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Jin-Yeong YangPartner
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Entertainment and MediaAI & TechESGGeneral Civil LitigationGeneral Corporate & CommercialCompensation for DamagesCorporate Governance & Management DisputesLabor & EmploymentComplianceNew Business & Regulatory ReliefIntellectual Property RightsUnfair Competition Prevention & Trade SecretsPersonal Data ProtectionData SecurityUnfair Trade PracticesViolation of Subcontracting LawAbuse of Transactional PositionUnfair Collusive ActionsAdministrative LawCorporate CrimeResponse to Seizure & SearchCriminal Defense LitigationDigital ForensicsCybercrime ResponseGeneral Criminal LawBio & HealthcareGovernment Funding ProjectsEconomic Concentration Regulation
JIN-YEONG YANG
Practice Areas
Entertainment and MediaAI & TechESGGeneral Civil LitigationGeneral Corporate & CommercialCompensation for DamagesCorporate Governance & Management DisputesLabor & EmploymentComplianceNew Business & Regulatory ReliefIntellectual Property RightsUnfair Competition Prevention & Trade SecretsPersonal Data ProtectionData SecurityUnfair Trade PracticesViolation of Subcontracting LawAbuse of Transactional PositionUnfair Collusive ActionsAdministrative LawCorporate CrimeResponse to Seizure & SearchCriminal Defense LitigationDigital ForensicsCybercrime ResponseGeneral Criminal LawBio & HealthcareGovernment Funding ProjectsEconomic Concentration Regulation
Profile
Attorney Jin- Yeong Yang is a recognized expert in the fields of personal information protection, artificial intelligence (AI), data utilization, and ICT regulation. Since entering the legal profession after passing the 52nd Korean National Bar Examination, she has contributed to the development of digital policy and legal frameworks through her work as a member and advisor to various government agencies and professional organizations, including the Personal Information Protection Commission, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, the Korea Communications Commission, the National Information Society Agency (NIA), and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).
In particular, she has developed extensive expertise in balancing privacy protection and data utilization, as well as addressing the legal and ethical challenges of the AI era, through her service as a member of the Personal Information Protection Commission’s Dispute Mediation Committee, a member of the Personal Information Future Forum, a policy committee member of the Association of Privacy Professionals, and a member of KISA’s AI Cyber News Copyright Forum. She has also accumulated substantial experience in ESG and emerging industry regulation through her work as an advisor on corporate transaction policy for the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Chair of the ESG Special Committee of the Korean Women Lawyers Association, and a member of the Agentic AI Forum of the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).
In addition, she has contributed to institutional improvements relating to AI ethics, consumer protection, and social responsibility through her activities as a director of the International Association for AI Ethics (IAAE), a member of the Consumer Organizations Council’s Advisory Dispute Resolution Committee, and a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Gender Equality Policy Committee. Her academic and research work includes studies on institutional improvements relating to accredited certificates and electronic signatures, as well as legal and regulatory responses to deepfake technology, demonstrating her expertise in key legal issues arising from digital transformation.
In particular, she has developed extensive expertise in balancing privacy protection and data utilization, as well as addressing the legal and ethical challenges of the AI era, through her service as a member of the Personal Information Protection Commission’s Dispute Mediation Committee, a member of the Personal Information Future Forum, a policy committee member of the Association of Privacy Professionals, and a member of KISA’s AI Cyber News Copyright Forum. She has also accumulated substantial experience in ESG and emerging industry regulation through her work as an advisor on corporate transaction policy for the Korea Fair Trade Commission, Chair of the ESG Special Committee of the Korean Women Lawyers Association, and a member of the Agentic AI Forum of the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).
In addition, she has contributed to institutional improvements relating to AI ethics, consumer protection, and social responsibility through her activities as a director of the International Association for AI Ethics (IAAE), a member of the Consumer Organizations Council’s Advisory Dispute Resolution Committee, and a member of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Gender Equality Policy Committee. Her academic and research work includes studies on institutional improvements relating to accredited certificates and electronic signatures, as well as legal and regulatory responses to deepfake technology, demonstrating her expertise in key legal issues arising from digital transformation.
Education
- Graduated from the College of Law, Seoul National University
- Completed the Data and Artificial Intelligence Law Program, Korea University Law School
- Completed the Intellectual Property Law Program, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law
Experience
- Passed the 52nd Korean National Bar Examination
- Director of Public Relations, Korean Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
- Member, Industrial Technology Dispute Mediation Committee
- Director, International Association for AI Ethics (IAAE)
- Planning Director, Korean Association of AI Law
- Member, Communications Dispute Mediation Committee, Korea Communications Commission
- Chair, ESG Special Committee, Korean Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Agentic AI Forum, National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA)
- Member, Ordinary Disciplinary Committee, Personal Information Protection Commission
- Legal Trainee, Korea Fair Trade Commission
- Civil Mediation Commissioner, Seoul Eastern District Court
- Acting Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- Member, Research Committee, Korean Society for Posthuman Studies
- Member, Special Committee on Women Lawyers, Korean Bar Association
- Chair, Newsletter Publication Committee, Korean Women Lawyers Association
- Member, 3rd National Citizens Monitoring Group for Proper Budget Execution, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
- Member, Disciplinary Committee for Fire Officers, 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
- Planning Director, 12th Executive Board, Korean Women Lawyers Association
- Standing Director, Korean Digital Ethics Society
- Member, Personnel Committee, SR Corporation (SRT)
- Full Member, Korean Data Law and Policy Society
- Full Member, Association of Privacy Professionals
- Member, Membership Committee, Korean Bar Association
- Expert Advisor, Future Consumer Action
- Member, AI Era News Copyright Forum, Korea Press Foundation
- Delegate, Korean Bar Association
- Full-Time Lecturer, AI & Art Convergence Business Leadership Executive Program, Korea University Future Education Institute
- Member, Autonomous Dispute Resolution Committee, Korean National Council of Consumer Organizations
- ISO AIMS (Artificial Intelligence Management System) Lead Auditor
- Reviewer, Economic Law (Fair Trade Law and Consumer Protection Law), First Stage of the 53rd Korean National Bar Examination
- Reviewer, Civil Law, 1st Korean Bar Examination
- Managing Partner, Law Firm Minhu
- Partner Attorney, One Law Partners, LLC
Major book & Thesis
- 2016A Study on Institutional Improvements Relating to Accredited Certificates and Electronic Signatures (Korea Internet & Security Agency Research Report, Co-author)
- 2020A Study on Legal and Regulatory Improvements for Responding to Deepfake Technology (Korea Communications Commission Research Report, Co-author)
Main Business case
- Study on Legal and Regulatory Improvements for Information Security in the AX Era, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA)