Yulchon’s TMT group combines industry knowledge with multidisciplinary legal capabilities, enabling it to advise on matters spanning emerging technologies, data privacy compliance, and telecoms regulation. Doil Son heads up the group and has a well-rounded practice covering mergers and acquisitions within the tech, big data, and data privacy sectors. Seung Hyuck Han’s practice sits at the intersection of TMT and competition law, whereas Sun Hee Kim is a reference for e-commerce and telecoms businesses on data privacy. Mun Hui Kim advises broadcasters and OTT platforms on legal issues relating to broadcasting, sports, and entertainment management. So Jung Kim adds a combination of antitrust and TMT expertise to the team.
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Testimonials
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‘Sun Hee Kim is an expert, possesses integrity, and has a trustworthy personality.’
‘I recommend Yulchon for matters in the pharmaceutical and patent fields. They are highly professional, provide timely and well-considered legal advice, and offer proactive assistance.’
‘I recommend Attorney Yong Min Lee. He responds in a timely manner and has exceptional expertise in the fields of patents and trademarks.’
‘I am impressed with this firm's ability to translate complex privacy matters into practical explanations that we can understand and act on.’
‘The primary individuals that I worked with were Sun Hee Kim and Yoo Jung Hur (Associate), with Yoo Jung being my primary point of contact. I found her to be extremely responsive, detail-oriented, collaborative, and business-oriented - all key skills that we needed during a time-sensitive matter.’
Key clients
- LG Uplus Corp.
- KT Corporation
- Korea Football Association
- Naver
- AWS
- Samsung
- Alipay
- Cisco
- Dell
- SK Hynix
Work highlights
Advised and represented a client in a Korea Fair Trade Commission investigation into alleged collusion among Korea’s three major mobile carriers.
Represented a client in Korea Communications Commission investigation into alleged violations of the Telecommunications Business Act for false and exaggerated advertising of bundled communications products.
Advised the Korea Football Association on the renewal of broadcasting rights contracts between Korea Football Association and TV Chosun for Korean National Football Team and Korea Cup matches.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Doil Son
Other key lawyers
Seung Hyuck Han; Sun Hee Kim; Mun Hui Kim; So Jung Kim; Yong Min Lee; Yoo Jung Hur