Jong Youn HAN is a partner of Antitrust & Competition group at Lee & Ko. Since joining the firm in 2009, Ms. Han has extensive experience in representing multinational and domestic companies on various antitrust issues concerning investigation of cartels, merger review, abuse of dominance, unfair practices, and antitrust litigation. She practices mainly before the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and the Korean courts.

Throughout her career, Ms. Han has been actively involved in many high profile cases in Korea and has successfully provided advice needed by clients competing in the rapidly changing IT and Semiconductor market, based on her expertise accumulated during her practice in the high-tech sectors.

Recently, Ms. Han represented a global infrastructure technology leader that supplies semiconductor, in the KFTC’s investigation for alleged abuse of dominance/superior bargaining position, and successfully initiated the consent order process. This case was ranked by the Korean Legal Times as one of the most significant cases in Korea. Furthermore, she played a key role in the KFTC's investigation of alleged abuse of dominance in Qualcomm's licensing of standard-essential patents for mobile communications technology. Global Competition Review (GCR) awarded our work on this case by naming it the Behavioural Matter of the Year for 2017 (Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa).
In addition to her experience in Korea, Ms. Han was a visiting attorney at Ropes & Gray's New York office in 2015. She combines international experience with on the ground local knowledge to deliver effective solutions for clients in global transactions, and to devise operational antitrust risk strategies.

Ms. Han is a frequent speaker at competition conference and has authored several publications. She provides legal advice to the KFTC in connection with the amendment of Korean antitrust laws and regulations as an antitrust expert.