Overview
Young Seok Kim's practice covers a broad range of antitrust matters. Mr. Kim also regularly engages in pro bono work related to social economy. He completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute course and studied Economics at Korea University.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2017-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Representative Matters
Represented ATM manufactures in the litigation seeking damages arising out of collusive activities (reduction of the amount of damages)
Represented social commerce startups in the FTC's investigations into the violation of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business (reduction of penalty surcharge)
Represented Company A in the litigation seeking the cancellation of the decision to refuse to allow the access to and copy of the x-documents attached to the FTC Examiner's Report (partially won the case)
Represented distribution companies in the litigation seeking damages arising out of the abuse of superior bargaining position (won the case in its entirety)
Represented Company B in connection with the filing of voluntary report on international cartel (closing of examination procedure)
Antitrust and Competition
Represented ATM manufactures in the litigation seeking damages arising out of collusive activities (reduction of the amount of damages)
Represented social commerce startups in the FTC's investigations into the violation of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business (reduction of penalty surcharge)
Represented Company A in the litigation seeking the cancellation of the decision to refuse to allow the access to and copy of the x-documents attached to the FTC Examiner's Report (partially won the case)
Represented distribution companies in the litigation seeking damages arising out of the abuse of superior bargaining position (won the case in its entirety)
Represented Company B in connection with the filing of voluntary report on international cartel (closing of examination procedure)
Represented Company C in the litigation seeking damages in respect of unfair solicitation of client (won the case in its entirety)
Represented Company D in the FTC's investigation into the abuse of superior bargaining position (reduction of penalty surcharge)
Education
2018
Seoul National University School of Law (J.D.)
2018
Korea University (B.A.)
2017
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
Selected Activities
Publications
Practical Issues on Holding Company’s Ownership in CVC, BFL No. 118, pp. 137-149 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2023)
A Practical Study on Legal Nature and the Limitation of Dawn Raids of Korean Fair Trade Commission, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 44, pp. 257-321 (Co-author, Korean Competition Law Association, 2021)
A study on the application scope of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business, Distribution Law Review Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. 123-183 (Co-author, Korea Distribution Law Association, 2020)
Normative Control of Regression Analysis-based Loss Assessment, Journal of Competition (Co-author, Korea Fair Competition Federation, 2020)
Practical Issues concerning Restrictions Regulating Actions by Holding Companies, BFL Vol. 91, pp. 49-61 (Co-author, Seoul National University Center for Financial Law, 2018)
Qualifications
2017
Korea
2017
Financial Risk Manager (FRM)
