SOUTH KOREA Law and Practice Contributed by: Brian Tae-Hyun Chung, Haewon Han, Jung-Chull Lee and Ari Yoon, Kim & Chang
Kim & Chang has a privacy and data security practice that assists clients with better understanding the ex - tensive Korean privacy and data security law require - ments, and providing company-wide compliance au - dits and risk assessments of their current personal information-processing practices. It offers expertise in sectors and areas including e-commerce, insur - ance, banking, healthcare, TMT, HR, compliance, criminal defence and litigation, providing a holistic service that is suited to its clients’ needs. The pri -
vacy and data security practice within the firm has expertise in laws such as the Personal Information Protection Act and others that have a bearing on in - formation security and data protection. The practice provides comprehensive advice that allows clients to effectively mitigate and manage the risk of civil, crimi - nal and administrative liability, and is able to advise not only on legal compliance but also on technical compliance – it is recognised as one of the leaders in this field in Korea.
Authors
Brian Tae-Hyun Chung is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He practises primarily in antitrust and competition, privacy and game, resorts and entertainment. As a member of the firm’s privacy and data
Jung-Chull Lee is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. His practice covers a broad range of legal matters, including TMT and privacy. As a member of the firm’s privacy and data security practice, he has extensive
security practice, Mr Chung provides clients with expert assistance in privacy and data protection matters, specialising in compliance with Korean privacy laws and administrative, criminal and civil proceedings arising out of data breach cases.
experience in advising multinational corporations on privacy and data protection as well as investigations conducted by government authorities, including the Personal Information Protection Commission.
Ari Yoon is an attorney at Kim & Chang. She practises primarily in the
Haewon Han is an attorney at Kim & Chang. She practises primarily in the field of privacy and TMT. She has successfully defended businesses in various investigation by the Personal Information Protection Commission (a
field of privacy, especially in the healthcare and IT industries. As a leading expert in the area of data regulation and privacy, Ms Yoon engages in close dialogue with her clients, advising on day-to-day data privacy issues, and has successfully led various data privacy projects aimed at establishing and improving a company’s overall data privacy compliance. She is a member of the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee, and has served as a director of the Korea Data Law and Policy Society and AI Law Society.
regulatory body for data privacy projects) and has also helped a number of businesses in data privacy compliance projects.
Kim & Chang 39, Sajik-ro 8-gil Jongno-gu Seoul 03170 Korea Tel: +82 2 3703 1114 Fax: +82 2 737 9091/9092 Email: lawkim@kimchang.com Web: www.kimchang.com
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