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Jin-Young Yang is an attorney with extensive expertise in personal information protection, artificial intelligence (AI), database law, ICT industry regulation, software, copyright, trade secrets, and unfair competition. She has contributed to the development of digital policies and legal frameworks through her service as a committee member and legal advisor to various government agencies and specialized organizations, including the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the Korea Communications and Media Commission, the National Information Society Agency (NIA), and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).

In particular, she has served as a member of the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee under the PIPC, the Public Data Dispute Mediation Committee under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Telecommunications Dispute Mediation Committee under the Korea Communications and Media Commission, and the Industrial Technology Dispute Mediation Committee, as well as a Director of the International Artificial Intelligence Ethics Association. Through these roles, she has developed extensive expertise in balancing personal information protection with data utilization and addressing the legal and ethical challenges arising in the era of artificial intelligence.

She has also been actively involved in initiatives concerning ESG, consumer protection, and corporate social responsibility, serving as Chair of the ESG Special Committee of the Korean Women Lawyers Association, a member of the Voluntary Dispute Mediation Committee of the Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations, and a member of the Prosecutorial Investigation Review Committee of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office.

In addition to her legal practice and public service, she has conducted research on key legal issues arising from digital transformation, including reforms to the accredited digital certificate and electronic signature systems, legislative and regulatory responses to deepfake technology, and improvements to information security laws and regulations in the era of AI Transformation (AX). Her research experience further strengthens her academic and professional expertise. She is also an experienced lecturer who has delivered numerous lectures on legal issues relating to copyright, personal information protection, and artificial intelligence.
Education
  • 2003Gyeseong Girls' High School, Seoul (2003)
  • 2011LL.B. in Law, Seoul National University
  • 2015Completed Coursework, M.A. in Intellectual Property Law, Seoul National University Graduate School
Experience
  • Passed the 52nd Judicial Examination/ Completed the 42nd Class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (JRTI)
  • Member, Public Data Dispute Mediation Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
  • Member, Industrial Technology Dispute Mediation Committee
  • Director, International Association for Artificial Intelligence Ethics (IAAE)
  • Director of Planning, Korean Association of Artificial Intelligence Law
  • Member, Telecommunications Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Communications and Media Commission
  • Chair, ESG Special Committee, Korean Women Lawyers Association
  • Member, Agentic AI Forum, National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA)
  • Member, Voluntary Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations
  • Expert Committee Member, Future Consumer Action
  • Member, General Disciplinary Committee, Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC)
  • Member, Fire Officials Disciplinary Committee, Seongnam Fire Station
  • Member, Disciplinary Committee, Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration
  • Member, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Grievance Review Committee, Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration
  • Member, Personnel Committee, Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL)
  • Regular Member, Korean Society for Data Law and Policy
  • Regular Member, Association of Personal Information Professionals
  • (Former Positions)
  • Director of Public Relations, Korean Women Lawyers Association
  • Member, Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
  • Member, News Copyright Forum in the AI Era, Korea Press Foundation
  • Delegate, Korean Bar Association
  • Lecturer, AI & Art Convergence Business Leadership Executive Program, Institute for Continuing Education, Korea University
  • Obtained ISO AIMS (Artificial Intelligence Management System) Lead Auditor Certification
  • Attorney at Law, Minwho Law Group
  • 2026~PresentPartners, One Law Partners, LLC
Qualification
  • 2019Patent Attorney
Major book & Thesis
  • 2016A Study on Improvements to the Accredited Certificate and Electronic Signature Systems (KISA)
  • 2020A Study on Legal and Policy Improvements to Counter Deepfake Technologies (Korea Communications Commission (KCC))
  • 2025A Study on Improvements to the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Information Security in the AX Era (KISA)