概要
Seonghoon Jeon is an economist with a background in both theory and practice in competition policy and industrial regulation, and has served as president of the Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization and a non-standing commissioner of the Korea Fair Trade Commission. As a professor of economics for more than 30 years, Mr. Jeon has published many academic papers in prestigious domestic and international journals, and in practice, he has submitted influential economic analysis reports and provided expert testimony to the KFTC and the courts in various antitrust cases involving mergers, abuse of dominance, cartels, and unfair internal transactions of major domestic and foreign companies.
Related Practices
経歴
2025-現在
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2023-2025
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Sogang University
2021-2023
Dean of Graduate School, Sogang University
1993-2025
Professor of Economics, Sogang University
1991-1993
Professional Researcher, Korea Development Institute
その他経歴
2025-現在
President, Korea Competition Forum
2009-2012
Non-standing Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission
2009-2010
President, Korea Academic Society of Industrial Organization
主な案件実績
Conducted economic analyses on merger cases of Muhak Co., Ltd.-Daesun Soju (2003), Hite Beer-Jinro Soju (2005), Eland-Carrefour (2006), ebay-GMarket (2009), Microsoft-Nokia (2015), SKT-CJ Hello Vision (2016), Microsoft-Activision Blizard (2023), etc.*
Conducted economic analyses on abuse-of-dominance cases of Posco's Refusal to Trade (2001), NHN's Restriction on Video Ads (2008), Intel's Conditional Rebates (2008), Qualcomm's Licensing Conditions/Refusal to Supply Modem Chips (2017), Siemens' CT/MRI Maintenance Software Price Squeezing (2018), Naver Shopping/Real Estate's Self-Preferencing (2021), etc.*
Conducted economic analyses on cartel cases of Procurement of Military Oil (2000), Graphite Electrode Rods (2002), Industrial Explosives (2015), Compound Feed (2015), Bidding on LNG Tank Construction (2016), Purchase of Iron Scrap (2021), Government Procurement of Reinforcing Bars (2022), etc.*
* Experience prior to joining BKL (The foregoing activities refer to the years in which the relevant KFTC resolutions were rendered.)
学歴
1991
Yale University (Ph.D.)
1984
Seoul National University (M.A.)
1982
Seoul National University (B.A.)
主な活動
著述
Antitrust Policy in Korea: An Economic Perspective (Springer Nature, 2025)
Fair Trade Cases and Economic Analyses (Pakyoungsa, 2020)
受賞
Competition Promotion Award (Korea Competition Forum, 2024)
Order of Service Merit (Red Stripes, 2013)