Yoon & Yang has added veteran antitrust lawyer Keum Seok Oh as Partner, and former Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Commissioner Yeong Ho Shin as Senior Advisor. The two each bring over 30 years of experience in competition law and regulatory policy. Keum and Yeong will also serve as Co-Heads of the firm’s ‘Corporate Risk & Regulatory Response Center’, leading efforts to proactively identify corporate risks, and provide strategic guidance on regulatory compliance. Keum is a leading competition/antitrust expert with over three decades of experience in major litigation and advisory matters. A graduate of Seoul National University School of Law, he served as a judge at the Seoul District Court and the Sokcho Branch of the Chuncheon District Court, and later as a Judicial Researcher at the Supreme Court of Korea. He entered into private practice in 2004, and consequently led the antitrust practice at Bae, Kim & Lee for more than 20 years, where he built an exceptional track record of success in cases before the KFTC. Notably, Keum led Apple’s representation as an interested party in the landmark 2016 KFTC case, which imposed the largest fine on Qualcomm. He has also spearheaded high-profile cases involving Hyundai Mobis, LG Uplus, HSBC, Harim, NGK and other prominent domestic and international corporations. Yeong is widely regarded as a top authority on antitrust enforcement and policy in Korea. During his 30-year tenure at the KFTC, he held key positions, including Director General for the Cartel Investigation Bureau, the Anti-Monopoly Investigation Bureau, the Competition Policy Bureau and Standing Commissioner. Yeong oversaw major cases, including market dominance abuse investigations involving Naver and Google, large-scale cartel enforcement, and complex merger reviews. Following his KFTC career, he has served as a professor at Chung-Ang University’s Department of Economics, and Yonsei University’s Graduate School of Law. Through his research and publications on competition policy and regulation, he continues to provide strategic insights to corporations and policymakers worldwide.
