Suruyn Kim

Practice Areas

Antitrust and Competition Law, Antitrust Litigation

Career

I began my law practice at 2005. My practice focuses on anti-trust and competition law matters, including merger review, investigation of cartel, abuse of market dominance and unfair practices, and antitrust litigation.

I also have been involved in abuse of market dominance case of which the abuse of intellectual property was the issue while working as foreign attorney in the Paris office of Allen&Overy LLP. I have good working relationship with Korean and global conglomerates, including Samsung's affiliates, global oil company, global car manufacturers.

Publications

Research on Fiduciary-out clause in M&A agreement (BFL Vol.20, 2006)

Comparison of US and EU case in regard of loyalty rebate – especially on British Airways case (Study of Antitrust cases Vol. 6)

Single Economic Entity and Bid-Rigging, Journal of Competition Vol. 191 (Co-author, 2017)

Administrative Measures Subject to Appeal When Multiple Measures Are Imposed by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Journal of Competition Vol. 189 (Co-author, 2016)

Support of holding company to its subsidiaries: From the perspective of Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act and Criminal Act (Co-author, 2018)

Work Highlights

Represented Samsung re Samsung's alleged abuse of market dominance against Apple

Represented global chip maker re its alleged abuse of market dominance

Represented global financial companies re international cartel cases involving LIBOR, foreign exchange

Represented Korean and global companies in various merger filing cases (some of cases extended to Phase II)

Represented Korean and global companies re investigation on unfair trade practices

Represented Korean conglomerates re investigation on unfair support between affiliates

Represented Korean and global conglomerates re investigation on false advertisement and labelling

Languages Spoken

Korea, English and French

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Member of Korean bar and passed New York bar exam

Education

Awards