Jooyoung Park
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 2 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Jooyoung Park
Practice Areas
Mr. JY(Jooyoung) Park is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim. Mr. Park’s main areas of practice include Anti-trust Law and Consumer Protection related Laws.
While Mr. Park served for the Korea Fair Trade Commission(KFTC) as Grade-V official, Grade-IV official and Director for fifteen years, he was responsible for enforcement of Anti-trust Law and Consumer Protection related Laws.
Career
Senior Foreign Attorney, Shin & Kim; Member of the Advisory Committee on Fair Trade Law, Korea Contents Dispute Conciliation Board (2011); Instructor in Fair Trade Course, Law School, Korea University (2011); Official (up to Director) at the Korea Fair Trade Commission (1995-2008); Judicial Observership, North Carolina Business Court (2002-03).
Professional Memberships
New York and American Bar.
Publications
Lexology Panoramic (formely Getting the Deal Through) – Cartel Regulation 2025: Korea Chapter (Co-authored); Chambers In-Depth Overview – An Introduction to Competition/Antitrust 2024: South Korea; Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-authored); Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Cartel Regulation 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-authored); Chambers Global Practice Guides – Cartels 2019, 2021, 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-authored); Korea-USA FTA and Competition Policy Direction 2007; Improvement Measures for Regulation System on Abuse of Market Dominant Position 2006; The Change in Vertical Maximum Price fixing – both in the U.S. and Korea Antitrust Law 2003.
Education
Wake Forest University Law School, U.S.A.
LL.M.
2001 - 2002
Younsei University College of Law, Seoul, Korea
LL.B.
1989
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Park Jooyoung is a well-reputed lawyer who leverages his experience as a former KFTC official to advise on a number of matters concerning competition and antitrust, including bid rigging and collusion. He continues to act on behalf of major domestic and international corporations.
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Shin & Kim
MERGER CONTROL IN KOREA Vol. 03 - KFTC’s Unconditional Approval of Joint Venture Between Ride-Hailin
On January 28, 2021, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) unconditionally approved the proposed formation of a 51:49 joint venture between two ride-hailing giants, Uber B.V. (“Uber”) and T Map Mobility Co. Ltd. (“T Map Mobility”).
MERGER CONTROL IN KOREA Vol. 02 - Introduction of New “Size-of-Transaction” Test Confirmed
On December 9, 2020, a bill for the MRFTA (“Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act”) amendment was passed at the National Assembly (hereinafter the “Amendment”).
Merger Control in Korea _Vol.01
- KFTC’s Unconditional Approval on 3-to-2 Merger in Take-Home Ice Cream Segment - On September 28, 2020, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) unconditionally cleared Binggrae’s acquisition of 100 percent shares in Haitai Icecream.
MERGER CONTROL IN KOREA Vol. 03 - KFTC’s Unconditional Approval of Joint Venture Between Ride-Hailin
On January 28, 2021, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) unconditionally approved the proposed formation of a 51:49 joint venture between two ride-hailing giants, Uber B.V. (“Uber”) and T Map Mobility Co. Ltd. (“T Map Mobility”).
MERGER CONTROL IN KOREA Vol. 02 - Introduction of New “Size-of-Transaction” Test Confirmed
On December 9, 2020, a bill for the MRFTA (“Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act”) amendment was passed at the National Assembly (hereinafter the “Amendment”).
Merger Control in Korea _Vol.01
- KFTC’s Unconditional Approval on 3-to-2 Merger in Take-Home Ice Cream Segment - On September 28, 2020, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) unconditionally cleared Binggrae’s acquisition of 100 percent shares in Haitai Icecream.