of a paper manufacturing company O
Unfair Trade Practices
A case on Q's unilateral refusal to deal (acquitted · case review closed)
Representing P in the case where PA applied for provisional injunction on maintaining the validity of the contract after P's notice of refusing renewal, won the case (the application was dismissed)

Education

2020 University of Minnesota Law School (LL.M.)
2011 40th Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2009 Yonsei University (LL.B.)

Selected Activities

Publications
Theory & Practice of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, Revised Edition (Co-author, Pakyoungsa, 2017)
Awards
Citation (Minister of National Defense, 2011)

Qualifications

2011 Korea