The Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation team has extensive experience in handling cutting-edge data protection and privacy law issues. The attorneys in the team have handled numerous civil and criminal cases involving hacking and personal information leakages occurring both within Korea and globally. They have also responded to investigations by key regulatory authorities such as the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Financial Supervisory Service, and have represented clients in class actions arising from hacking and data breaches.

The Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation team regularly represents clients in administrative proceedings against the Personal Information Protection Commission and other regulatory agencies.

Comprised of former judges and other high caliber attorneys, the team includes lawyers with expertise in TMT fields such as personal information, specialists in incident response and regulatory investigations involving hacking and data breaches, as well as IT and financial experts, and is renowned for its zealous advocacy on behalf of its clients. Dedicated to providing seamless services to clients, the attorneys in the Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation team work closely with other attorneys in the firm’s transactional teams and other practice groups.

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Major Cases

Represented a multinational insurance company in a criminal investigation involving claims of personal information protection violations.
Represented a major Korean personal information online marketing agency in an administrative proceeding.
Represented a leading wireless carrier in a criminal case involving claims of violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.
Represented credit card companies in a lawsuit involving data breaches.
Advised Korea’s largest electronic financial service provider in responding to a regulatory investigation concerning cross-border transfers of personal information.
Represented a client in a civil lawsuit seeking suspension of pseudonymization processing.
Advised a home shopping broadcasting company in responding to a regulatory investigation in connection with a data breach incident.
Advised a renowned multinational e-commerce company in connection with a civil lawsuit involving the company’s hacking incident.
Represented a major Korean oil refinery in a criminal investigation involving personal data leakage.
Represented a global electronics manufacturer in a civil lawsuit involving hacking of personal information from its employment website.
Represented major internet service providers on civil lawsuits arising from the internet crisis of 2003.
Represented a leading wireless carrier in a civil lawsuit involving data breach.