LAWYER PROFILE

Hwan Jeong

Asia-Pacific 2026

Lee & Ko

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

South Korea

18 years ranked

About

Provided by Lee & Ko

Practice Areas

Antitrust/Competition

Career

Hwan JEONG is a partner and the head of Antitrust & Competition group at Lee & Ko. His practice focuses on a broad range of antitrust &competition matters including investigation of merger review, cartels, abuse of dominance and unfair trade practices. Mr. Jeong has handled various international cartel cases such as FX, auto parts, capacitor, airline, LCD and DRAM cartels. He also has been involved in many global merger review cases, abuse of dominance cases, cross-border investments and general corporate transactions. Mr. Jeong served as an Advisory Counsel

for the Korea Fair Trade Commission. He was an ad-hoc instructor at the Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea and the Seoul National University Law School.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar Association, International Bar Association, Antitrust Committee.

Publications

Injunctive Relief Korean Competition Law (2013); Study on Treble Damages (2011); Healthcare and Antitrust Law (2011); Study on Unfair Practices (2009); Comparative Study on Consent Order System (2008); Korean Merger Regime Update (2008).

Personal

For over 10 years, Mr. Jeong has been recognized as a "ranked lawyer" by Chambers Asia, a "leading individual" by Legal 500, a "highly regarded" lawyer by IFLR 1000 and a "recommended" lawyer by International Who's Who Legal.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Competition/Antitrust - South Korea

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jeong Hwan leads Lee & Ko's competition and antitrust practice. He advises across the full gamut of mandates, with recent experience handling merger control and KFTC investigations into alleged abuse of market dominance, price fixing and bid rigging. He works with a diverse range of clients such as entities in the financial, transportation, technology and automotive sectors.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jeong Hwan is a senior lawyer with outstanding expertise and leadership skills who plays an important role in overseeing the entire case and maintaining a consistent strategy.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific
He is a person whose capabilities and services exceed expectations.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Asia & Pacific