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Seo, Jeong Managing Partner
Mr. Seo acts for individuals, international corporations, and the government in numerous headline antitrust cases. His proven abilities to pilot sophisticated competition litigations drive diverse entities to rely on his litigation strategies and legal advice. Mr. Seo focuses his studies on Economic Law and earned his Doctoral Degree in the field at Seoul National University. He also studied corporate governance at Stanford University. He co-authored the widely recognized textbook on Antitrust Law with Professor Kwon (former KFTC Chairman) and published numerous theses in Korea and in the United States. Prior to joining Hannuri, Mr. Seo had served as a judge. He dealt with wide range of cases, involving civil and criminal matters at Seoul Central District Court, Seoul Western District Court and Daejeon District Court until 2008. Later, he joined Kim & Chang and during the 8 years at Kim & Chang, he focused on antitrust, cross-border litigation and provisional cases. With the profound experiences, Mr. Seo brought out successful results in many complex situations, creating numerous leading cases for clients’ benefits. Valuing the power of communications and trust in client relationships, Mr. Seo attempts diligently to put effort in maintaining his acute professional skills in each case. Mr. Seo has great legal expertise and acumen and is a frequent speaker on fair trade issues in renowned media and academic conferences. Mr. Seo received his LL.B. from Seoul National University, passed the Korean Bar in 1994 and finished courses at the Judicial Research & Training Center in 1997.

CREDENTIALS

Education

•LL.B., Seoul National University (`95)
•LL.M., Seoul National University (`98)
•J.S.M., Stanford Law School (`05)
•LL.D., Seoul National University (`08)

Experience

•Passed the 36th Korean Bar (`94)
•Judicial Research & Training Center (`95~`97)
•Judge Advocate General (`97~`00)
•Judge, Seoul Central District Court (`00~`02)
•Judge, Seoul Western District Court (`02~`04)
•Judge, Daejeon District Court (`04~`08)
•Kim & Chang (`08~`16)
•Changi Law Office (`16~`17)
•Commissioner(non-standing), Korea Fair Trade Commission (`22~`24)
•Managing Partner, Hannuri (`17~present)

Admissions

•Admitted to Bar, Korea (`97)

Work Highlights

•Defended clients in antitrust cases before the Korea Fair Trade Commission (‘KFTC’), prosecutors’ office, Seoul High Court and the Korean Supreme Court
•Dealt wide variety of corporate issues including corporate restructurings, liability of directors and officers, M&A and derivative suits
•Engaged in numerous Appellate Court, Supreme Court cases
•Represented in various provisional measures

Activities/Awards

•Lecturer at Judicial Research & Training Center, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, etc.
•Member of Board of Directors, Korean Competition Law Association (`11~present)
•Operating Committee Member, Center for Competition Law, Seoul National University (`11~present)
•Korea Exchange Corporate Review Board Member (`11~`15)
•Council Member of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Evaluating Administrative Practices on Healthcare Workers (`18)
•Member of the Korean Fair Trade Commission TF on Reforming Anti-Trust Law (Conglomerate) (`18)
•Member of the Korean Fair Trade Commission TF on Preparing Online Platform Regulation (`20)

Publications

•Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act: Theory and Practice, co-authored (`16)
•Minority Shareholders’ Exercise of Rights and Legality of its Counter Measures, Commercial Cases Review Vol. 7 (`07)
•Study on Regulation of Unfair Assistance to a Person with Special Interest, LL.D. Thesis (`08)
•Who will Control Frankenstein? The Korean Chaebol’s Corporate Governance (Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol.14 No.1, `06) and many more

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