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The Antitrust & Competition Team of DR & AJU is comprised of a total of 40 experts, including lawyers from the Fair Trade Commission, advisors from the vice-chairman of the Fairtrade Commission, and lawyers specializing in Antitrust cases.
Our team is specialized in establishing a precautionary process and covers all stages of dispute resolution, from responding to on-site investigations by the Fair Trade Commission, proposing the most effective risk management plan for legal violations, and litigation against complaints. We provide a one-stop legal service. With our comprehensive understanding of various industries, we listen to customers' concerns and offers insightful and optimal alternatives, and have achieved numerous achievements in the meantime. Notably, we have divided into ‘Antitrust advisory/compliance team’ and ‘Antitrust incident response team’ in order to place the best experts in each field and to provide more efficient and accurate solutions for each stage of the case.

      • Promote normal business activities and normal marketing activities by proposing standards for collusion against violations of law.
      • In case of collusion, the Korea Fair Trade Commission's sanctions are minimized by actively utilizing the Leniency system where a voluntary receives reduction benef and the Amnesty Plus system (other joint act voluntary reporters' reduction and exemption systems, Amnesty Plus).
      • Actively responds to bid participation restrictions and damages lawsuits that accompany public bidding, etc., and provides effective defense in relevant criminal proceedings.
  • Representative Matters
      • Undertook unfair joint actions by domestic automobile manufacturers (Hyundai Motors, Kia Motors)
      • Undertook cases of unfair joint action in the cable industry (LS Cable & System, Gaon Cable, Taihan Electric Wire, Iljin Electric)
      • Undertook joint action (International Cartel) of 4 CRT glass manufacturers and distributors (Samsung Corning)
      • Undertook an unfair joint act in the hotel industry (Shinsegae Chosun Hotel)
      • Undertook an unfair joint action with a paper company (Klean Nara) Carrying out an unfair joint action related to paint (KCC)
      • Undertook an unfair joint act related to flat glass (KCC)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions in the steel industry, obstruction of investigation, and abuse of market dominance (Hyundai Steel, POSCO Steel)
      • Undertook an unfair joint act related to the Daegu subway (Kolon Global)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions related to Busan subway (Kolon Global, Hyundai E&C)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions related to the lowest price and turnkey alternatives for the Honam high-speed rail (Kolon Global, Hyundai E&C, KCC E&C, Gyeongnam Enterprises)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions related to the Environmental Facilities Corporation (Kolon Global, Kolon Water & Energy)
      • Undertook an unfair joint act related to artificial turf (KCC)
      • Undertook unfair joint acts related to commercial vehicles (Hyundai Motor Company)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions related to automated financial devices (ATM. CD) (LGNSYS)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions related to agricultural machinery (Dongyang Corporation)
      • Undertook an unfair joint action with an oil company (Michang Petroleum Industry)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions in the city gas industry (Seoul City Gas, Daehan City Gas, etc.)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions by insurance companies related to group marine insurance (Dongbu Fire & Marine, Dongbu Life, Allianz Life, etc.)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions by beverage companies and dispute mediation (LG Household & Health Care (Coca-Cola))
      • Undertook an unfair joint action against airline fuel surcharges (LAN Cargo)
      • Undertook an unfair joint act related to school meal milk (Yonsei Milk)
      • Undertook unfair joint actions with pharmaceutical companies and unfair customer incentives (representing GSK, Green Cross, Yuhan Corporation, Dong-A Pharmaceutical)

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