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Hwan Kyoung KOTMT
2008 | Georgetown University Law Center - LL.M. |
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2002 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1996 | Korea University - LL.B |
2002-Present | Lee & Ko |
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2017-Present | Committee Member, Interpretation Review Committee for Information and Communications Network Laws and Regulations |
2016 | Group Member, Working Group Task Force to Improve the Information and Communications Network Act, Korea Communication Commission |
2015-Present | Committee Member, Statutory Interpretation Review Committee, Financial Services Commission, Ministry of the Interior and Safety |
2015-Present | Committee Member, Personal Information Protection Committee, Naver |
2015 | Group Member, Working Group Task Force to Promote the Use of Big Data, Ministry of Science and ICT |
2014-Present | Financial Director, Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association |
2014-2016 | Group Member, Working Group for the Right to be Forgotten, Korea Communications Commission |
2014 | Lecturer, Graduate School of Law, Yonsei University |
2012-Present | Committee Member, E-Commerce Mediation Committee |
2012-2015 | Committee Member, Interpretation Review Committee for Personal Information Protection Laws and Regulations |
2011-2015 | Committee Member, Evaluation Committee for the Registration of Telecom Billing Services |
English and Korean |
2023 | The A List - Korea's top 100 lawyers (Asia Business Law Journal) |
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2022, 2023 | Leading Lawyers, Technology and telecommunications (AsiaLaw) |
2021 | TOP 15 TMT Lawyer (ASIAN LEGAL BUSINESS) |
2019 | Presidential Citation for active involvement in the drafting of legislation to promote the Data Economy |
2019,2021, 2022, 2023 | Ranked Lawyer (Band2) Technology, Media, Telecommunication (Chambers Asia Pacific) |
2016 | Minister of the Interior and Safety's Award (achievements in the data protection sector) |
2016 | TMT Lawyer of the Year 2016 (Legal Times) |
2014 | KISA President's Award for Personal Data Protection |
2013-2018 | Leading TMT(Technology, Media, Telecoms) lawyer' (Chambers Asia Pacific) |
Newsletter
Landmark Ruling: Supreme Court Overturns PIPC Sanctions Against E-commerce Platform Operators 2024.05.02Press & Releases
[Chosun Biz] Lee & Ko Launches South Korea’s Largest Tech & AI Team 2024.04.22Press & Releases
[Digital Chosun] Launch of the 'Supreme AI Strategy Council' with Attorney Hwan-kyoung KO of Lee & Ko Appointed as Chairman of the Law and Regulation Committee 2024.04.04Newsletter
PIPC’s Policy Direction in Online Behavioral Advertising 2024.02.08Deals & Cases
Landmark Ruling: Supreme Court Overturns PIPC Sanctions Against E-commerce Platform Operators. 2024.02.07Press & Releases
[Law Times] AI in Everyday Life and the Implications of the U.S. AI Executive Order – Hwan Kyoung KO, Lee & Ko 2024.01.18Press & Releases
[Yonhap News] Upcoming Seminar on January 24, 2024: “Changes brought about by Chrome’s Third-Party Cookie Ban” 2024.01.18Press & Releases
[Law Times] Human-Centered AI and the Right to Respond to Fully Automated Decision – Hwan Kyoung KO, Lee & Ko 2023.12.20Awards Ranking
Most Lawyers Selected in ‘2023 Korea’s Top 100 Lawyers’ by Asia Business Law Journal 2023.12.19Press & Releases
[Hankyung Business] 2023 Best Law Firms & Lawyers in Korea 2023.12.18Awards Ranking
'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024’ Band 1 in 13 practice areas 2023.12.15Seminar/Event
[ChosunBiz] Lee & Ko Forms Alliance with Academia and Industry Experts for Cybersecurity Incident Response 2023.12.12Press & Releases
[Maeil Business] Wrtn Technologies Hosts the 1st Generative AI Ideathon 2023.12.05Press & Releases
[ChosunBiz] Possibility of New Trade Frictions with the Rise of AI Puts Law Firm on High Alert 2023.11.16Seminar/Event
Seminar on ‘Highlights and Prospects of the Amended Personal Information Protection Act & Electronic Financial Transactions Act’ 2023.09.25Newsletter
Amended Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act of Korea 2023.09.20Press & Releases
[Seoul Economic Daily] On the Occasion of the Enforcement of the Amended Personal Information Protection Law - Hwan Kyoung Ko of Lee & Ko 2023.09.17Press & Releases
[Law Times] Key Points and Significance of the Expanded Use of Pseudonymized Information – Ko, Hwan Kyoung (Lee & Ko) 2023.08.17Deals & Cases
Overruling of Corrective Orders Against Naver and Gmarket for Breaching Personal Information Protection Regulations 2023.06.30Newsletter
Partial Amendment Bill to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act passed by the National Assembly's National Policy Committee 2023.05.19