Hoil Yoon

Practice Areas

Antitrust & Competition

International Business Transactions

International Dispute Resolution

Cartel

Abuse of Market Dominance

Unfair Trade Practices

Antitrust & Competition Compliance

International Arbitration ∙ Litigation

Foreign Investment

M&A

Corporate Governance

Career

Hoil Yoon is an Honorary Managing Partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas include antitrust, international trade, and international arbitration and litigation.

Prior to establishing Yoon & Yang, Hoil Yoon practiced law in the United States as a partner at Baker & McKenzie for ten years. Based on his extensive experience as a member of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Judge at the Seoul Civil District Court, member of the International Cartel and International Affairs Task Force of the American Bar Association, and non-governmental advisor of the International Competition Network, Mr. Yoon advises domestic and multinational companies on matters including M&A, cartels, abuse of market dominance, unfair trade, antitrust in the field of intellectual property rights, antitrust litigation, compliance programs, fostering competition, international trade, and international litigation and arbitration

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (1967); New York (1988); Washington D.C. (1981); United States Supreme Court (1977); United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (Currently the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) (1977); Illinois (1973)

Publications

Korea chapter (co-author) in Getting The Deal Through: Cartel Regulation (2014-22); Korea chapter (co-author) GCR Know How: Immunity and Sanctions (2020); Korea chapter (co-author) in Chambers Global Practice Guides: Cartels (2019); Korea chapter (co-author) in Antitrust Issues in International Intellectual Property Licensing Transactions, ABA Section of Antitrust Law (2012); Korea chapter (co-author) in Competition Laws Outside the United States, 2d Ed., ABA Section of Antitrust Law (2011)

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Experience

2003-present: Yoon & Yang LLC

1989-03:Yoon & Partners

1991-present: Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board

1990-present: Member, Rotary International (Seoul Hangang Rotary Club) (President, 2004-05)

2010-14: Chairman, Asia Competition Association

2008: Advisor, Committee for Promotion of Advanced Act and Subordinate Status, Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC)

2007-12: Member, International Cartel Task Force & International Task Force, Section of Antitrust, American Bar Association

2005-13: Member, Competition Policy Advisory Board, Korea Fair Trade Commission

2005-09: Chairman, Korea Competition Forum

2002-11: Non-Governmental Advisor, International Competition Network

2002-04: Commissioner, Civilian-Government Joint Forum for Doha Development Agenda

2002-04: Vice President, Korea Derivatives Association

2000-02: Ambassador for International Economy and Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

1999-01: Member, Competition Policy Advisory Board, Korea Fair Trade Commission

1996-07: Member, Stock Index Management Committee, Korea Exchange

1996-06: Visiting Lecturer, Judicial Research and Training Institute

1996-98: Nonstanding Commissioner, Korea Fair Trade Commission

1992-00: Mediator, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

1991-94: Advisory Member, New product Advisory Committee, Korea Exchange

1991-92: Director, Korean Bar Association

1985-87: Lecturer, Columbia University School of Law, New York

1984-88: Director, U.S.-Korea Society, New York

1983-84: Chairman, American Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Korea

1982-89: Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

1973-89: Baker & McKenzie (New York and Chicago)

1970: Judge, Seoul District Court, Seoul, Korea

1967-70: Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force

Education

Awards