JIPYONG LLC

Gee Hong KIM who leads the Antitrust & Competition Practice at Jipyong received the highest recognition in the country on April 1, 2020, in commemoration of the 19th Fair Trade Day.  He was nominated for the presidential award by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFCT) for remarkable contributions to Korea’s market economy and fair trade practices.  Over the years, Gee Hong Kim has represented and advised the KFTC in a number of landmark cases, gaining reputation as one of the most pioneering and brilliant attorneys of his time.   

Under Gee Hong Kim’s leadership, Jipyong’s antitrust team successfully represented the KFTC in a historic decision against Qualcomm for abuse of market dominance and defeated the global giant’s lawsuits to set aside the KFTC’s largest fine to date of KRW 280 billion (around USD 231.5 million).  Gee Hong Kim continues to handle the most challenging and high-profile competition cases, such as the acquittal of Kakao Corporation’s chairman and the KFTC’s investigation into the nation’s largest search engine Naver Corporation. 

According to Gee Hong Kim, “the Presidential Commendation means that Jipyong’s reputation in the field is truly unique – it is not only sought after by companies that want first-class advice, but also trusted and respected by the formidable KFTC, one of the leading competition authorities of the world.