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)