Chang-Young Cho

Practice Areas

Mr. Chang-Young Cho is a partner at Shin & Kim. Mr. Cho specializes in the anti-trust law including cartel, M&A, abuse of market dominance and unfair trade practice.

Mr. Cho has also worked at the Korea Fair Trade Commission. For over 20 years, Mr. Cho has been handling KFTC cases and court litigation cases on behalf of many domestic and foreign companies in major Fair Trade Act cases that occurred in various industries such as semiconductors, mobile telecommunications, cable broadcasting and IPTV, automobiles, construction machinery, shipbuilding, steel, cement, construction, general manufacturing, and logistics.

Career

Member of Regulatory Reform Council (Competition Subcommittee), Korea Fair Trade Commission (2010-2012)

Advisory Member of Statutory Enhancement Team, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2008)

Shin & Kim LLC (2007-Present)

Law Office Barun (2002-2006)

Administrator, Korea Fair Trade Commission (2001-2002)

Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1999-2001)

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar

Publications

Concurrences Antitrust Publications & Events – Competition Inspections in 25 Jurisdictions, A Practitioner’s Guide 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)

Korea Chapter in Competition Inspections in 21 Jurisdictions - A Practitioner’s Guide, Concurrences Antitrust Publications & Events, 2022 (Co-authored)

Work Highlights

Abuse of market dominance case in mobile communication technology and semiconductors (Company Q)

Collusion case related to exhaust gas by overseas automobile manufacturers (Company M)

Collusion case related to maritime freight by regular shipping companies (Y Shipping Company)

Collusion case related to purchase price of iron scraps by Korean steel companies (H Steel)

Collusion case related to reinforcing bars by Korean steel companies (H Steel)

Collusion case related to ice cream price by domestic confectioneries (L Confectionery)

Collusion case related to motor vehicle sales between overseas motor companies and dealers (Company M)

Merger filing of a mobile carrier, an IPTV company, and a CATV broadcasting company (S Telecommunication Company)

Investigation case on collusion in purchase of automation devices by commercial banks (Bank W)

Investigation case on collusion in CD rate by commercial banks (Banks H and N)

Bid rigging case related to construction projects such as the four major river project, Gyeongin canal project, high-speed railway project, gas pipeline project, LNG storage tank project, etc. by domestic construction companies (H, D, and S Construction Companies)

Unfair trade practice case related to mobile device prices by mobile phone manufacturers and mobile service providers (Company S)

Collusion case related to reinsurance by non-life insurance companies (M and H Insurance Companies)

Collusion case related to insurance risk rates, basic interest rates, etc. by insurance and life insurance companies (Companies M and S)

Ramen price collusion case by domestic ramen manufacturers (Company H)

Price collusion case among domestic feed manufacturers (Companies D and C)

Bid-rigging case related to military food by domestic food companies (Company D)

Price collusion case related to prices of forklifts and wheel loaders by domestic construction machinery manufacturers

Investigation case into unfair support activities by business groups such as Groups S, H, and K

Investigation case into violation of subcontracting laws by companies such as automobile companies, shipbuilders, construction companies, IPTV companies, and SI companies

Investigation case into violation of the Large-Scale Distribution Business Act by major logistics companies such as home shopping and large supermarkets

Education

Languages Spoken

Korean, English