Eunbyeol Cho
Partner
About
Education
- Department of Dutch Language and Business Management, Hankook University of Foreign Studies
- Law School, Seonggyungwan University
Credentials
- 1st Korean Bar examination
Experience
- Law clerk, Daejeon High Court, Daejeon District Court
- Tech & Law office
Career
Key experience
- Counsel Lawyer, Personal Information Protection Committee
- Information Disclosure Review Committee Member, Personal Information Protection Committee
- Member, Committee on System Improvement, Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee
- Advisory Committee Member, Pre-Diagnosis of Sensitive Personal Information Utilization Projects in Public Institutions, Personal Information Protection Committee
- Member, Proactive Administration Committee, Personal Information Protection Committee
- Expert Advisor, Compliance and Trust Committee, Kakao
- Member, Resident Registration Number Change Committee, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
- Legislative and Legal Counsel, Seoul Metropolitan Council
- Member, Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Legal Tech Response, Seoul Bar Association
- Director of Public Relations, Korean Association of Artificial Intelligence Law
- Legal Counsel, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
- Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Committee member, Korea Media and Communications Commission
Research Experience
- Joint researcher, Research for enhanced accountability for personal information processing (Personal Information Protection Committee, 2014)
- Legal expert, Research of policies for the development of the research industry (Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, 2017)
M&A / Investment key work case
- Advised on raising pre-IPO round investment for a pharmacy management platform company
- Advised on a 99 billion won Series B investment contract for a fashion platform company on behalf of venture capital company S
- Advised on a 28 billion won investment contract for a food tech startup on behalf of venture capital firm S
Regulatory consulting key work case
- 2018 ICT·Convergence Regulation Improvement Consulting, NIPA
- Smart City Demonstration Service Legislation Consulting Support, KAIA
- Participating in regulatory improvement and legal consulting in various industrial fields, including research on improving and establishing digital health laws and regulations, NIPA
Awards
- Personal Information Protection Commission, Excellent Advisory Lawyer Chairman's Award (2021)
- Ministry of Science and ICT, Minister of Science and ICT Award for Contribution to the Promotion of Digital Content Industry (2022)
- Legal Times, Rising Stars (2023)
- Commendation from the Chairperson of the Personal Information Protection Commission (2025)
Book
- ONJU Personal Information Protection Act (co-authored, Lawnb)
- Personal Information Case Law 100 Selections (co-authored, Personal Information Experts Association)