Chul Joon Kim is a special advisor on finance-related compliance issues, particularly focusing on data-protection & privacy concerns. Prior to joining Lee & Ko in 2019, he worked for the Financial Supervisory Service for over 17 years, where his responsibilities included conducting inspections of regulated enterprises with regard to IT risk management compliance.

Highly respected for his professionalism, experience and excellent relationship with regulatory policymakers and other experts in the field of IT risk management, data-protection and privacy regulations, he is particularly well-equipped to provide clients (particularly financial institutions) with needed advice covering the full spectrum of issues arising in relation to these complex and increasingly important areas of regulatory compliance. In addition to providing expert advice, Mr. Kim assists clients in obtaining authoritative interpretations from regulatory authorities regarding unsettled or ambiguous regulatory provisions that may be of particular concern in relation to a client’s business activities.