Yulchon is recognised for its experience in TMT, with a multidisciplinary team of lawyers and experts in IT and security, alongside policy and administrative specialists. The firm represents both domestic and international clients and offers full-service capabilities, particularly in corporate transactions, regulatory compliance, antitrust, IP, tax disputes, and labour issues. Head of practice Doil Son is highly engaged in international TMT legal organisations and frequently advises on cutting-edge matters such as AI and big data. Seung Hyuck Han oversees telecommunications and media work, defending clients in regulatory investigations. Sun Hee Kim is head of the data and technology team and focuses on online platforms, e-commerce and fintech, with a specialisation in data privacy, while Chung Hwan Choi adds significant strength and experience in the media, entertainment and arts industries.
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‘Yulchon's TMT team has a good bench of competent lawyers specialised in TMT regulations, as well as policy and administrative specialists who have held important positions within governmental bodies such as the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and Korea Communications Commission (KCC). I was fully satisfied while working with Seung Hyuck Han.'
‘Seung Hyuck Han would be my first choice for TMT regulation work. He is very talented and has lots of experience in TMT fields, so he always provides very practical and out-of-the-box solutions. I was pleased to work with him.’
‘The team is composed of very talented attorneys and provides us with proactive strategy and comments. The team always cooperates very well with our firm and always provides us with customised opinion on our situation.’
- 'They have an outstanding ability and a lot of experience in various disputes. Still, they are very humble and tried to get what we wanted at the end.’
Clients clés
- VMWare
- The Walt Disney Company Korea
- Ant Group (formely, Ant Financial)
- Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
- Netflix Services Korea Ltd.
- Agoda
- National Information Society Agency
- LG Uplus Corp.
- SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Points forts
- Successfully represented VMware in its US$61bn acquisition by Broadcom.
- Acted as legal consultant for the production of a Disney+ original series.
- Advised on a business collaboration through M&A between Ant Group, Toss Payments, and Viva Republica.
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Responsable de la pratique
Doil Son
Autres avocats clés
Seung Hyuck Han; Hyeong Joo Lim; Mun Hui Kim; Sun Hee Kim; Yong Min Lee; Chung Hwan Choi