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On June 21, 2026, the Korea Economic Daily reported that "as a large-scale fair trade investigation unit is expected to be established within the newly created investigation agency against serious crimes, major law firms are simultaneously expanding their competition law team organizations," introducing Lee & Ko's Antitrust and Competition Group as one such example. The Korea Economic noted that "Lee & Ko has reinforced its 'former official lineup' by recruiting Attorney Giusung Oh this month — a former judge who also served as a Non-Standing Commissioner of the KFTC — following the recruitment of Attorney Min-Ho Lee, a former KFTC official, earlier this year."

On June 10, 2026, Edaily reported the news of Attorney Giusung Oh joining Lee & Ko. With the addition of Attorney Giusung Oh, former General Counsel and Non-Standing Commissioner of the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), Lee & Ko is now able to provide more sophisticated and substantive legal services to businesses amid an increasingly complex government regulatory environment and a strengthened fair trade order.

April 26, 2026.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that major law firms are reorganizing their dedicated teams as prosecutors move decisively to launch ex officio investigations into antitrust cases such as cartels, mobilizing their full direct investigative powers. The newspaper highlighted the Antitrust & Competition Group of Lee & Ko, noting: “Lee & Ko, centered on attorneys Yong Seok Ahn, Hwan Jeong and Jeong-Ho Sun, is intensifying its focus on the needs of platform companies by adding expertise in merger control and monopoly regulation advisory work, together with professionals such as former Fair Trade Commission standing commissioner Seok Ho Kim.”
 

A column by Lee & Ko partner Jeong-Ho Sun was published in the Korean Economic Daily. In the column “Global Survival Strategy…Companies Applying for Compliance Program Doubles Compared to Previous Year”, Mr. Sun explained, “Companies that seek to implement a new antitrust compliance program require sufficient time for its implementation and should approach it as a mid-term to long-term project,” adding that, “From the outset, a good approach is to consult with an expert to design and implement the introduction and operation of an antitrust compliance program.” 

On November 20, 2024, Asia Economy reported on Lee & Ko attorney Jeong-Ho Sun’s participation in the seminar, of which the main topic for discussion was “Unreasonableness of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act’s Regulation of Large Corporations and Issues with its Application Under Other Laws”. 

At the seminar, which was co-hosted by the Federation of Korean Industries and the Korean Association for Broadcasting & Telecommunication Studies, Attorney Sun said, “Broadcasting policy that takes into account the strong social responsibility and social value guarantees required of media companies is needed” and expressed that, “nonetheless, it is necessary to examine whether the type of broadcasting company ownership regulation should take the form of ex ante regulation.”

News of Lee & Ko’s Antitrust & Competition Criminal Defense Team was reported in the Naeil News. Naeil News reported that “Lee & Ko held two successful briefing sessions on the ‘Connected Payment System for Goods and Services Provided’ with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. In addition, Lee & Ko’s bench features prominent lawyers Hyongkun Kim, who both served as Senior Prosecutor of the Anti-corruption Investigation Division at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and Su Jin Jung, who were in charge of the Antitrust Tribunal at the Seoul High Court, were recently recruited.”

March 3, 2021: The Aju Economic Business Daily reported that Lee & Ko is strengthening its Antitrust Criminal Investigation Team by aggressively recruiting talent. The news report read, “In February, Lee & Ko recruited Su Jin Jung, an experienced antitrust judge, to bolster is criminal and civil litigation teams” and “In addition, Lee & Ko has recently recruited a former KFTC director and deputy director, and is working on hiring two former senior-level prosecutors with expertise in antitrust.”