Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2019-Present)
Representative Mattersshow
- Represented a global e-commerce company in a Personal Information Protection Commission (“PIPC”) investigation, a Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) investigation and a police investigation, and advised on compliance projects.
- Represented a global IT company in the Korea Media and Communication Commission(“KMCC”)’s investigation on a violation of the Telecommunications Business Act.
- Represented a global game company in the Game Rating and Administration Committee’s investigation on loot box items.
- Advised on legal matters associated with a global game company’s structural change in its e-sports league.
- Advised on legal matters regarding a global game company’s blockchain-based games.
- Represented a domestic IT company in criminal and civil litigation involving data crawling.
- Represented a domestic game company in the KFTC’s investigation on loot box items and related administrative and civil litigation.
- Advised a domestic game company on establishing internal guidelines regarding AI.
- 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, employees and artists of a domestic entertainment company.
- Represented a global IT company in the PIPC’s investigation on a violation of the Personal Information Protection Act regarding personalized advertisements and related administrative litigation.
- Represented a global game company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
- Represented a global auction company in the PIPC’s investigation on the leakage of personal information.
- Represented a global IT company in the KMCC’s investigation regarding compliance with the Location Information Protection Act.
- 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.
- Represented a global bank in the KFTC’s investigation on bid-rigging and administrative litigation.
- Represented a global automobile company in the KFTC’s investigation on bid-rigging.
- Represented a global IT company in the KFTC’s investigation on abuse of superior bargaining position.
- Represented a domestic insurance company in administrative litigation related to the abuse of market dominance and unfair trade practices.
- Advised on an antitrust compliance project for a domestic game company.
Representative Activitiesshow
Publications/Activities
- Panelist, “Monetization Strategy, Practical Consequences,” Game AiCON Seoul (Openerdoc Inc., FROMtheRED, 2026)
- Panelist, “Loot Boxes and Game Monetization,” Video Game Law Conference Tokyo 2023 (Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, 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
Insights
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Newsletters
Finalization of Thresholds for Designation of Domestic Agents
2025.10.21 -
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National Assembly Passes Amendment to the Game Industry Promotion Act Relating to Loot Box Disputes
2025.01.17 -
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Regulatory Trends: Enforcement of Loot Box Probability Disclosure Requirement
2024.04.30 -
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Legislative Notice on the Proposed Amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Game Industry Promotion Act to Require Game Providers to Disclose Probabilities of Loot Boxes
2023.11.28 -
Newsletters
Key Provisions and Implications of the Proposed Game Industry Promotion Act Amendment Bill
2021.03.22




