Overview
Dohyung Kwon mainly engages in fair trading and construction.
Mr. Kwon passed the National Higher Civil Service Examination on Government Administration (finance and economy) in 2007 and graduated from Seoul National University in 2010 (B.A. in Economics) and completed the Ph.D. course (Commercial Law) at Seoul National University School of Law in 2016 after obtaining a J.D. from Seoul National University School of Law in 2013. He also obtained a LL.M. from the University of Chicago Law School and worked at K&L Gates LLP Chicago Office.
Related Practices
Representative Experience
2019
K&L Gates LLP, Chicago
2013-Present
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Representative Matters
Advised Company A on its acquisition of Company AB
Represented Company B in litigation seeking revocation of corrective order and imposition of administrative fine related to abuse of superior bargaining power
Represented Company C in the case regarding abuse of market dominance by Company CA, etc.
Advised Company D on the sale of its printer business to Company DA
Represented Company E in its acquisition of Company EA
Advised Company A on its acquisition of Company AB
Represented Company B in litigation seeking revocation of corrective order and imposition of administrative fine related to abuse of superior bargaining power
Represented Company C in the case regarding abuse of market dominance by Company CA, etc.
Advised Company D on the sale of its printer business to Company DA
Represented Company E in its acquisition of Company EA
Represented Company F, Company FA and Company FB in the case regarding collusion among bidders in the second bidding for the railway
Represented Company G in the case regarding the violation by three broadcasting and communication service providers of the regulation restricting business combination
Represented Company H and Company HA in the case regarding unfair support by affiliates of Company HB
Represented Company I in the establishment of JV between Company I and Company IA
Represented Company J in the litigation seeking revocation of corrective order and imposition of administrative fine related to the collusion regarding a disclosed interest rate by 16 life insurance companies
Represented Company K in Korea Fair Trade Commission’s examination of the merger between Company KA, a semiconductor equipment company, and Company KB
Represented Company L in its acquisition of Company LA
Education
2019
University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.)
2013
Seoul National University School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
2010
Seoul National University (B.A. summa cum laude)
Selected Activities
Publications
Overview of Three Recent Competition Law Cases in the ICT Sector, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 34, pp. 40-67 (Co-author, Bobmunsa, 2016)
Market Definition in Lexus Dealer Case: Methodology and Analytical Issues, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 32, pp. 75-111 (Co-author, Bobmunsa, 2015)
Regulatory Issues Concerning Logistics Costs, Distribution Law Review Vol. 1, pp. 25-58 (Co-author, Korea Distribution Law Association, 2014)
Qualifications
2021
New York
2013
Korea
