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Otae Kwon

Partner · Shin & Kim

South KoreaCompetition / Antitrust, Corporate / M&AKorean, English

About

Partner at Shin & Kim based in South Korea, focusing on competition/antitrust matters including cartel investigations, merger filings, abuse of dominance, antitrust disputes and related compliance programs. He has international experience (LL.M. from UCLA; secondment at Blank Rome, LA) and earlier service at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustCorporate / M&ACompliance & Corporate GovernanceFranchising & DistributionAdvertising & Consumer Protection

Office

Expertise

Cartel investigationsMerger control / merger filingsAbuse of market dominanceAntitrust litigation and disputesCompetition compliance programsSubcontracting & franchising issuesLabeling & advertising regulationDoor-to-door / multi-level marketing (MLM) issues

Education

  • LL.M., UCLA School of Law (2014)
  • Legal Research Course of Competition Law, Seoul National University, College of Law (2010)
  • B.A., Korea University, College of Business Administration (2005)

Admissions

  • Korean Bar Association
  • Illinois Bar Association

Languages

KoreanEnglish