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Sun Hee Kim

Sun Hee Kim

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Career

Sun Hee Kim is a partner at Yulchon who focuses her practice on data protection, e-commerce, ICT and Fintech. She also has extensive experience in cross-border M&As. Sun Hee’s data protection practice includes advising clients on cross-border data transfers, data management strategies, responding to data breach incidents, data protection trainings, and data related compliance projects, litigations, and investigations. Sun Hee also advises on data protection issues in the context of M&A transactions, such as conducting due diligence on the target companies, and assisting with post-merger integrations. Sun Hee also actively advises both domestic and global companies in the e-commerce, ICT and Fintech sectors, on their launching and expanding their businesses in Korea. Sun Hee is actively involved in the International Bar Association as an Officer of IBA’s Asia Pacific Regional Forum, and regularly speaks at various conferences and seminars on ICT and data privacy issues. Sun Hee is also the Co-Chair of AMCHAM’s ICT Committee.

Personal

2007 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

2004 Yonsei University, LL.B.

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT) - South Korea

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Kim Sun Hee is highly praised by the market and clients for her knowledge of data protection and issues related to new technologies.

Strengths

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  • She has the capabilities in handling global matters and excels at explaining Korean law to foreign headquarters. She is a highly competent lawyer with fluent English.

    Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)Chambers Asia & Pacific
  • Sun Hee is a trusted adviser on all legal matters, ranging from data privacy and litigation to corporate governance.

    Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)Chambers Asia & Pacific

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