Senior Research Specialist
Wonjun CHUNG
Tech & AI
Wonjun Chung is a Senior Research Specialist with extensive experience in legislative research and policy advisory work in the fields of IT and digital regulation. Since joining Lee & Ko, he has been engaged in legislative research, legislative consulting, and regulatory and policy advisory services relating to artificial intelligence law, data law, personal information protection law, intellectual property law, and science and technology law, drawing upon his prior experience in government advisory and policy research.
Mr. Chung received his Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Law from Korea University. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, he worked for approximately 14 years at government-funded research institutes, including the Korea Information Society Development Institute and the Korea Legislation Research Institute, where he served as Head of the AI Legislation Team. He has been widely recognized as a principal investigator with distinguished expertise in bridging legal theory and practice.
He has actively contributed to the development of national policies through advisory roles and committee activities for numerous government bodies, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Intellectual Property, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In recognition of his contributions to national policy development, he has received multiple honors, including the Prime Minister’s Commendation for Contributions to Information and Communications and three Ministerial Commendations.
In addition, Mr. Chung has authored numerous books and academic articles addressing a wide range of legal issues arising in the digital era. He also actively participates in scholarly activities and serves as an executive member of major academic societies, including the Korean Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law, the Korea Data Artificial Intelligence Law and Policy Society, the Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association, the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Law, the Korean Copyright Law Association, and the Korean Society of Property Law.
Mr. Chung received his Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Law from Korea University. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, he worked for approximately 14 years at government-funded research institutes, including the Korea Information Society Development Institute and the Korea Legislation Research Institute, where he served as Head of the AI Legislation Team. He has been widely recognized as a principal investigator with distinguished expertise in bridging legal theory and practice.
He has actively contributed to the development of national policies through advisory roles and committee activities for numerous government bodies, including the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Intellectual Property, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In recognition of his contributions to national policy development, he has received multiple honors, including the Prime Minister’s Commendation for Contributions to Information and Communications and three Ministerial Commendations.
In addition, Mr. Chung has authored numerous books and academic articles addressing a wide range of legal issues arising in the digital era. He also actively participates in scholarly activities and serves as an executive member of major academic societies, including the Korean Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law, the Korea Data Artificial Intelligence Law and Policy Society, the Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association, the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Law, the Korean Copyright Law Association, and the Korean Society of Property Law.
Education
| 2019 | Graduate School, Korea University – Ph.D. |
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| 2014 | Graduate School, Korea University – LL.M. |
| 2008 | Sungkyunkwan University – LL.B. |
Work Experience
| 2026-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2023-Present | Adjunct Professor, Department of Law, Kwangwoon University |
| 2020-2026 | Research Fellow and Head of the AI Legislation Team, Future Legislation Research Division, Korea Legislation Research Institute |
| 2017-2019 | AI Policy Specialist (Seconded), AI Policy Team, Intelligent Information Society Promotion Group, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2013-2020 | Research Fellow, Korea Information Society Development Institute |
| [Government Advisory and Committee Activities] | |
| 2025-Present | Advisory Member, AI Korea Data Working Group, Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy |
| 2025-Present | Member, AI Intellectual Property Policy Advisory Committee, Ministry of Intellectual Property (MOIP) |
| 2025-Present | Member, MyData Working Forum, Personal Information Protection Commission |
| 2025-Present | Expert Member, Public Data Strategy Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety |
| 2025-Present | Advisor, K-Brand Protection and Hallyu Response Task Force, MOIP |
| 2025-Present | Member, Proactive Public Administration Committee and Regulatory Review Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2024-Present | Member, Information Disclosure Review Board, Korea Aerospace Administration |
| 2024-Present | Member, Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, Korea Metaverse Self-Regulation Commission |
| 2024 | Member, AI Strategy High-Level Council, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2023-Present | Advisory Member, Data Value Assessment and Quality Certification Advisory Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2023 | Advisory Member, AI Legislative Reform Task Force, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2021-Present | Member, Regulatory Reform and Proactive Administration Committee, Korean Intellectual Property Office (MOIP) |
| 2021-Present | Expert Member, Data Review Board, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 2020-Present | Expert Member, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property (5th, 6th, 7th) |
| [Academic & Professional Activities] | |
