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Jung Seok Hong
Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8103
- FAX 82 2 6003 7033
- E-MAIL jshong@hwawoo.com
Biography
Jung Seok Hong is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC. His main practice areas are antitrust & competition, criminal trials, legislative consulting and administrative disputes.
Mr. Hong graduated from the Korea University Business School, and obtained his MBA from the Korea University Graduate School. He previously researched consulting and marketing as a Senior Researcher at the LG Economic Research Institute, and later joined the Independent Special Prosecution Team on the Park Geun-Hye and Choi Soon-Sil Gate as the Deputy Spokesperson.
In particular, from October 2017 to August 2020, he worked as the Director of the Installment Transaction Team of the Consumer Policy Department at the Korea Fair Trade Commission and handled various matters related to establishing and managing consumer policy. Having participated in the promotion of consumer rights policy in the digital transaction area that the Consumer Policy Department is promoting, he has a wide breadth of expertise and experience related to the policy and legislation in respect of sharing economy and online platforms.
In addition, drawing on his expertise and experience on corporate consulting and corporate governance, as well as investment matters, he advises and assists with the establishment of various corporate venture capitals (CVC), including the establishment of Korea’s first CVC of a holding company.
Mr. Hong graduated from the Korea University Business School, and obtained his MBA from the Korea University Graduate School. He previously researched consulting and marketing as a Senior Researcher at the LG Economic Research Institute, and later joined the Independent Special Prosecution Team on the Park Geun-Hye and Choi Soon-Sil Gate as the Deputy Spokesperson.
In particular, from October 2017 to August 2020, he worked as the Director of the Installment Transaction Team of the Consumer Policy Department at the Korea Fair Trade Commission and handled various matters related to establishing and managing consumer policy. Having participated in the promotion of consumer rights policy in the digital transaction area that the Consumer Policy Department is promoting, he has a wide breadth of expertise and experience related to the policy and legislation in respect of sharing economy and online platforms.
In addition, drawing on his expertise and experience on corporate consulting and corporate governance, as well as investment matters, he advises and assists with the establishment of various corporate venture capitals (CVC), including the establishment of Korea’s first CVC of a holding company.
Experience
- 2020-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2024-present Member, Shared Property Deliberation Committee, Gangwon State
- 2024-present Legal Advisor, Yongin City
- 2024-present Member, Review Committee for Disclosure of Information, Yongin City
- 2023-present Member, Industrial Technology Policy Fund Deliberation Committee, Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology
- 2022-present Director, Gangwon Institute
- 2017-20 Director, Installment Transaction Division, Consumer Policy Division, Korea Fair Trade Commission
- 2016-17 Deputy Spokesperson (special investigator), Independent special prosecutor team for Park Geun-hye and Choi Soon-sil gate
- 2012-17 DR & AJU LLC
- 2012 DMC Research Institute, Samsung Electronics
- 2007-09 Senior Researcher, LG Economic Research Institute
- 2006 Prudential Financial
Education
- 2012 Chung-Ang University Law School, J.D.
- 2007 Korea University Graduate School, MBA (Marketing)
- 2001 Korea University Business School, B.B.A.
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- Antitrust & Competition
- Corporte Governance ∙ Conglomerates ∙ Holding Companies
- Consumer Protection · Terms and Conditions
- Antitrust & Competition Compliance
- Antitrust & Competition Litigation
- Merger Filings
- Distribution
- Financial Company Licenses ∙ Permits
- Financial Investment Companies
- E-Commerce ∙ Labeling and Advertising (Dark Pattern, Greenwashing)
- GRC Center
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2012)
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Korean and English
