YOON&YANG

Sugyoung Yi Partner

TEL 02 6182 8132
FAX 02 6003 7016
E-MAIL sgyi@hwawoo.com

Sugyoung Yi is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and her main practice areas include broadcasting, information, and communications.
Ms. Yi began her career as a deputy director of the Trade Negotiation Team of the Information & Communications Cooperation Headquarters, Ministry of Information & Communications, and thereafter joined the Broadcasting Programming Evaluation Department, Broadcasting Infrastructure Coordination, User Policy Coordination, and Personal Information Protection Ethics Departments of the Korea Communications Commission. Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Ms. Yi was an administrative officer at the OTT Policy Cooperation Team of the Broadcasting Policy Planning Division of the Korea Communications Commission.

Experience

2021-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2024-present Member, Communications Disaster Management Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2024-present Legal Advisor, AI · data · Information Protection field, AI Convergence Testing Laboratory, Telecommunications Technology Association
2023-present Member, Administrative Adjudication Committee, Korea Communications Commission
2023-present Member, AI Privacy Private Sector-Government Policy Council, Personal Information Protection Commission
2023-present Member, Public Interest Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2023-present Expert Advisor, Korea Information and Communications Qualification Association
2023-present Contributing Writer, Law & Smart, The Lawtimes
2022-present Advisory Member, Transmission Policy Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
2022-present Member, Animation Recognition Advisory Committee, Korea Communications Commission
2021-present Member, Transport Ombudsman, Personal Information Protection Committee
2022-23 Member, Broadcast Assessment Committee, Korea Communications Commission
2022-23 Member, Public Advertising Council, Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation
2022-23 Legal Advisor, Personal Information Protection Commission
2021 Member, Committee on User Protection Assessment under the Framework Act on Telecommunications, Korea Communications Commission
2019-20 Director, OTT Policy Cooperation Team, Broadcasting Policy Planning Division, Korea Communications Commission
2018-19 Educational Training (Personal Information), American University, Washington D.C.
2012-18 Director, Broadcasting Programming Evaluation Department, Broadcasting Infrastructure Coordination Department, User Policy Coordination Department, Personal Information Protection Ethics Department, Korea Communications Commission
2008-12 Deputy Director, Unfair Trade Investigation Team, Industry Damage Investigation Team, Korea Trade Commission, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy
2007-08 Deputy Director, Trade Negotiation Team, Information & Communications Cooperation Headquarters, Ministry of Information & Communications

Education

2013 Korea University, Graduate School of Law (LL.D. course completion)
2010 Korea University, Graduate School of Law, LL.M.
2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1999 Korea University, College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Advised an IPTV service provider on acts prohibited under the Broadcasting Act, IPTV Act, Framework and Act on Telecommunications
Advised a paid broadcasting service provider on acts prohibited under the Broadcasting Act
Handled investigations on whether telecom operators committed violations under the Framework Act on Telecommunications (i.e., acts prohibited by the Korea Communications Commission)
Handled investigations on whether information & communication service providers violated the Personal Information Protection Act (i.e., leakage of personal information)
Advised the Korea Telecommunications Operations Association (KTOA) regarding the improvement of the radio station inspection fee under the Radio Waves Act
Advised the Korea IPTV Broadcasting Association regarding improvement of the broadcasting communications development fund under the Framework Act on Broadcasting Communications Development
Advised on key issues under the Personal Information Protection Act related to XXXTen Information, Super App, and API
Conducted the research for the Viewer Media Foundation on measures to ensure broadcasting accessibility for the minor class and to reshape the legal system on broadcasting for the disabled
Prepared the Issue Report on Protection of Broadcasting Communications Service Users in 2021 for the Korea Association for ICT Promotion
Prepared the Issue Report on Protection of Broadcasting Communications Service Users in 2022 for the Korea Association for ICT Promotion
Prepared the Issue Report on Protection of Broadcasting Communications Service Users in 2023 for the Korea Association for ICT Promotion
Conducted the research for the Korea Association for ICT Promotion on measures to protect users upon suspension of telecommunication service
Conducted the research for the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) on measures to reshape the legal system on ID verification as a subsequent countermeasure for regulator sandbox
Conducted the research for the Korea Communications Commission on the direction to reshape the legal system for utilization and protection of location information upon technological development in the fourth industrial era
Advised the Korea Communications Agency released to the broadcasting communications promotion fund
Advised broadcasting service providers on response to imposition of penalty surcharge under the Broadcasting Act
Advised satellite communication service providers on use of 2G frequency
Conducted the research for the Korea Communications Commission on measures to improve and strengthen the system to prevent large-volume spam texts
Conducted the research for the Korea Communications Commission on measures to amend the Act on the Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection

Awards

Prime Minister's Commendation (2024)
Chairperson's Commendation, Korea Communications Commission (2017)
Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Knowledge Economy (2010)

Publications

[Books]

Virtual Assets A to Z, Korea Economic Daily (Co-author, 2022)
100 personal information precedents (Co-author, 2022)

[Papers]

Review of Exclusive Right Abuse Defense in Trademark Infringement Suit: Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. V. E. B. Carl Zeiss, Jena Case (2011)
Study of Key Intellectual Property Right Issues related to Sports Tournaments, LL.M. Thesis, Korea University (2010)