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Seo Yeon KIM Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4519 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Seo Yeon KIM Attorney
Seo Yeon KIM Attorney

Seo Yeon KIMAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4519 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.seoyeon.kim@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Bio

Seo Yeon Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang practicing in the IT, game and entertainment industries with focus on privacy and antitrust issues.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2019-Present) 

Representative Mattersshow

IT, Game & Entertainment
 
  • Represented a domestic IT company in criminal and civil litigations involving data crawling.
  • Represented a global IT company in the Korea Communication Commission’s investigation on a violation of the Telecommunications Business Act.
  • Represented a global e-commerce company in the Personal Information Protection Commission(“PIPC”)’s investigation and the Korea Fair Trade Commission(“KFTC”)’s investigation and advised on compliance projects.
  • Advised on legal matters associated with a global game company’s structural change in its e-sports league.
  • Represented a domestic game company in the KFTC’s investigation on lootbox items and related litigation.
  • Represented a domestic entertainment company in a dispute over exclusivity agreements between the entertainment company and its artists.
  • Represented a domestic entertainment company in the KFTC’s investigation on a violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law and the E-Commerce Act.
  • Advised on compliance projects targeting officers and employees of a domestic entertainment company.
 
Privacy & Data Protection
 
  • Represented a global IT company in the PIPC’s investigation on a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.
  • Represented a global game company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
  • Represented a domestic entertainment company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
  • Represented a domestic insurance company in the PIPC’s investigation on a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.
 
Antitrust
 
  • Advised on an antitrust compliance project for a domestic game company.
  • Represented a global bank in the KFTC’s investigation on bid-rigging and administrative litigation.
  • Represented a global IT company in the KFTC’s investigation on abuse of superior bargaining position.

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    • Panelist, “Loot Boxes and Game Monetization,” Video Game Law Conference 2023 Tokyo (2023)

Education

    School of Law, Seoul National University (J.D., 2019) 

    Harvard College (A.B., Psychology, summa cum laude, 2015)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2019

Languages

Korean and English

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Seo Yeon KIM
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4519      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Seo Yeon Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang practicing in the IT, game and entertainment industries with focus on privacy and antitrust issues.






    Kim & Chang (2019-Present) 






IT, Game & Entertainment
 
  •   Represented a domestic IT company in criminal and civil litigations involving data crawling.
  •   Represented a global IT company in the Korea Communication Commission’s investigation on a violation of the Telecommunications Business Act.
  •   Represented a global e-commerce company in the Personal Information Protection Commission(“PIPC”)’s investigation and the Korea Fair Trade Commission(“KFTC”)’s investigation and advised on compliance projects.
  •   Advised on legal matters associated with a global game company’s structural change in its e-sports league.
  •   Represented a domestic game company in the KFTC’s investigation on lootbox items and related litigation.
  •   Represented a domestic entertainment company in a dispute over exclusivity agreements between the entertainment company and its artists.
  •   Represented a domestic entertainment company in the KFTC’s investigation on a violation of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law and the E-Commerce Act.
  •   Advised on compliance projects targeting officers and employees of a domestic entertainment company.
 
Privacy & Data Protection
 
  •   Represented a global IT company in the PIPC’s investigation on a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.
  •   Represented a global game company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
  •   Represented a domestic entertainment company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
  •   Represented a domestic insurance company in the PIPC’s investigation on a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act.
 
Antitrust
 
  •   Advised on an antitrust compliance project for a domestic game company.
  •   Represented a global bank in the KFTC’s investigation on bid-rigging and administrative litigation.
  •   Represented a global IT company in the KFTC’s investigation on abuse of superior bargaining position.





Publications/Activities

  •   Panelist, “Loot Boxes and Game Monetization,” Video Game Law Conference 2023 Tokyo (2023)





Education

    School of Law, Seoul National University (J.D., 2019) 

    Harvard College (A.B., Psychology, summa cum laude, 2015)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2019


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Technology, Media & Telecommunications ,  Game, Resort & Entertainment ,  Privacy & Data Security ,  Antitrust & Competition