Lee & Ko to host Lex Mundi’s “Antitrust and Competition Asia‐Pacific Corporate Counsel Event”

Lee & Ko will host the Lex Mundi, the world’s leading network of independent law firms in over 125 countries, “Antitrust and Competition Asia‐Pacific Corporate Counsel Event” on June 22, 2023. 

The event will hold five panel discussions featuring global and international legal experts from France, Germany, India, Australia, China, Vietnam, Singapore, South America, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United States and Korea. 

The first panel will discuss regulatory trends involving big tech in major jurisdictions related to the enforcement of unilateral conduct and review of M&As, including recent cases involving big tech, regulatory trends and upcoming reforms. 

The second panel, moderated by Lee & Ko Corporate and M&A Practice Group partner Ho Joon Moon, will discuss recent trends in Korean M&A transactions including market trends, purchase price, representations and warranties, covenants, closing conditions and termination, and indemnification. 

The third panel, featuring Lee & Ko Antitrust & Competition Practice Group partner Suruyn Kim, will discuss enforcement trends in the regulation of online distribution including international competition authorities’ response to mobile payment markets, “no price competition clauses” by delivery service companies, implementation of resale price maintenance by delivery apps and market definitions by competition authorities for the offline and offline sale of identical products.

The fourth panel, moderated by Lee & Ko Antitrust & Competition Practice Group partner Yong Seok Ahn, will discuss trends in cartels and leniency with an ASEAN focus including enforcement, recent areas of focus, substantive law changes, agency updates, recent major cartel cases, leniency programs, sanctions, international or regional cases and cooperation between antitrust regulators. 

The fifth panel, featuring Lee & Ko Antitrust & Competition Practice Group partner will discuss trends in global merger control and FDI enforcement. The panel discussion will include key sectors that antitrust regulators have increased scrutiny in and new areas of review such as foreign subsidies and the Digital Markets Act, among others.