LAWYER PROFILE

Doil Son

Asia-Pacific 2026

Yulchon LLC

Ranked in 1 practice area

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)

South Korea

11 years ranked

About

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Asia-Pacific

Career

Doil Son is a partner at Yulchon practicing primarily in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), Data Privacy and Cyber Security including Trade Secret Protection as well as crisis management. Throughout his career, Doil represented both multinational and domestic clients across numerous industries in matters including artificial intelligence, big data, block chain, cyber security, data privacy and fintech. Doil also actively provides legal advice to the Korean government with regards to AI, big data and fintech.

Doil currently serves as Vice-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Technology Law Committee, while also serving as Vice-Chair of Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s TMT committee. Doil is also a Board Member of TechLaw. Doil has presented his view on various issues related to technology in international and domestic conferences including the IBA and the IPBA.

Personal

Education

2002 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Law School, LL.M

1996 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1994 Seoul National University, Political Science, B.A.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - South Korea

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Son Doil heads Yulchon's TMT practice and is active in a range of corporate, licensing and regulatory matters in South Korea involving clients in the TMT sector. He is particularly noted for his handling of data privacy issues and acquisition of licences.

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Strengths

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He always responds promptly and shows exceptional dedication. Despite being the lead attorney, he is also directly involved in the actual work.
Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)Chambers Asia & Pacific