Sangdon Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Sangdon Lee
Practice Areas
Mr. Sangdon Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim. Mr. Lee has significant experience in various antitrust fields, including cartel and merger control.
He has represented Linde, Trafigura, Macquarie, Goldman Sachs, Samsung, Google, Cargolux, ORIX, SK Group, Allergan, Activision-Blizzard and Oriental Brewery in numerous antitrust cases. Notably, he acted for Google as lead counsel when Google successfully obtained unconditional clearance from the Korea Fair Trade Commission to acquire Motorola Mobility.
Career
Partner, Shin & Kim; Legal Counsel, Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) (2017-Present);
Allen & Overy Paris Office, France (Visiting Lawyer) (2013-2014); Passed New York State Bar Exam (2013).
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar.
Publications
Korea Chapter in The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG), 18th Edition, 2022 (co-authored); 17th Edition, 2021 (co-authored); 16th Edition, 2020 (co-authored), 15th Edition, 2019 (co-authored); The amended Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act permitting the restrictive ownership of CVCs by holding companies to be implemented, Korea Venture Capital Association M&A Newsletter, January 2021; Parallel Mergers: A Review Methodology, Competition Journal No. 205, 2020., etc.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
LL.M.
2013
Seoul National University
LL.B
2002
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Sangdon possesses notable skills in global merger filings and is regularly mandated by large foreign corporations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is my go-to contact in Korea on merger control matters. He is incredibly responsive and his team produces top-quality work, often under tight time pressure."
"When I have a merger filing issue, I seek Sangdon's help."
"He is my go-to contact in Korea on merger control matters. He is incredibly responsive and his team produces top-quality work, often under tight time pressure."
"When I have a merger filing issue, I seek Sangdon's help."
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