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Lee & Ko Offices

Lee & Ko
HANJIN BUILDING
63 NAMDAEMUN-RO, JUNG-GU
SEOUL 04532
South Korea
Visit website 82 2 772 4000 82 2 772 4001

Kwang Bae Park

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+82-2-772-4343 kwangbae.park@leeko.com

Work Department

TMT

Position

Partner

Career

1991-Present Lee & Ko
2020-Present Committee Member, adequacy assessment on pseudonymization /anonymization, Korea Credit Information Services
2018-Present Committee Member, the Financial Advisory Committee, the Financial Supervisory Service
2017-Present Committee Member, Regulation Review Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2016-Present Member, Personal Information Law Research Working Party, Korea Communications Commission
2016-Present Member, Personal Information Protection Forum, Korea internet &Security Agency
2016-Present Chair Member, E-government Forum Personal Visual Information division, Ministry of the Interior
2016-2018 Committee Member, Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
2016-2018 Non-standing Director, Korea internet &Security Agency
2015-2018 Non-standing Director, Korea Data Agency
2015-Present Member, Joint Task Force for EU Adequacy Assessment, Ministry of the Interior
2015-Present Committee Member, Statutory Interpretation Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
2015-2019 Committee Member, Regulation Review Committee ,Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
2014-2016 PIPL (Personal Information Protection Level) Certification Committee Member
2013-2019 Committee Member , administrative judgment commission, Korea Communications Commission
2013-2017 Legal Counsel, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
2012-2013 Advisor for international cooperation on personal data, Ministry of Security and Public Administration
2011-2013 Member , Personal Information Impact Assessment Institution Nomination Committee, Ministry of Security and Public Administration
2009-2017 Legal Counsel, Korea Communications Commission
2006-2011 Outside Director, ING Investment Management Korea, Ltd
2004-2007 Commissioner, Software Business Disputes Coordination Commission, Minister of Information and Communication

Languages

Korean and English

Education

1996 Georgetown University Law Center – LL.M.
1988 Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
1986 Seoul National University , College of Law – LL.B.

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South Korea > TMT: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Kwang Bae Park – Lee & Ko

Lee & Ko’s broad TMT practice handles regulatory, licensing, transactions, and disputes. The team is jointly led by Soon-Yub Samuel Kwon, Kwang Bae Park, and Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon. Kwon has extensive experience in advising domestic and international clients in the technology and telecoms fields. Park ‘consistently delivers outstanding services to his clients’ and focuses on data protection, privacy, cyber security, IT, and Fintech matters, as does Yoon who also advises on IP matters. Other key names to note include Ju Bong Jang, Hwan Kyoung Ko, and Tae Joo Kim.

 

South Korea > Fintech and financial services regulatory: local firms

Lee & Ko’s financial regulatory team operates inside of the firm’s sizeable finance group and is peopled by an ‘excellent pool of talent’ with extensive experience of dealing with the Financial Supervisory Service, the Financial Services Commission and other regulatory bodies. The fintech side of the practice assists financial institutions, IT companies and e-commerce companies with the provision of fintech services and a wide array of  regulatory issues. Jongsoo (Jay) Yoon and Kwang Bae Park  co-lead the fintech group, while Seung Hoon Choi and Hyun Goo Kang are in charge of the financial services regulatory group. Financial regulatory expert Hyeong Min Yoo is well positioned to assist clients during investigation and sanctions proceedings. Jung-Myung (Chloe) Lee is geared to advise on NFT mandates, while Seong Hwan Ju centres his practice on regulatory compliance.

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