Merger Control & Corporate Governance Issues

• Conducting legal due diligence and advising on regulatory matters in connection with SK Ecoplant’s acquisition of Environment Management Corporation, inter alia, merger notification and the target’s conversion into a holding company.

• Representing Jungheung Construction in connection with multi-jurisdictional merger notifications for the acquisition of Daewoo E&C.

• Representing Taekwang Industrial in connection with multi-jurisdictional merger notifications for the establishment of a joint venture (i.e. a prospective manufacturer of acrylonitrile) with LG Chem.

• Representing Mercedes-Benz in connection with merger notification in Korea for the acquisition of joint control in an existing joint venture (i.e. a prospective manufacturer of Li-ion cells & modules for automotive applications) between Stellantis and TotalEnergies.

KFTC Investigations & Other Regulatory Issues

• Representing a Korean telecommunications company in connection with investigation and deliberation proceedings led by the Korea Fair Trade Commission on alleged unfair subsidy arising from intra-group transactions.

• Representing a Chinese container shipping company in connection with investigation by the Korea Fair Trade Commission on alleged collusive acts among international competitors serving Korea-China shipping routes.

• Conducting regulatory compliance project concerning intra-group transactions within “S” Group.

• Conducting preemptive review and providing analysis on prospective antitrust legislations targeting online platforms.