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Yulchon Offices

Yulchon
PARNAS TOWER 38F, 521 TEHERAN-RO
GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06164
South Korea
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Mr Song Ryu

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+82-2-528-6473 [email protected]

Work Department

Antitrust/Competition, Broadcasting/ICT

Position

Partner

Career

Song Ryu is an antitrust/competition partner at Yulchon LLC. Mr. Ryu has handled and litigated a number of antitrust cases before the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) and Korean courts, including domestic and international cartel cases, high-profile mergers, and unfair trade practices. He has also represented and advised various companies in domestic and overseas damages actions filed by purchasers after KFTC decisions imposing fines on the participants of related cartels.

  • 2023–present Yulchon LLC
  • 2007–2023 Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2011-2012 Ropes & Gray LLP (secondment at New York office)
  • 2005-2006 SK Corporation, Legal Affairs

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • 2005 Republic of Korea

Education

  • 2011 Boston University School of Law, LL.M.
  • 2005 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
  • 2002 Hanyang University, LL.B.

Personal

  • 2024 Leading Lawyer, Competition/Antitrust, Chambers AP
  • 2020-present National Leader, Competition, Who’s Who Legal
  • 2019-2024 Next Generation Partner, Antitrust/Competition, Legal 500
  • 2020-present Notable Practitioner, Competition/Antitrust, Asialaw
  • 2019-present Future Star, Competition/Antitrust, Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
  • 2023 Leading Lawyer, Competition, Who’s Who Legal

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Antitrust and competition: local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Song Ryu – Yulchon

Yulchon handles a full range of antitrust matters, from advising in the business planning phase to responding to KFTC investigations and litigating administrative, civil, or criminal actions. It offers expertise in cartels, abuse of dominance, unfair trade practices, and merger control and is well-positioned to handle cross-border transactions in both cutting-edge and traditional industries. Led by Sung Bom Park, with experience in sectors such as automotive, aviation, healthcare, and telecommunications, the team includes Cecil Saehoon Chung, a foreign attorney focusing on international antitrust and trade issues, and Song Ryu, who has litigated high-profile antitrust cases and advised on post-KFTC damages actions.

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