About Sunghee Chae

Sunghee Chae is a partner at Lee & Ko whose practice covers a broad range of technology-related matters. Ms Chae is actively involved in the technology, TMT, data protection and privacy, IP, fintech and regulatory compliance practice groups. Since being admitted to the Korean Bar in 2006, Ms Chae has advised businesses on numerous data protection issues, including cross-border data transfers, online behavioural advertising, big data systems and employee monitoring. Recently, she also advised a leading Korean financial institution on fintech and blockchain technology issues. Ms Chae also has extensive experience in IP matters, including patents, copyrights, trade marks, trade secrets and employee inventions, and has handled many high-profile court litigation cases and international arbitration cases.