Partner
李民鎬
Antitrust & Competition
Min-Ho Lee is an attorney in Lee & Ko’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. Highly regarded for his antitrust expertise, he has advised and represented leading global and domestic companies across a broad range of industries in numerous precedent-setting matters.
Mr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in law from Seoul National University and focuses on antitrust and consumer protection laws. His practice covers complex abuse-of-dominance matters, including those involving intellectual property rights, and he regularly advises on high-profile merger control cases presenting substantive competition concerns. He is also highly sought after for challenging appeals of Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) decisions, and has helped clients secure meaningful court victories, including in cases where the KFTC’s findings were supported by evidence obtained through the leniency program.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Lee served for two years as Head of the Litigation Office at the KFTC, where he played a central role in developing litigation strategies for major enforcement matters. A prolific author, he has published extensively on antitrust and competition law through articles and books, and is also a well-known lecturer on antitrust law at law schools and government institutions.
Mr. Lee holds a Ph.D. in law from Seoul National University and focuses on antitrust and consumer protection laws. His practice covers complex abuse-of-dominance matters, including those involving intellectual property rights, and he regularly advises on high-profile merger control cases presenting substantive competition concerns. He is also highly sought after for challenging appeals of Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) decisions, and has helped clients secure meaningful court victories, including in cases where the KFTC’s findings were supported by evidence obtained through the leniency program.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Lee served for two years as Head of the Litigation Office at the KFTC, where he played a central role in developing litigation strategies for major enforcement matters. A prolific author, he has published extensively on antitrust and competition law through articles and books, and is also a well-known lecturer on antitrust law at law schools and government institutions.
主要业绩
- [Antitrust & Competition]
- Abuse of dominance cases
- Collusion cases (shipping, air cargo, CRT, oil refining, petrochemical, LPG, telecommunications, paper, tires, welding rods, construction, ready-mix concrete, construction machinery, credit cards, bonds, reference books, milk, soy milk, feed, etc.)
- Global and domestic merger cases
- Unfair trade practice cases
- Unfair affiliate support cases
- Cases involving the Fair Labelling and Advertising Act and other laws related to antitrust and competition
学历
| 2012 | Graduate School, Seoul National University – Ph.D. |
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| 2003 | University of California, Hastings College of the Law – LL.M. |
| 2002 | Graduate School, Seoul National University – LL.M. |
| 1998 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1996 | Seoul National University – LL.B. |
经历
| 2026-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2024-Present | Vice Chairperson, Korean Competition Law Association |
| 2022 | Member, Merger Control Reform Task Force, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 2019-2025 | Kim & Chang |
| 2018-2023 | Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Law, Yonsei University |
| 2013-2018 | Adjunct Professor, Korea University |
| 2012-2014 | Member, Regulatory Reform Deliberative Committee, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 2011-2019 | Lee & Ko |
| 2011-2013 | Member, Self- Evaluation Committee, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 2011-2012 | Member, Market Structure Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 2008-2011 | Shin & Kim |
| 2006-2008 | Director, Litigation Office, Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 2004-2005 | Member, Competition Policy Advisory Committee (Telecommunication Industry), Korea Fair Trade Commission |
| 1998-2006 | Shin & Kim |
语言
| Korean and English |
获奖经历
| 2024 | External Counsel of the Year, Commended External Counsel of the Year (In-House Community) |
|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal) |
| 2019-2025 | Leading Partners, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Antitrust & Competition (Legalease) |
| 2018-2025 | Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Competition/Antitrust (Chambers and Partners) |
