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Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1078 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG Foreign Attorney
Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG Foreign Attorney

Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNGForeign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1078 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.thchung@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Bio

Brian Tae-Hyun Chung is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in antitrust and competition, privacy and game, resort and entertainment. He has extensive experience in advising clients in the technology and game industries, as well as tobacco, chemical and retail distribution industries.

As a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, Mr. Chung has vast experience on all aspects of competition law issues, including, investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) into violations of the competition law and global merger filings for inbound and outbound M&A transactions. Mr. Chung also handles complex competition law litigations, especially those involving advanced technology and data issues.

In addition, as a member of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Practice, Mr. Chung provides clients with expert assistance in privacy and data protection matters, specializing in compliance with Korean privacy laws and administrative, criminal and civil proceedings arising out of data breach cases, with particular focus on privacy and data security issues in artificial intelligence.

Mr. Chung is also a member of the firm’s Game, Resort & Entertainment Practice, specializing in game and entertainment industries. Mr. Chung assists clients in the game and interactive entertainment industries with their compliance with Korean game regulations, as well as issues arising out of their daily operation in the Korean game market. Mr. Chung also works with clients in the traditional entertainment industry, helping them with such matters as production of movies and TV shows in Korea.

Mr. Chung has co-authored various publications, including 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).

For his accomplishments, Mr. Chung is consistently listed as a Leading Individual by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, and Asialaw.

Mr. Chung received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1996 and his B.A. in physics from Cornell University in 1993. He is admitted to the New York bar.

Profile

Experience

  • Kim & Chang (1997-1998, 2001-Present)
  • First Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Republic of Korea Army (1998-2001)

Representative Mattersshow

Antitrust & Competition
 
  • 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.
 
Game, Resort & Entertainment
 
  • 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 Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Antitrust and Competition (Legalease, 2022, 2024)
  • 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, 2021-2023)
  • Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Euromoney, 2021-2023)
  • 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 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

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Brian Tae-Hyun CHUNG
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)


T. +82-2-3703-1078      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Brian Tae-Hyun Chung is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in antitrust and competition, privacy and game, resort and entertainment. He has extensive experience in advising clients in the technology and game industries, as well as tobacco, chemical and retail distribution industries.

As a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, Mr. Chung has vast experience on all aspects of competition law issues, including, investigations by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) into violations of the competition law and global merger filings for inbound and outbound M&A transactions. Mr. Chung also handles complex competition law litigations, especially those involving advanced technology and data issues.

In addition, as a member of the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Practice, Mr. Chung provides clients with expert assistance in privacy and data protection matters, specializing in compliance with Korean privacy laws and administrative, criminal and civil proceedings arising out of data breach cases, with particular focus on privacy and data security issues in artificial intelligence.

Mr. Chung is also a member of the firm’s Game, Resort & Entertainment Practice, specializing in game and entertainment industries. Mr. Chung assists clients in the game and interactive entertainment industries with their compliance with Korean game regulations, as well as issues arising out of their daily operation in the Korean game market. Mr. Chung also works with clients in the traditional entertainment industry, helping them with such matters as production of movies and TV shows in Korea.

Mr. Chung has co-authored various publications, including 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).

For his accomplishments, Mr. Chung is consistently listed as a Leading Individual by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, and Asialaw.

Mr. Chung received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1996 and his B.A. in physics from Cornell University in 1993. He is admitted to the New York bar.






    •   Kim & Chang (1997-1998, 2001-Present)
    •   First Lieutenant, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Republic of Korea Army (1998-2001)





Antitrust & Competition
 
  •   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.
 
Game, Resort & Entertainment
 
  •   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.





Awards

  •   Leading Individual, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Antitrust and Competition (Legalease, 2022, 2024)
  •   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, 2021-2023)
  •   Leading Lawyer, Asialaw Leading Lawyers: Competition/Antitrust (Euromoney, 2021-2023)
  •   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 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





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