Janelle J. Hyun is a foreign attorney in the firm’s ICT Practice Group. She focuses her practice on data privacy and security, enabling multinational companies to conduct gap assessments and devise compliance plans to minimize risks and ensure that their operations in Korea are compliant with local laws. She has also represented multinational clients in regulatory enforcement actions launched by the KCC and the PIPC involving alleged violations of the Telecommunications Business Act and the
Personal Information Protection Act.

With her expertise in not only the existing legal and regulatory framework affecting e-commerce companies and online platforms but also pending legislative and regulatory discussions, Janelle also advises clients on core issues likely to affect their operations, so that the clients can devise appropriate actions in response to the legislative and regulatory activities. Her counsel also helps clients operating in multiple jurisdictions who require a comprehensive and collaborated approach to cope with newly created obligations.

Prior to joining Shin & Kim, Janelle worked at Morrison & Foerster, where she focused on complex commercial and international litigation and internal investigations. She earned her BA from Waseda University in 2010, graduating with honors, and J.D. from Washington University of St. Louis, School of Law, where she served as an editor at the Journal of Law and Policy and student advocate in various law clinics.

• Represented a multinational company in a police investigation initiated against alleged violation of Korea’s Telecommunications Business Act
• Represented a multinational company in a regulatory enforcement action initiated by the KCC against the company’ alleged involvement in prohibited activities under the Telecommunications Business Act
• Represented a multinational company in a regulatory enforcement action initiated by the PIPC against the company’ alleged unlawful use of behavioral data for the provision of personalized ads
• Advised a multinational company in a regulatory audit conducted by the KISA against potential violation of the Personal Information Protection Act
• Represented a multinational company in a class action lawsuit filed in the United States for the company’s alleged use and third-party disclosure of personal data without due consent from the data subjects
• Advised multinational e-commerce companies on regulatory and legislative developments in data protection, data security, and artificial intelligence
• Advised multinational online platform on regulatory and legislative developments related to the Telecommunications Business Act, particularly focused on prohibited activities and the designation of domestic representatives
• Advised multinational online platforms on regulatory and legislative developments related to the Personal Information Protection Act, including cross-border transfers and data subjects’ rights
• Advised multinational online platforms on regulatory and legislative developments related to the Network Act and the E-Commerce Act, particularly focused on misinformation and illegal information, domestic representatives and dark patterns