Mr Seung Soo CHOI > Jipyong LLC > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Mr Seung Soo CHOI

+82 2 6200 1759 sschoi@jipyong.com View profile

Work Department

Intellectual Property; Patents & Utility Models ㆍ Employee Invention; Trademarks & Design ㆍ Anti-Competitive Practices; Copyright; Privacy & Data Protection; IP Management & Strategy Consulting Services; Unfair Trade PracticesㆍCustoms Clearance; IP Litigation; Family Law; Legislation & Public Policy; Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare; Technology, Media & Telecommunications; Government Contracts & Offset Trade; Entertainment, Sports & Leisure; Game & E-Sports; Medical Disputes

Position

Partner

Career

Mr. Seung Soo Choi is a partner in the IT & Technology Team. He has successfully advised and represented bio/pharmaceutical/healthcare clients based on his experience of more than 20 years in the field of IP, information and telecommunications, and broadcasting and media. His areas of specialty include public affairs and media risk management, which he has pioneered.

As a legal advisor to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, he provides advice on various issues including culture and arts, sports, tourism, and regulation of speculative industry such as casinos. As a legal advisor to the National Information Society Agency, he is also well-versed in the areas of data privacy and public contracts/R&D. Further, he is actively engaged in the field of inheritance, family law and family business succession including international inheritance.

Currently, he teaches at Chung-Ang University Law School on laws related to gambling, international entertainment, motion pictures, art, data privacy, communications, and media. He also serves as: a mediator on the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board; a member of the State Contract Dispute Mediation Committee; a member of the Content Dispute Resolution Committee; a member of the Korea Copyright Commission, Vice President of the Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, and President of the Korea Computer Game Law Association.

Languages

Korean, English and Japanese

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 1996

Education

Completed Fair Trade Expert Course at Seoul National University School of Law (2007)
University of Pennsylvania (LL.M., 2004)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1989)