For nearly 13 years, Mr. Sang-Ok Kim served within various departments within the Korea Fair Trade Commission (”KFTC”), including the Standard Form Contract Terms Review Division, the Cartel Division, and the Anti-Monopoly Division. During his tenure, Mr. Kim handled many cartel and anti-monopoly-related cases (specifically, at the Cartel Division of Cartel Investigation Bureau and the Anti-Monopoly Bureau).

Since joining Shin & Kim in 2019, Mr. Kim has advised on legal & regulatory issues related to antitrust, subcontracting and contracting, as well as on fair labeling and advertising.

Mr. Kim is a graduate of Kyunggi University’s College of Law.

• Advised a client regarding collusive acts by life insurance companies
• Advised a client in a case involving bid-rigging related to the Guui and Jayang intake pump station construction project
• Advised a client in a case involving bid-rigging related to the Honam high-speed railway construction project
• Advised a client in a case involving bid-rigging related to the GIS project owned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Advised a client in a case involving bid-rigging among subway station safety door installers
• Advised a client in a case involving inducement of customers by three stent makers (Abbott, Boston Scientific, and Medtronic)