| 2024-Present | Member, Korea Copyright Law Association |
| 2024-Present | Member, Korean Society of Property Law |
| 2023-Present | Publishing Director, Korea Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law |
| 2021-2024 | Research Fellow, Korea Association of Personal Information Professionals |
| 2019-Present | Planning Director of Korea Data Artificial Intelligence Law and Policy Society |
| 2000-Present | Research Director, Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association |
| 2000-Present | Academic Director, Korean Academic Society of Business Administration and Law |
| 2000-Present | Director, Korean Intellectual Property Society |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards & Recognitions
| 2024 | Prime Minister’s Commendation for Contributions to Information and Communications |
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| 2022 | Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2021 | President’s Award, Korea Legislation Research Institute |
| 2021 | Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 2018 | Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Science and ICT |
| 2017 | Encouragement Award (Outstanding Research), Korea Information Society Development Institute |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- [Books]
- The Formation and Differentiation of the Framework Act on Artificial Intelligence (Communication Books, 2026)
- The Evolution of Data Protection Laws (Springer Nature, 2026)
- Informedia Law Precedents (Park Young Sa, 2026)
- Generative AI and the Law (Park Young Sa, 2024)
- Artificial Intelligence Law (Park Young Sa, 2024)
- Medical Data: What Leaders Need to Know in the Era of the Digital New Deal (Jisik Platform, 2023)
- MyData and the Law (Park Young Sa, 2022)
- Data Law (Sechang Publish, 2022)
- Data and the Law (Park Young Sa, 2021)
- [Articles]
- A Critical Study on the Domestic Reception of the EU Digital Regulatory Framework: From the Perspective of the Substantive Rule of Law (Korea Law Review, 2025)
- Study on the Necessity of Reconstructing the Concept of Research Data in the Context of Assetization of Research Outcomes: Including Implications from the Intellectual Property Rights Provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act in the United States (The Journal of Property Law, 2025)
- The Tension and Harmony between the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ and the ‘Right Not to be Forgotten’, and Legal Implications (Journal of Law and Politics research, 2025)
- Legal Considerations for Developing a Crime Prediction Service Model and Securing Demand Data Using Public Data (Information Systems Review, 2025)
- Data-driven Children and Adolescents Policy: A Proposal Mental Health Services and Review Legal Issues (Knowledge Management Research, 2024)
- Legal Review on the so-called ‘Data Partition Problem’ According to Administrative Jurisdiction (Gachon Law Review, 2024)
- Critical Opinion on the current economic and technological security legislation: From the perspective of understanding and application of the theory of legislative evaluation and system consistency (Public Law Journal, 2024)
- Functional Roles and Improvement Tasks of the National R&D Innovation Act for Science and Technology System Innovation (SungKyunKwan Law Review, 2024)
- Legal Issues of Generative AI through the Case of AI Cover Songs (Journal of Industrial Property, 2023)
- Legislative Tasks of the Digital Platform Government – Focusing on the linkage and integration of government services (YONSEI LAW JOURNAL, 2023)
- The Theory of Ownership Surrounding Healthcare Data: Is Patient Data Property? Who Owns It? (Journal of Law and Politics research, 2023)
- A Study on the Practicalization of Personal Information Consent System (Korea Law Review, 2023)
- A Study on the Criteria for Determining a tort of Web Crawling Behavior through Case Study (The Korean Journal of Civil Law, 2022)
- A Study on OSP Responsibility of Metaverse Platform Operator: A Review of Judgment Criteria Based on the Characteristics of UGC in the Web 3.0 Era (Journal of Business Administration & Law, 2022)
- A Study on the Practical Benefits and Legislative Measures of The Right to Data Portability (SungKyunKwan Law Review, 2020)
- Artificial Intelligence’s Creation and Dilemma of The Copyright Law (Korea Law Review, 2019)
- A Legal Study on Personal Data Protection Issues Caused by Cloud Computing Environment (Dankook Law Review, 2016)
- A Study on Legal and Institutional Improvement Measures to Promote the Internet of Things (Journal of Law and Politics research, 2014)
- A Criterion of Unfairness for the Labeling and Advertising Activities (Dankook Law Review, 2014)
- A New Consideration on NPEs’ Roles and Regulations - Focusing on the Change in Amendment of the America Invents Act (AIA) – (Korea Law Review, 2013)
- [Periodicals]
- The Legal Significance of the Enforcement of the Framework Act on Artificial Intelligence and Future Response Tasks (Beommusa-ji, 2026)
- A New Horizon for Dataset Protection in the AI Era (IP Frontier, 2025)
- The Impact of the Framework Act on Artificial Intelligence on Our Future (Yonsei University Center for Digital Social Science Issue Brief, 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence Opens a New Horizon: The Era of Lawyers with Convergent Thinking Skills (Law School Chang, 2025)
- Prospects for AI Regulation Under the Trump Administration (KIPA Regulatory Trends, 2024)
- Legal Issues Surrounding AI Cover Songs: Focusing on the Possibility of Protecting Voice Rights (AI Outlook, 2024)
- Legal and Institutional Challenges for Fostering the Information Security Industry (Sejong R&D Support Group Issue Paper, 2023)
- Legal and Policy Challenges for Promoting Research Data in the Biotechnology Sector (BioIN Regulation, 2023)
- The Significance and Implications of the Full Amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act from a Startup Perspective (Startup Alliance, 2023)
- Legislative Tasks for Promoting Food and Drug Data (Data Brief, 2023)
- Introduction to Legislative Research for Facilitating Data Transactions and Distribution (Beopyeon, 2023)
