Jipyong LLC

Corporate Advisory; Corporate Governance; Antitrust & Competition; Antitrust Disputes; Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Partner

Mr. Byung Joo Lee is an attorney specializing in fair trade and general corporate matters who actively deploys his academic experience gained in the US and Europe, the two pillars of competition law, and the agility to read the global landscape of the law in his legal practices.

Mr. Lee advises clients and conducts due diligence in connection with the cases involving cartel activities, reporting on the business combination, insider trading, abuse of market-dominant position, and unfair trade practices, and directly handles various matters including filing reports to the KFTC and responding to KFTC investigations, as well as matters relating to the KFTC decisions and litigation at courts, and provides all the legal support necessary for each client.

Mr. Lee is evaluated as a lawyer who preemptively identifies the company’s risks from a broad perspective in the way business is handled and presents improvement plans with realistic insights. Also, based on his in-depth legal advice that considers even business matters from the standpoint of an in-house lawyer, he communicates with excellent empathy and gains the highest satisfaction from our clients.

2010-Present / JIPYONG LLC

2023-Present / Non-Governmental Advisor, International Competition Network (ICN)

2016-Present / Member, SNU of Center for Competition Law

2012-Present / Member, Korean Competition Law Association

2005-2008 / Public Judicial Officer

Korean / English / Japanese

2005 / Admitted to bar, Korea

2017 / Advanced Law Research Program (Specializing in Fair Trade Act), Seoul National University School of Law

2016 / University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (LL.M., Top 10%)

2009 / Leiden University (LL.M. in Advanced Studies Programme in European and International Business Law)

1999 / Seoul National University (LL.B.)