Sung Mook KIM

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Mr. Sung Mook KIM is a partner at DR & AJU LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Antitrust & Competition, Finance & Restructuring, General Civil Disputes, Construction & Real Estate, and Administrative Procedure & Litigation.

Profile

      • Special Committee Member, Special Committee Member on Consumer Protection Measures of the Seoul Bar Association (2011)
      • Legal Advisory Committee Member, Korea Communications Commission (2008)
      • Lecturer, Special Attorney Training on the Fair Trade Act, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2008)
      • Expert Committee Member, Market Monitoring Division of the Promotion Group for Advancement of Acts and Subordinate Statutes, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2008)
      • Evaluatory Committee Member of Ranking CP, Fair Competition Federation (2007)
      • Legal Advisor, Fair Competition Federation (2007)
      • T/F Member for Penalty System Improvement, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2007)
      • Commissioner for Dispute Mediation of Franchise Business Transactions, Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency (2007)
      • Terms and Conditions Deliberation Committee Member, Ministry of Science and ICT (2007)
      • Korea-EU FTA Advisory Committee Member, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (2007)
      • Non-executive Member, Consumer Dispute Mediation Committee of the Korea Consumer Agency (2007-2013)
      • Vice Chairman, Consumer Protection Measures Special Commission of the Seoul Bar Association (2007)
      • T/F Member for Advancement of Market Competition, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2006)
      • Lecturer on the Fair Trade Act, Fair Competition Federation (2006)
      • Researcher of Door-to-Door Sales Act, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2006)
      • Committee Member, Competition Policy Advisory Committee of the Kroea Fair Trade Commission (2006)
      • Committee Member, Implementation Monitoring Advisory Body of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (2006)
      • Partner, Daeryuk (2006)
      • Partner, Lee & Ko (2006)
      • Litigation Officer, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2004-2006)
      • Attorney, Sung Mook Kim Law Firm (1995-2001)
      • Judge, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Court (1994-1995)
      • Judge, Gwangju District Court (1992-1994)
      • Judge, Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Court (1990-1992)
      • Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1990)
      • Fordham University School of Law (LLM, 2013)
      • College of Law, Yonsei University (LLB, 1982)
      • Admitted to Bar, Korea (1990)
      • Korean
      • English

Representative Activities

  • Representative Matters
      • Audited for the Korean Society of International Economic Law
      • Served as a member of the Korea Economic Forum
      • Served as a member of the Competition Law Research Society of the Korea Fair Trade Commission
      • Performed corporate legal work related to cartels, mergers & acquisitions, unfair trade, subcontracting law, Fair Trade Act, and finance
      • Handled a cartel case on subway construction by a construction company
      • Handled an insurance company cartel case
      • Handled an international airline cartel case
      • Handled a subcontracting violation by a construction company
      • Handled an application for unconstitutionality involving the Fair Trade Act
      • Handled an unfair trade case involving a publicly owned company
      • Handled an unfair trade case involving a pharmaceutical company
      • Handled a KIKO case involving an SME
      • Represented and advised SK Telecom, LG Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Hyosung, Posco Construction, Samsung Engineering, Hyundai Engineering, Dongkuk Steel, Korean Research-based Pharma Industry Association, Samsung Petrochemical, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., Korea District Heating Corp., General Insurance Association of Korea, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., LIG Insurance, KB Insurance Co., Ltd., Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., First Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Hanwha General Insurance Co., Ltd., Meritz Securities Co., Ltd., ACE BED COMPANY LIMITED, Korea Exchange Bank, Hana Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea, National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, LG Dacom, LG Powercomm, Daewoo Development Co., Ltd., Korea Midland Power, DAEJU Construction Co., Ltd., Shinhan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Korea Otsuka Pharmaceutical, LEADING INVESTMENT & SECURITIES CO., LTD., Korea Soybean Foodstuffs Association, Cosmo Chemical Co., Ltd., Diageo Korea, GIIR, OHSystem, P&G, Zuellig Pharma Korea Ltd., Fair Competition Federation, and SME KIKO cases.
  • Publications
      • "Changes in the Judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States on the Act of Maintaining Resale Prices" (Journal of Competition, 2008)
      • "A Study on the Trend of Modernization of Competition Laws in the United States and the EU" (Journal of Competition, 2007)
      • The Opening of the U.S. Anti-trust Act (Co-translator, 2007)
      • "Summary of Precedents by Provisions of the Fair Trade Act" (Korea Fair Trade Commission, 2006)
      • "Comparison of Korea-U.S. Precedents on Refusal of Collective Transactions" (Journal of Competition, 2005)
      • Computer Software Production: "SEOK," a Program for Calculating Damnages for Judges (1993)
      • Presidential Citation for Antitrust (2007)

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