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    • DATE & TIME

      Friday, January 16, 2026

      11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

    • VENUE

      Studio 3 (B2), Andaz Seoul Gangnam

    EVENT DESCRIPTION
    Data leakage incidents are no longer a question of if, but when. As regulators increase scrutiny and stakeholders demand transparency, organizations must be prepared to respond swiftly, lawfully and strategically. This panel will highlight key lessons in data privacy and incident response. Experts across disciplines will discuss regulatory reporting obligations, timelines and thresholds for notification, and practical steps for managing legal, reputation, and operational fallout following a data leak in Korea.

    * Please note that this committee meeting is exclusively open to AMCHAM member companies, and media attendance is not permitted.
    Detail
    TOPIC Data Privacy 101: How to handle data privacy leaks – where / when to report and what to know
    COST KRW KRW 154,000 for members
    KRW KRW 154,000 non-members (My company is an AMCHAM member)
    RSVP/PAYMENT BY Noon, Wednesday, January 14, 2026
    * No refunds or cancellations after this date and time.
    * Please complete registration in advance. No walk-ins or payments accepted at the door.
    * 2 complimentary admissions for Founding Partners.
    About the Speaker

    • [Speaker] Nina Kim, Foreign Attorney, Yulchon LLC
      Nina H. Kim is a foreign attorney in the Corporate & Finance Practice. Ms. Kim has extensive experience in a broad range of transactions and projects, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions (both inbound and outbound), corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Throughout her career, Ms. Kim has advised clients in many high-profile transactions, including capital investments made by foreign companies in Korea in various industries, including in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and automobile sectors. She represents corporate and institutional clients in transactions and projects, including advising multi-national companies and global private equity funds in complex transactions with major Korean businesses and conglomerates, such as Samsung, SK Chemicals and Hyundai and leading Korean pharmaceutical companies. In addition, Ms. Kim counsels foreign clients, whom she has advised from the start of their initial investments in their Korean businesses, with on-going operational issues, including compliance, regulatory and commercial matters.

    • [Speaker/Panelist] Miles Chung, Senior Foreign Attorney, Kim & Chang
      Miles Chung is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang. He specializes in crisis management, regulatory investigations and legal compliance in the areas of antitrust law and data privacy/cybersecurity.

      In the area of data privacy/cybersecurity, Mr. Chung assists clients in understanding and complying with Korea’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. He provides strategic guidance on data privacy compliance, handles regulatory filings and represents companies during investigations by government bodies such as the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA).

      Mr. Chung is a member of the Bar of the State of California.

    • [Speaker/Panelist] Sun Hee Kim, Partner, Yulchon LLC
      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 & AI Committee.

    • [Panelist] Yvonne Park, Founder & CEO, y’s partners
      Yvonne Park is the Founder and CEO of y’s partners, advising business leaders in complex, high stakes situations requiring expertise in public affairs, stakeholder engagement, crisis management, and reputation strategy. She helps executives navigate social, cultural, and political landscapes to make informed decisions and protect corporate trust.
      Previously, Ms. Park led FleishmanHillard Korea for over 20 years, guiding global and local companies through major challenges. She has served on multiple government advisory committees and currently sits on several boards, including the Korea Safety Health Environment Foundation.
      In data privacy and cybersecurity, she is a member of the CPO Forum and has provided strategic counsel during major cybersecurity incidents, including helping restore public confidence in KHNP.

    • [Moderator] Maria Hajiyerou, Foreign Attorney, Kim & Chang
      Maria Hajiyerou is a senior foreign attorney at Kim & Chang with nearly 15 years of experience advising multinational and domestic clients on complex regulatory and compliance matters in Korea. Her practice focuses on antitrust and competition law, privacy and data security, and regulatory issues, particularly in the food & beverage and sports & luxury sectors.

      As a member of the Antitrust & Competition Practice, Ms. Hajiyerou has extensive experience handling cross-border merger reviews before the Korea Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”), including high profile transactions in the software, food, chemical and healthcare industries. She also advises clients in KFTC investigations involving cartels, unfair trade practices and franchise-related matters. Notably, she assisted a team that successfully overturned a 2017 KFTC decision against a US-based advanced materials company, marking the first Korean Supreme Court ruling finding that non-pricing vertical restraints are legal under Korean competition law.
    Contact

    (email) committees@amchamkorea.org

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