- Copyright Law Issues and Challenges Raised by the EU Data Act Proposal (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2022)
- 2020 Top Ten Copyright Protection Issues: Outlook Report (Korea Copyright Protection Agency, 2022)
- Key Issues and Implications of the Second Amendment Bill to the Personal Information Protection Act (KIPA Regulatory Trends, 2021)
- Copyright Issues in Creative Works and Performances in the Metaverse (Hallyu Now, 2021)
- Protection and Utilization of Health and Medical Data Through Pseudonymization (Innovation of Healthcare Utilization Data Brief, 2021)
- A New Paradigm in the Music Industry: The Rise of NFTs (Newsletter of the Federation of Korean Music Performers, 2021)
- Metaverse and Copyright Law Issues (CSTORY, 2021)
- Key Contents and Implications of Japan’s ‘Contract Guidelines on the Development and Use of AI Software’ (AI TREND WATCH, 2021)
- An Analysis of Improvement Tasks for the Legal and Institutional Entrenchment of MyData (Issue Paper, 2020)
- Legislative Tasks Relating to the ‘Data Dam’ for the Korean New Deal (Issue Brief, 2020)
- Legal Issues Relating to the Processing of Voice Information in AI Speakers (AI Outlook, 2020)
- Current Status and Trends of Personal Information Legislation in China (Weekly ICT Trends, 2020)
- Measures for Improving the Legal Framework in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (KISDI Premium Report, 2019)
- Legal Issues and Policy Challenges Concerning the Protection of AI-Generated Works (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2019)
- Response Strategies of Major Countries and Policy Suggestions for Promoting Artificial Intelligence (Weekly ICT Trends, 2018)
- Current Status and Regulatory Issues of AI Medical Devices in Korea (Weekly ICT Trends, 2018)
- Recent Autonomous Vehicle Safety Accidents and Implications for Future Regulatory Direction (Weekly ICT Trends, 2016)
- Business Status and Regulatory Trends of Airbnb’s Home-Sharing Service (Weekly ICT Trends, 2016)
- Legal Issues for Promoting Cloud Computing (V): Significance of the Enactment of the Cloud Development Act and Future Legislative Tasks (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2015)
- Legal Issues for Promoting Cloud Computing (IV): Jurisdictional Issues (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2015)
- Improvement Tasks for Regulating Technology Misappropriation (Weekly ICT Trends, 2015)
- Legal Issues for Promoting Cloud Computing (III): Issues Relating to Service Continuity Assurance (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2015)
- Legal Issues for Promoting Cloud Computing (II): Copyright-Related Issues (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Legal Issues for Promoting Cloud Computing (I): Personal Information Protection Issues (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Current Status and Implications of Registration Regulations in the ICT Sector (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Prospects and Trends in the Mobile Advertising Market (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Current Status of Value Chains and Market Components Relating to the Internet of Things (IoT) (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Current Status and Implications of ICT Standard Competition: Focusing on Standard Essential Patent Disputes (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- Development of the ICT Industry and Understanding Big-Bang Disruption Innovation: Focusing on Comparison with Disruptive Innovation (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2014)
- The Shortening of Life Cycles of ICT Products and Services and the Emergence of Big-Bang Disruption (Information, Communication & Broadcasting Policy, 2013)
- [Policy Research Projects]
- A Study on Legislative Measures for Realizing K-AI Cities (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 2026, Co-Researcher)
- Guidelines for the Use of Sensitive Information in Land, Infrastructure and Transport Data (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, 2026, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Legislative Considerations and Institutional Measures for Enacting a National Research Data Act (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2025, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Improving the Regulatory System for Innovative Growth in the Era of Digital Transformation (National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Fundamental Rights to Be Guaranteed in the Digital Era (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2023, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on the Regulatory Framework for Promoting OTT Production and Services (Korea Legislation Research Institute, 2023, Principal Investigator)
- Institutional Improvement for the Virtual Convergence Economy and Implementation of the Metaverse Roadmap (Ministry of Science and ICT, 2022, Principal Investigator)
- A Legislative Study on Facilitating Data Transactions and Distribution (Korea Legislation Research Institute, 2022, Principal Investigator)
- Legislative Reform and Roadmap Development for Promoting Food and Drug Data (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, 2022, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Institutional Responses to Resolve Regulatory Conflicts in Emerging Industries (Korea Legislation Research Institute, 2021, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on the Enactment of the Act on Facilitation of Management and Utilization of Industrial Property Information (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2021, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Patent Act Protection of AI Training Data and Its Industrial Impact (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2021, Principal Investigator)
- Legal Review of the Use of Intelligent Security Technology for Presidential Protection (Presidential Security Service, 2020, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on Measures for Protecting Data-Related Intellectual Property Rights, 2020 (Korean Intellectual Property Office, 2020, Principal Investigator)
- A Study on the Legal Protection of Medical Method Patents (Korea Legislation Research Institute, 2020, Principal Investigator, among others)
