[Law Times] 'Unfair Trade Fines Doubles' Time Bomb, Law Firms Get Busy

On July 10, 2024, the Law Times reported that large law firms are also reorganizing their orgaizations by hiring experts as amendments to the Capital Market Act have come into effect since the beginning of this year.  The newspaper introduced Lee & Ko’s Capital Market Center as an example. “Lee & Ko is responding by creating the Capital Market Center,” the newspaper said, “The Center includes Kwon Taekyung, a former deputy director of the Special Investigation Division of the Financial Supervisory Service, Kim Hyunggeun, who was in charge of launching the Joint Investigation Team for Securities and Financial Crimes, and Kwon Soongun, who handled related cases at the Seoul Central District Court.”