Expertise
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
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.
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.
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Hwan Kyoung KO
Partner
T +82-2-2191-3057
E hwankyoung.ko@leeko.com
Administrative Litigation
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Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
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Donghyuk KANG
Partner
T +82-2-772-4969
E donghyuk.kang@leeko.com
Antitrust & Competition
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Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Hostile Takeovers · Defense
Antitrust Litigation
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Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
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Su Jin JUNG
Partner
T +82-2-6386-1960
E sujin.jung@leeko.com
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Corporate Governance
TMT Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Digital Health
Digital Finance
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Tech & AI
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Cyber Incident Response
Credit Information
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Kyung Min SON
Partner
T +82-2-772-4918
E kyungmin.son@leeko.com
Automotive Industry
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Environment
Digital Finance
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Tech & AI
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
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Il Shin LEE
Partner
T +82-2-772-5982
E ilshin.lee@leeko.com
Start-ups
TMT Litigation
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Tech & AI
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Cyber Incident Response
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Seong Cheol JIN
Senior Advisor
T +82-2-772-4757
E seongcheol.jin@leeko.com
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Financial Compliance
TMT Litigation
Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
Data Protection Regulatory Response & Litigation
Cyber Incident Response
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Jongseob PARK
Advisor
T +82-2-6386-6247
E jongseob.park@leeko.com
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