Mr. Sang Mo KOO is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Antitrust & Competition, Corporate, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG).

Mr. Koo worked at the Subcontract Division of the Fair Trade Commission in 1999 and at the General Counsel Bureau of the Fair Trade Commission in 2005. He serves as a legal counsel for various corporations, including Hyundai Motor Group, LG Group, KOLON Group, KCC Group, Sampyo Group, KT Group, ACE Bed, and Bumo Sarang.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1999)

Education

• Graduate School of Judicial Administration, Hanyang University (2001)
• College of Law, Hanyang University (LLB, 1988)
• Jeonju High School (1984)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2019-Present)
• Attorney, YOON & YANG LLC (2012-2019)
• Attorney, Barun Law LLC (2007)
• General Counsel Bureau, Fair Trade Commission (2006-2007)
• Subcontract Division, Fair Trade Commission (1999-2005)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1999)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Handled digital forensics on a number of cases related to violation of the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
• Handled digital forensics on a number of cases related to hackings and violation of the Personal Information Protection Act
• Handled digital forensics on a number of cases related to violation of fair trade
• Participated in digital forensics on a number of cases related to security

• Competition (private company acquisitions) Q&A: South Korea, Practical Law, Thomson Reuters (Co-author, 2021)
• Private Antitrust Litigation GCR (Korean Chapter) (2012, 2013)
• Global Legal Insights - Merger Control (Korean Chapter), Global Legal Insights (co-author, 2011)
• Subcontracting Law (Co-authors: Sang Mo Koo and Hong Seo Kim, HS Media) (2010)
• Commentary on Subcontracting Law, Journal of Competition (2002)