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Mr Cecil Saehoon Chung

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+82-2-528-5923 cschung@yulchon.com View profile

Work Department

Antitrust/Competition

Position

Foreign Attorney

Career

Mr. Cecil Saehoon Chung is a foreign attorney admitted in California (1988) and Washington, D.C. (1991). Prior to joining Yulchon in 2012, Mr. Chung spent well over twenty years practicing antitrust law in Washington, D.C., first as a staff litigation attorney at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and then as an antitrust partner at two global law firms (Pillsbury Winthrop as well as Greenberg Traurig). Mr. Chung continues to practice antitrust, consumer protection and trade regulation, with a particular focus on international issues. Mr. Chung is extremely active and well known in the international antitrust community through his extensive bar association and international organization activities, speeches at overseas antitrust conferences and article submissions. He has held leadership positions at these international organizations relating to antitrust and competition, including Vice-Chair of the ICC Competition Commission, Advisor to Business at OECD (BIAC) Commission on Competition, Vice-Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section’s International Committee, Vice-Chair of the ABA International Section’s International Antitrust Committee, Member of the Working Group of the IBA Antitrust Committee, and Member of GCR Editorial Board.

 

  • 2012-presentYulchon LLC
  • 2018-present  Co-Chair, International Intellectual Property Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
  • 2018-present  Senior Advisor, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law
  • 2018-present  Steering Group Member, International Anti-Corruption Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law
  • 2016-present  Member, Procedural Transparency Task Force of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law
  • 2016-present  Member, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
  • 2015-present  Vice Chair, International Committee of the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law
  • 2015-present  Vice Chair, International Antitrust Law Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
  • 2017-2018  Co-Chair, Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Rights Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
  • 2016-2018  Vice Chair, International Intellectual Property Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
  • 2015-2017  Co-Chair, Privacy, E-Commerce and Data Security (PEDS) Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law
  • 2011-2012  H.C. Park & Associates, PLC, Vienna, VA, USA
  • 2010-2011  Inter Government Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA, USA
  • 2005-2009  Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, DC, USA
  • 1995-2004  Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, Washington, DC, USA
  • 1988-1995  U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, USA

Languages

Korean. English

Memberships

  • 1991  District of Columbia (D.C.)
  • 1988  California

Education

  • 1988  Cornell Law School, Ithaca, NY, J.D.
  • 1985  University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, PA, B.S. in Economics

Personal

  • 2019-2023 Highly Regarded, Competition, IFLR 1000
  • 2017-2023 Leading Lawyer, Competition/antitrust, asialaw
  • 2022 Thought Leader, Competition, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2017-2023 Leading Individual, Antitrust/Competition, Legal 500
  • 2014-2022 Leading Competition Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2014-2022 Global Leader, Competition, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2014-2022 National Leader, Competition, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2014-2023 Leading Lawyer, Competition & Antitrust, Chambers AP
  • 2013-2022 Ranked, Chambers Global 2013 Competition/Antitrust: USA (Experts Based Abroad)” and “Competition/Antitrust: South Korea (Foreign Experts)”
  • 2019-2022 Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
  • 2019-2020 Thought Leader, Competition, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2016 Leading Lawyer, Competition & Antitrust, Asialaw
  • 2014 Ranked, Global Competition Review’s “The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers – Competition Lawyers-Korea”
  • 2014 Ranked, Euromoney’s Expert Guides for “Competition and Antitrust Lawyers – Asia Pacific”
  • 2014 Ranked, Chambers Asia’s “Competition Lawyers – Korea”
  • 2006 Listed, “Strathmore’s Who’s Who”
  • 2006 Listed, “The Asia Pacific Legal 500 — The Guide to Asia’s Commercial Law Firms”
  • 1988-2012 Council Member, Advisory Council of Overseas Korean Lawyers Legal Service Center for International Trade and Promotion, Korea Ministry of Justice
  • 1998 Distinguished Service Award, The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (U.S.A.), Inc.

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Antitrust and competition: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Cecil Saehoon Chung – Yulchon

Yulchon’s excellent knowledge of the law’ shines through in a wide range of antitrust and competition work for major domestic and international clients, with the healthcare sector an area of notable expertise for the firm. Behavioural matters, merger controls, abuse of dominance and deceptive labelling are among the areas in which the practice excels. Sung Bom Park steers the team and has a strong track record in handling abuse of dominance cases involving global technology companies. Foreign attorney Seuk Joon Lee is a key contact for pharmaceutical companies, while fellow foreign attorney Cecil Saehoon Chung has a strong focus on international issues in the antitrust space. Woo Yul Lee is a further key contact. Song Ryu joined the practice from Yoon & Yang LLC in summer 2023.

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