Yoon & Yang LLC’s recently expanded new technology practice group oversees traditional regulatory issues concerning broadcasting and telecoms as well as newly generated issues concerning privacy and data protection. The team is led by Kwang-Wook Lee who focuses on matters concerning new technologies including AI, fintech, and IoT. Keun Woo Lee ’s main practice areas include privacy protection, trade secrets protections in e-commerce and technology, and IP protection. Sugyoung Yi’s expertise includes broadcasting and information & communication. The team welcomed former prosecutor Geonyoung Koh in March 2023.

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Key clients

  • Microsoft Korea
  • WEMIX PTE. LTD.
  • WEMADE
  • Cyworld Z
  • RADWARE KOREA
  • Google
  • SK Telecom
  • LG U+
  • CJ Olive
  • Robert Bosch

Work highlights

  • Represented WEMIX (a Singapore subsidiary of WEMADE) seeking a provisional injunction against the delisting of Wemix tokens.
  • Represented Cyworld Z in a civil action raised by Beta Labs against Cyworld Z, seeking a provisional injunction against the issuance of NFTs and virtual assets.
  • Advised WEMADE on issues concerning business models that incorporate virtual assets into blockchain-based games.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kwang-Wook Lee

Other key lawyers

Keun Woo Lee, Sugyoung Yi, Dong Hee Kang, Jongsang Lee, Kyu Woong Cho, Geonyoung Koh