About Hwan Kyoung Ko

Hwan Kyoung Ko is a partner of Lee & Ko, with considerable expertise in data & cybersecurity, digital finance and various regulatory issues. Notably, he received the President’s Commendation Medal in 2019 in recognition of his meaningful contribution to the drafting and enactment of new data protection legislation to promote the data economy. Mr Ko has also co-authored and published numerous papers and books in the field of data protection, AI and telecommunication regulation. As of 2022, he serves as council member of the Platform Self-Regulation Council and the Financial Regulation Innovation Council of the relevant National Agency.