| 2017-2018 | Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Antitrust & Competition (Euromoney) |
| 2017 | Competition Lawyer of the Year, The Asia Legal Awards (The Asian Lawyer) |
著作/发表
- [Publication]
- Affiliates and Single Economic Entity Doctrine, Journal of Competition Vol. 225 (2024)
- Korean Competition Law Fundamental Cases (Co-author, 2nd ed., Bobmunsa, 2023)
- Suggestions for Improvement of the Korea Fair Trade Commission's Investigation and Deliberation Process, Journal of Competition Vol. 213 (Co-author, 2022)
- Promoting Consent Orders for Merger Cases in the Digital Economy, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 42 (Bobmunsa, 2020)
- “Advertisement” under the Fair Labeling and Advertising Act, 100 Advertisement Judicial Precedents (Korea Internet Advertising Foundation, 2019)
- Single Economic Entity and Bid-Rigging, Journal of Competition Vol. 191 (Co-author, 2017)
- Legal Principles for Assessing Illegality in Horizontal Agreement Cases, JURIS Vol. 39 (2017)
- Abuse of Superior Bargaining Power and Relevance to Trade Order, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 34 (Bobmunsa, 2016)
- Administrative Measures Subject to Appeal When Multiple Measures Are Imposed by the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Journal of Competition Vol. 189 (Co-author, 2016)
- An Analysis of an Unilateral Refusal to Deal Case, Journal of Competition Vol. 185 (Co-author, 2016)
- Issues on Interior and Facilities Costs Under the Large-Scaled Distribution Business Act, Journal of Competition Law and Policy Vol. 4 (Co-author, 2015)
- Substantive Test for Vertical Mergers, Market Economy and Social Harmonization (Festschrift for the Retirement of Prof. Dr. Ohseung Kwon) (Bobmunsa, 2015)
- Issues on the Changes of Interior and Facilities in a Store under the Franchise Act, Journal of Competition Law and Policy Vol. 3 (Co-author, 2014)
- Requirements of Certification for Antitrust Class Actions, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 28 (Bobmunsa, 2013)
- Tie-Ins and Exclusive Dealing, Journal of Competition Vol. 169 (2013)
- Substantive Test for Merger Control in Korea - Focusing on Horizontal Mergers - (Kyung-in Publishing Co., 2013)
- “Unreasonableness” in the Abuse of Market Dominance, JURIS Vol. 22 (Co-author, 2012)
- An Analysis of the Casual Connection Between Antitrust Violation and Damages: Focusing on the U.S. Perspective, Korean Lawyers Association Journal (BUP JO) Vol. 665 (Co-author, 2012)
- Acquisition of Youngchang Music Instrument by Samick Music Instrument, 30 Benchmarking Decisions of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (Korea Fair Trade Commission, 2011)
- Merger Control Chapter, 30 Year History of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (Bobmunsa, 2011)
- Conditional Rebates as Abuse of Market Dominance, Issues and Problems with the Fair Trade Act (Bobmunsa, 2010)
- Merger Control Cases of Korean Courts in 2008, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 19 (Bobmunsa, 2009)
- The Judgment of the Court of First Instance in GE/Honeywell: The Portfolio Effects in the Assessment of Conglomerate Mergers, Study of Antitrust Cases Vol. 5 (Bobmunsa, 2008)
- Cartel and Administrative Guidance, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 16 (Bobmunsa, 2007)
- Restraints of Competition in the Private Law Perspective, Comparative Private Law Vol. 14 No. 1 (Co-author, 2007)
- Prohibition of Anti-Competitive Mergers, Fair Trade and Regulated Industries (Bobmunsa, 2007)
- Substantive Test of Anti-Competitive Mergers, Journal of Korean Competition Law Vol. 13 (Bobmunsa, 2006)
- Illegal Refusal to Deal, Study of Antitrust Cases Vol. 2 (Bobmunsa, 2005)
- Recent Developments in the Treatment of Collusion by Korean Courts, Journal of Korean Law Vol. 4 No. 2 (Seoul National University College of Law, 2005)
- Review of Restrictions on Parallel Importation (Seoul National University, LL.M. Thesis, 2002)
- [Activities]
- Adjunct professor/lecturer on Competition Law at Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Korea University and Sogang University
- Speaker/lecturer at Korean Competition Law Association, Korea Fair Trade Mediation Agency, Fair Competition Federation, and Judicial Research & Training Institute
- Panelist, “Multinational Mergers with an Asian Dimension” (13th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference, 2017)
- Speaker, “M&A and Antitrust Law Issues” (In-House Congress Seoul, 2017)
- Panelist, “Regulatory Scrutiny in Technology M&A Transactions,” Mergers & Acquisitions in the Technology Sector (IBA, 2015)
- Speaker, “Merger Control,” Antitrust Law Center (Seoul Bar Association, 2013-2022)
