South Korea: Yoon & Yang hired former Secretary General of the Korea FTC

Yoon & Yang LLC adds former Secretary General of the Korea Fair Trade Commission to its antitrust practice in Seoul.

Cholsoo Han, an antitrust expert and a long time KFTC official, has joined the firm’s antitrust practice group as its senior advisor after serving at the KFTC for 19 years. Before joining the firm, Cholsoo Han was Secretary General of the KFTC. During his tenure at the KFTC, Cholsoo Han served as a Director General and most recently Secretary General until January 2014. Especially, as a Director General, Cholsoo Han experienced five bureaus including Cartel Investigation Bureau, Competition Policy Bureau, Anti-Monopoly Bureau, Market Analysis Bureau and Consumer Policy Bureau.

Mr. Han received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Chonbuk National University in 1982. He also earned his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1998 and is admitted to practice in New York.

Hoil Yoon, the head of the antitrust practice of Yoon & Yang, said, “Mr. Han will further strengthen our antitrust practice internationally and his arrival will bring a tremendous additional expertise to the firm.”

Yoon & Yang’s antitrust practice has been a standout among international legal publications. The firm has been recognized by the Global Competition Review as an “Elite” antitrust practice in South Korea for the last eight consecutive years. In addition, the firm was awarded as a “South Korea Law Firm of the Year 2015” by the Asian-Mena Counsel’s In-House Community Survey. Yoon & Yang’s antitrust practice has 12 partners, 2 senior advisors and 2 expert advisors.

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