Introduction

In Suk Choi is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice at Yulchon. Mr. Choi received his LL.B and M.A. in law from Seoul National University, and B.A. in business and LL.D in administrative law from Younsei University. Having completed the Judicial Research and Traning Institute course in 2006, he has held key positions in the police force for 14 years, including the head of investigation bureau and the cybe terror response center at the Korean National Police Agency, director of the Information Analysis Division at the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit under the Financial Services Commission, executive officer at the Blue House and Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Choi has handled a range of tasks in relation to special investigation, cybercrime investigation, financial crime investigation, and criminal intelligence. Before joining Yulchon, he served as the chief of Hwacheon Police Station and subsequently the director of Planning and Coordination Office at Korean National Police Agency in 2019.

Education
  • 2019 Yonsei University, Graduate School of Law, LL.D.
  • 2010 Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, M.A.
  • 2006 Judicial Research and Training Course
  • 2004 Seoul National University, LL.B
  • 2002 Younsei University, B.A. (Businuess)
Experience
  • 2019-Present Head of Investigation Response Team, Head of Data Privacy Team, Dispute Resolution Practice, Yulchon LLC
  • 2022-Present Adjunct Professor(Industrial Security Act), Police Administration Department, Dongguk University
  • 2022-Present Adjunct Professor(Severe Accident Punishment Act), Korean Police Investigation Academy
  • 2021-Present Legal Counsel, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
  • 2021-Present Legal Counsel, Korean Sports and Olympic Committee
  • 2021-Present Member, Statutory Interpretation Deliberation Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2021-Present Member, Researcher Rights Protection Committee, Ministry of Science and ICT
  • 2020-2022 Member, Anti-Money Laundering Sanctions Deliberation Committee, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), Financial Services Commission
  • 2020-Present Advisor, Korea blockchain Association
  • 2017-Present Adjunct Professor, Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Administration (Cybercrime, Financial Crime, Personnal Information Crime, Industrial Technology Divulgence)
Qualifications
  • 2018 Certified Industrial Security Expert , KAITS
  • 2012 Certified Tax Accountant , Republic of Korea
  • 2010 Passed the Certified Information Systems Auditor Examination , ISACA
  • 2006 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Languages

Korean, English

Awards/Recognition

Awards/Recognition
  • 2011 Commendation of Commissioner General (Contribution to administrative development)
  • 2010 Commendation of Commissioner General (Preparation of examination questions for promotion)

News/Publications

Articles/Papers

A Study on Legal Regulation regarding Risk of Using Virtual Currency, Doctoral Dissertation, Yonsei Graduate School of Law(2019)

A Study on Countermeasures to Juvenile Crimes on On-line Games, Master’s Thesis, Seoul National University Graduate School of Law(2010)