Sugyoung Yi

Practice Areas

TMT

Broadcasting ∙ Communications Disputes

AI Center

Career

2021-present Yoon & Yang LLC

2025-present Subcommittee Chair, Privacy Policy Review Evaluation Committee, Personal Information Protection Commission

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

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (2007)

Publications

[Books]

AI Basic Act, Communication Books (2025)

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)

Work Highlights

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

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Education

Awards