Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
Band 1
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Lee & Ko’s TMT Practice Group is dedicated to serving the needs of clients in the media, telecommunications and IT sectors. With more than 40 attorneys and industry specialists who have collectively accumulated unparalleled know-how and expertise handling the entire spectrum of regulatory issues that have arisen in the TMT field, we provide well-balanced, insightful and useful guidance to our clients across all legal, policy-making and business aspects of the TMT industry. Keeping abreast with new trends in the TMT industry, we always seek to provide insightful guidance to numerous clients in relation to new business opportunities as well. Our clients speak highly of Lee & Ko’s TMT Practice Group for the provision of tailored, on-point legal advice based on years of experience, an in-depth understanding of the TMT field, and its comprehensive analysis of various regulatory issues. In helping our clients minimize their legal risks, our TMT Practice Group has solidified its position in the industry as the #1 go-to law firm.
Chambers Review
Lee & Ko moves into the top band this year following market endorsement. Its notable TMT department serves an impressive roster of global telecommunications and ITC companies and national mobile providers. The team acts on significant transactional and contentious matters concerning mobile banking, e-commerce and broadcasting, including mandates involving fintech, cloud computing issues and retransmission disputes. The law firm routinely advises on regulatory issues for government agencies and regulators and is also well equipped to handle data protection and privacy issues. Its diverse clientele includes e-commerce companies and platform service and content providers, with examples including Google Korea, Naver and T-Map Mobility.
Work Highlights
- Lee & Ko assisted T-Map Mobility with its acquisition of all outstanding units issued by Logisoft, a company that supplied and developed mobility applications, from its individual shareholder.
Strengths
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"Lee & Ko has experts in each specific sub-field of the TMT sector, which enables them to provide the comprehensive advice of given issues without missing the details."
"Lee & Ko has provided comprehensive and practical advice based on various complex factors in our business, not just legal insights. Their guidance has been instrumental in making important decisions in our company beyond legal matters."
"When urgent reviews are needed and I request work with tight due dates, they never miss our company's process schedule."
"Based on their understanding of cutting-edge technologies, they offer a one-stop shop for all needs of its clients. They always come up with effective and innovative solutions which meet clients' needs in a timely manner."
"The firm has done a good job in my opinion in analysing complicated fact patterns, and explaining the output of their research in a timely and effective fashion."
"Lee & Ko has experts in each specific sub-field of the TMT sector, which enables them to provide the comprehensive advice of given issues without missing the details."
"Lee & Ko has provided comprehensive and practical advice based on various complex factors in our business, not just legal insights. Their guidance has been instrumental in making important decisions in our company beyond legal matters."
"When urgent reviews are needed and I request work with tight due dates, they never miss our company's process schedule."
"Based on their understanding of cutting-edge technologies, they offer a one-stop shop for all needs of its clients. They always come up with effective and innovative solutions which meet clients' needs in a timely manner."
"The firm has done a good job in my opinion in analysing complicated fact patterns, and explaining the output of their research in a timely and effective fashion."
Notable Practitioners
Park Kwang Bae remains a highly regarded figure in South Korea's legal market and leverages over two decades of experience advising telecoms and technology companies on a range of data privacy issues, cybersecurity and regulatory matters.
"He always provides very straightforward, accurate and clear advice in connection with our enquiry."
"He is one of the most famous TMT attorneys in Korea, with a high level of understanding of technology trends and many years of experience."
"Kwang Bae Park has extensive and unparalleled experience, knowledge and expertise in the ICT legal field, and thus provides the best possible service to his clients with customer-tailored solutions to meet each client's particular needs."
Ko Hwan Kyoung is respected for his expertise in regulatory TMT matters in South Korea. His experience involves advising companies from the technology, financial services, automotive and telecoms sectors on data protection, cybersecurity and licensing and general regulatory matters.
"His expertise in privacy and data regulation is thorough and balanced, leading to his highly acclaimed reputation in the industry."
"He was extremely effective."
Jang Ju Bong remains a popular choice of counsel among leading Korean and international companies, in addition to regulatory agencies. His broad experience includes advising clients from the telecoms and media sectors on transactional matters. He is increasingly active in advising technology clients on licensing matters.
"He is very knowledgeable in telematics laws, and works seamlessly with the team to support our business."
Samuel Kwon is an experienced lawyer in South Korea who previously served as the executive vice-president of SK Group's information and telecoms division. His areas of focus include transactional and regulatory mandates in the technology and telecoms sectors. His clientele encompasses Korean and foreign corporations.
"We could always get a quick answer from Samuel whenever we asked and whatever topic it would be."
Chae Sunghee is noted for her expertise in transactional and regulatory mandates, especially in relation to data protection and privacy. She serves a host of Korean and Chinese corporations in the TMT and technology space.
"Chae Sunghee is a very reliable and trustworthy partner for TMT issues."
"Sunghee is a brilliant and wonderful lawyer. She's very good at analysing and finding answers."
"Her advice is very in-depth and comprehensive."
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