Mr. Changhun Lee is a partner at Shin & Kim, and is a member of the management committee. He has continued his legal career since he began his legal practice as a judicial advocate in 2004.

While serving as a judicial advocate, Mr. Lee managed multiple litigation cases in various fields against the government or administrative agencies, and, in particular, excelled in the tax field by mainly handling administrative litigation related to tax imposition such as corporate tax and income tax. He also participated in the investigation and deliberation of cases filed based on the SOFA (Korea-US Administrative Agreement) and drafted a decision as a judicial officer, and gained practical experience related to the SOFA.

Since joining Shin & Kim, Mr. Lee focused on investigations and litigations involving the Fair Trade Commission, such as cartels, abuse of market dominance, unfair trade practices, unfair support, subcontracting (including litigations seeking cancellation of the FTC’s decision, claim for damages incurred by the violation of the Fair Trade Act, and cancellation of sanctions against unfair business operators, etc.), and still handles a significant number of similar cases. In particular, he represented global companies as the lead-attorney in various cases that attracted attention from the anti-trust sector around the world. He has also been involved in several prominent disputes reported in the media, such as the automobile emissions lawsuits.

Mr. Lee continues to be recognized as a Leading Individual in the annual competition/antitrust ranking by Chambers Asia, a world-renowned legal media, and as a Leading Lawyer in the fair trade field by the Legal Times.

Mr. Lee also has experience working at Steptoe & Johnson, a leading global law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., right after passing the New York state bar exam during his studies in the United States.

• Represented a foreign semiconductor company and a Korean automobile company in abuse of market dominance cases
• Represented Group S and Group H in unfair assistance cases
• Represented a foreign automobile manufacturer, a Korean credit card company, and a Korean construction company in cartel cases and related damages claims
• Represented a Korean automobile company in unfair trade practice case
• Represented a Korean insurance company, bank, cable manufacturer, and construction companies in cartel cases
• Represented Company Y and Company H in the defense sector in cartel cases
• Represented Company D in restriction on bidding participation case
• Represented a Korean construction company in labeling and advertising case
• Represented a Korean construction company in unfair subcontracting case
• Represented the General Insurance Association of Korea in unfair trade practice case
• Represented Company S in resale price maintenance and restrictive trade practice case
• Represented a Korean construction company in subcontracting case
• Represented several Korean automobile manufacturers in emissions litigation
• Represented a Korean tire manufacturer in a dispute over the discontinuation of operations
• Represented a Korean oil refinery company in a settlement dispute
• Represented a Korean bank in a KIKO-related dispute
• Represented a Korean university in a dispute over the license and permission of a branch campus and urban development planning