Kwang Hyun Ryoo
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Eminent Practitioners : Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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Practice Areas
Kwang Hyun Ryoo is a partner with superb capabilities and wide experience in the areas of telecommunications, data privacy, and e-commerce who has advised frontier companies home and abroad on their state-of-the-art business fields.
Career
Expert in high-tech issues related to communication and media companies. Based on extensive knowledge and experience in computer system, he aids major firms to deal with issues involving data privacy and system integration. Currently working as an arbitrator of Korea Commercial Arbitration Board. Served as a member of Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee and a legal advisor to the Korea Communications Commission.
Professional Memberships
A member of the Korean and Seoul Bar Association; New York State Bar Association
Publications
Chambers Global Practice Guides: Data Protection and Privacy - Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2020); Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Telecoms & Media - Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020-2021)
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Ryoo Kwang Hyun is deemed a seasoned lawyer when it comes to advising on regulatory matters and M&A transactions in South Korea. He is experienced in data security and e-commerce matters, regularly advising a range of clients from telecoms and online retail as well as well-established and emerging technologies companies.
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Korean court ruling over a network usage fee dispute between Netflix and SK Broadband.
In dispute over network usage charges to high-traffic content providers, court rejects Netflix challenge to usage fee demands by network provider SK Broadband, finds Netflix obligated to pay consideration for network usage
Korea data regulator fines Facebook over $6 million for data privacy violations starting in 2012...
Korea data regulator fines Facebook KRW 6.8 billion (over USD 6 million) for data privacy violations starting in 2012, including data sharing surrounding 2016 US Presidential election; refers case for criminal investigation.
Korea Technology Sector Legal Developments
Here are some important issues and notes with regard to the legal developments in Korean technology sector.
Korea opens way for development and commercialization of self-driving cars
Korea opens way for development and commercialization of self-driving cars, with framework for designating road sections and test zones for “Level 3” and up
Data privacy in Korea, for “Big Data” and financial sector
Draft regulations follow up on amendments of Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Credit Information Use and Protection Act (CIPA), which will widen the path for “Big Data” type data processing and services.
Korean transportation law amended to open way for taxi hailing platform businesses
Amendments to Passenger Transport Service Act passed on March 7, 2020 erect regulatory framework for app-based taxi hailing businesses. Here is our briefing of legal update related to this matter.
Korea’s data privacy laws amended, paving way for Big Data services
Legal Update: Amendments to main data regulation statutes, including Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Credit Information Use and Protection Act (CIPA)
Korean telecom regulatory framework modified
<b>Changes to convert from license to registration system, and eliminate ceiling on foreign ownership, set to take effect in summer 2019</b><br><b>Amended statute includes extraterritoriality clause</b><br>Following on draft legislation first introduced in March 2018 (as reported and summarized in
Major Proposed Amendments to Korean Data Statutes Would Facilitate “Big Data” Services
<b>Bills before legislature seek to revise main data regulations, to better recognize pseudonymization and facilitate data aggregation and related services.</b><br><b>Amendments to Personal Information Protection Act and Credit Information Protection Act appear likely to pass within first half of 2<</b>
Korean data law amendments pose new constraints for cross-border online services and data flows
Under amendments to IT Networks Act, set to take effect in <b>March 2019</b>, offshore online businesses, meeting thresholds of nexus to Korea, will be required to <b>designate local agent</b> for regulatory oversight purposes. <br>Amended rules will also newly <b>restrict <i>onward</i> transfer</b>
Data privacy statute amended to tighten data security oversight and indemnity-related requirements
<b>Changes will, from May 2019, require online service providers, meeting certain thresholds, to employ qualified person in <i>exclusive</i> role of chief information security officer, and to maintain insurance or similar allowance against data breach or mishandling.</b><br><b>Other provisions sign</b>
Amendments to Korean telecom license framework taking shape
-Legislators have put forward an advanced draft of amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act, Korea’s main telecom statute. -The draft amendments, proposed on March 29, 2018, would finalize changes anticipated since August 2017, so as to relax license requirements and foreign ownership restr
Location information law amended to ease requirement for tracking of objects
<b>Under changes to Location Information Act, to take effect in October 2018, businesses will be allowed to track goods after obtaining registration instead of <i>license</i>.</b><br>The Korean National Assembly has passed amendments to the Act on Protection, Use Etc. of Location Information (the <
Korean court ruling over a network usage fee dispute between Netflix and SK Broadband.
In dispute over network usage charges to high-traffic content providers, court rejects Netflix challenge to usage fee demands by network provider SK Broadband, finds Netflix obligated to pay consideration for network usage
Korea data regulator fines Facebook over $6 million for data privacy violations starting in 2012...
Korea data regulator fines Facebook KRW 6.8 billion (over USD 6 million) for data privacy violations starting in 2012, including data sharing surrounding 2016 US Presidential election; refers case for criminal investigation.
Korea Technology Sector Legal Developments
Here are some important issues and notes with regard to the legal developments in Korean technology sector.
Korea opens way for development and commercialization of self-driving cars
Korea opens way for development and commercialization of self-driving cars, with framework for designating road sections and test zones for “Level 3” and up
Data privacy in Korea, for “Big Data” and financial sector
Draft regulations follow up on amendments of Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Credit Information Use and Protection Act (CIPA), which will widen the path for “Big Data” type data processing and services.
Korean transportation law amended to open way for taxi hailing platform businesses
Amendments to Passenger Transport Service Act passed on March 7, 2020 erect regulatory framework for app-based taxi hailing businesses. Here is our briefing of legal update related to this matter.
Korea’s data privacy laws amended, paving way for Big Data services
Legal Update: Amendments to main data regulation statutes, including Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Credit Information Use and Protection Act (CIPA)
Korean telecom regulatory framework modified
<b>Changes to convert from license to registration system, and eliminate ceiling on foreign ownership, set to take effect in summer 2019</b><br><b>Amended statute includes extraterritoriality clause</b><br>Following on draft legislation first introduced in March 2018 (as reported and summarized in
Major Proposed Amendments to Korean Data Statutes Would Facilitate “Big Data” Services
<b>Bills before legislature seek to revise main data regulations, to better recognize pseudonymization and facilitate data aggregation and related services.</b><br><b>Amendments to Personal Information Protection Act and Credit Information Protection Act appear likely to pass within first half of 2<</b>
Korean data law amendments pose new constraints for cross-border online services and data flows
Under amendments to IT Networks Act, set to take effect in <b>March 2019</b>, offshore online businesses, meeting thresholds of nexus to Korea, will be required to <b>designate local agent</b> for regulatory oversight purposes. <br>Amended rules will also newly <b>restrict <i>onward</i> transfer</b>
Data privacy statute amended to tighten data security oversight and indemnity-related requirements
<b>Changes will, from May 2019, require online service providers, meeting certain thresholds, to employ qualified person in <i>exclusive</i> role of chief information security officer, and to maintain insurance or similar allowance against data breach or mishandling.</b><br><b>Other provisions sign</b>
Amendments to Korean telecom license framework taking shape
-Legislators have put forward an advanced draft of amendments to the Telecommunications Business Act, Korea’s main telecom statute. -The draft amendments, proposed on March 29, 2018, would finalize changes anticipated since August 2017, so as to relax license requirements and foreign ownership restr
Location information law amended to ease requirement for tracking of objects
<b>Under changes to Location Information Act, to take effect in October 2018, businesses will be allowed to track goods after obtaining registration instead of <i>license</i>.</b><br>The Korean National Assembly has passed amendments to the Act on Protection, Use Etc. of Location Information (the <
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