Bio
Profile
Experience
- Kim & Chang (1997-1998, 2001-Present)
- First Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Republic of Korea Army (1998-2001)
Representative Mattersshow
- Worked with a multinational platform operator in abuse of market dominance and unfair trade practice cases before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational software developer in an abuse of market dominance case before the KFTC, appeal of the KFTC’s decision to the court, and in civil lawsuits brought by the plaintiffs claiming damages.
- Worked with a multinational mobile phone manufacturer in a cartel case before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational logistics company in a cartel case before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational petrochemical company in an abuse of patent right case before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational petrochemical company in a cartel case before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational luxury goods maker in a cartel and unfair trade practice case before the KFTC.
- Worked with a multinational delivery platform operator in a merger filing for its acquisition of a Korean delivery platform operator.
- Worked with a multinational entertainment company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational entertainment company.
- Worked with a multinational mobile technology company in a merger filing for the sale of its business to a multinational software developer.
- Worked with a global private equity fund in a merger filing for the sale of its portfolio company in the chemical industry to a Korean chemical company.
- Worked with a multinational Internet portal service provider in a merger filing for its acquisition of a multinational online search service provider.
- Worked with a multinational petrochemical company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational petrochemical company.
- Worked with a retail distributor in a merger filing for its acquisition of another retail distributor.
- Worked with a multinational retail distributor in a merger filing for the formation of a joint venture with another multinational retail distributor.
- Worked with a multinational logistics company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational logistics company.
- Worked with a multinational agrobusiness company in a merger filing for the formation of a joint venture with another multinational agrobusiness company.
- Worked with a multinational pharmaceutical company in a merger filing for its acquisition of another multinational pharmaceutical company.
- Worked with a multinational food company in a merger filing for its sale of a business division to a multinational conglomerate.
- Worked with various multinational game developers in obtaining Korean game licenses and ratings.
- Worked with various multinational game developers in structuring of their game services in Korea.
- Worked with various multinational game developers in complying with Korean game, privacy, and e-commerce regulations.
- Worked with a multinational entertainment company in the filming of a Hollywood blockbuster in Korea.
- Worked with various multinational entertainment companies in the filming of reality TV shows in Korea.
- Worked with a multinational entertainment company in the formation of joint venture animation and general entertainment channel operators in Korea.
- Worked with a multinational entertainment company in the formation of a joint venture drama channel operator in Korea.
- Worked with a multinational entertainment company in the restructuring of a joint venture animation channel operator.
- Worked with a multinational sports channel in the formation of a sports channel operator in Korea.
- Worked with a multinational animation channel in a dispute with a local production company.
- Worked with a multinational sports channel in obtaining the foreign channel retransmission license.
- Worked with a multinational educational channel in the distribution of its programs in Korea.
Privacy & Data Security
- Worked with an online marketplace company in a data breach criminal investigation and civil lawsuits for damages.
- Worked with a multinational luxury brand in Korean privacy law compliance.
- Worked with a multinational sporting goods manufacturer in Korean privacy law compliance.
- Worked with various multinational game developers in Korean privacy law compliance.
- Worked with a multinational software developer in Korean privacy law compliance.
- Worked with a multinational logistics company in Korean privacy law compliance.
- Worked with a multinational multi-level marketing company in Korean privacy law compliance.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Partners, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Antitrust and competition (Legalease, 2022, 2024-2025)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2024)
- Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Euromoney, 2021-2024)
- Recommended Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Competition (Who’s Who Legal, 2020)
- Notable Practitioner, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Euromoney, 2020)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Competition/Antitrust (Chambers and Partners, 2019-2024)
- Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2018-2019)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2016)
Publications/Activities
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Data Protection & Privacy 2025: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2025)
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Gaming Law 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2024)
- Practical Law Global - Information Security Considerations/Cyber Incident Response and Data Breach Notification (공저, Thomson Reuters, 2024)
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Data Protection & Privacy 2024: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2024)
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Gaming Law 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2023)
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Cyber Security 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2023)
- Practical Law Data Privacy Advisor - Information Security Considerations / Cyber Incident Response and Data Breach Notification (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2019, 2021)
- Information Security Considerations: South Korea (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2018)
- Cyber Incident Response and Data Breach Notification: South Korea (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2018)
- Getting the Deal Through - Cybersecurity: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015-2016)
- Getting the Deal Through - Data Protection & Privacy 2016: Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015)
- Practical Law - Data Protection Global Guide 2015/16: Korea chapter (Co-author, Thomson Reuters, 2015)
- The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review (Edition 1): Korea chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2014)
- South Korea’s Highly Regulated E-Commerce Market Thrives, E-Commerce Law & Policy Magazine (Co-author, 2014.1.)
Education
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1996)
Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 1993)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York, 1997
Languages
English and Korean
Insights
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Newsletters
National Assembly Passes Amendment to the Game Industry Promotion Act on Relaxation of the Duty to Report Content Revisions and the Requirements for Designation of Self-Rating Business Entities
2025.03.21 -
Newsletters
The Proposed Amendment to the Game Industry Promotion Act Regarding Relaxation of the Duty to Report on Content Revisions and the Requirements for Designation of Self-Rating Business Entities
2025.03.17 -
Articles
Data Protection & Privacy 2025: South Korea │ Chambers Global Practice Guides
2025.03.11 -
Newsletters
Proposed Amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act: Introducing Special Provisions for AI
2025.02.06 -
Newsletters
Personal Information Protection Commission Announces the Draft Consolidated Guidelines on Personal Information Processing
2025.01.31 -
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National Assembly Passes Amendment to the Game Industry Promotion Act Relating to Loot Box Disputes
2025.01.17
