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Choi, Chung Hwan
简介
Chunghwan Choi is the Partner of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Techology Practice. Consistently recognized as one of the top media and entertainment lawyers in Korea, he has advised clients around the globe with a uniquely experienced perspective on film, television, media, music, sports and art business for nearly four decades. He handles domestic and international transactions across all platforms, helping to create strategic alliances for clients by advising them on complex digital media content licensing arrangements, as well as on investment into film, television and music.
- 1995 NYU Law School，LL.M.
- 1990 Seoul National University，LL.M.
- 1984 Seoul National University，LL.B.
- 2024-present Partner，Yulchon LLC
- 2012-2024 Partner，Lee & Ko LLC
- 2006-2009 President，Korean Entertainment Law Society
- 2014-2016 Vice President，Korean Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (KIPLA)
- 2006-present Arbitrator，Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
- 2008-2019 Chair，American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Korea, Intellectual Property Rights Committee
- 2015-2018 Management Board Member，International Bar Association (IBA)
- 2015-2016 Co-Chair，American Bar Association (ABA), Section of International Law (SIL) Asia Pacific Committee
- 2001-present panelist，World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center
- 2019-2021 President，The Law Association for Asia and the Pacific (LawAsia)
- 1996 Admitted to Bar ， New York
- 1989 Admitted to Bar ， Republic of Korea
韩语，英语，日语
主要业绩
- Advising film and TV series production and distribution companies including Netflix, Warner Bros., Walt Disney, NBCUniversal, Miramax, Discovery, 20th Century Fox, Universal Film, Legendary Film, A24 and Motion Pictures Association (MPA)
- Advising music companies including EMI, Warner Music, Sony Music, BMG, Universal Music, The Really Useful Company, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment and SM Entertainment
- Advising broadcasting and cable TV companies including MBC, SBS, KBS, OBS and JTBC
- Advising media company including New York Times, Associated Press (AP), Thomson Reuters
- Advising IT companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Softlayer, Huawei and Tata Consulting Service
- Advising online platform service companies including Twitch, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Melon
- Advising online game companies including Blizzard, Epic Games, Take Two, Cygames, Gree, DeNA and Gungho Online Entertainment
- Advising fashion and cosmetic companies including Jimmy Choo, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs, Zara, Paris Present and Moroccan Oil
- Advising healthcare companies including GE Healthcare, Celtrion, SK Chemical and Ceragem
- Advising multinational companies including Siemens, GM, GE, Alstom, Cargill and Suntory
荣誉/获评
- 2026 Recommended, Licensing and Transactions，World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000
- 2025-2026 Recommended, Intellectual Property，Lexology Index: South Korea
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Media and entertainment，asialaw
- 2022-2023 Notable practitioner, Media and entertainment，asialaw
