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Hwang, Iris
- Ahn, Tammy
- Ahn, Ye Gee
- An, Hee Chul
- Apiwat Narkchamnun
- Cho, Ik Ze
- Cho, Won H.
- Choi, Jae Wook
- Choi, Jung Yoon
- Choi, Yoo Hwan
- Choi, Young Jae
- Ghim, Do Gyun
- Hong, Gayoun
- Hwang, Iris
- Hwang, Kyu Ho
- Jang, Chang Sue
- Jang, Hyun ji
- Jin, Yang Hee
- John Yoon
- Kang, Han Sung
- Kang, Rae Yi
- Kang, Song Wook
- Kim, Dong Hwan
- Kim, Hong Young
- Kim, Kang Won
- Kim, Min Hye
- Kim, Na Rae
- Kim, Soonchul
- Kim, Yong Ha
- Kim, Yong Hyeok
- Lee, Jong Hyun
- Lee, Joon Ho
- Lee, Soo Hwa
- Min, Sung Hyon
- Oh, Min Chol
- Park, Jae Yong
- Park, Jung Hyun
- Park, Sol
- Park, Youngseo
- Roh, Kyoung Jong
- Sebastian Pawlita
- Shim, Geonwook
- Shin, Jay
- SOPHAT CHANLEAKHENA
- Suh, Jiwon
- Yang, Jae Seok
- Yoo, Jeoung Hoon
- Yoon, Dayoung
- Yoon, Seok Bin
- Youm, Hyungkuk
- Youn (Deborah) Soo Lee
- Yun Chaneun
- 변호사명[영문]
Practice Areas
Profile
Iris Hwang is a partner and a licensed patent attorney at DLG Law Corporation. She earned dual degrees in French Language and Information Culture Studies from Seoul National University and obtained her J.D. from Yonsei University Law School. With a multidisciplinary background in the humanities, digital media, and law, she brings a nuanced perspective to complex legal issues across industries.
Her expertise spans the content, entertainment, and e-commerce sectors, with a strong focus on IP licensing, content distribution, investment, M&A, copyright and trademark disputes, privacy compliance, and digital commerce. Having advised major clients in gaming, entertainment, music, broadcasting, OTT, webtoon, and e-commerce, she provides practical legal solutions grounded in a deep understanding of industry structures and market practices.
Known for her clarity and precision in analyzing legal challenges, she has earned the trust of diverse clients, from global corporations to startups and individual creators. She also serves as a mediator and expert committee member for multiple institutions under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Communications Commission, including the Content Dispute Resolution Committee and the Broadcasting Dispute Mediation Committee.
With an interdisciplinary approach that combines technology and law, systematically analyzes and resolves complex legal issues related to content and intellectual property, thereby protecting clients' creative works and technological value. Currently serving as a partner at DLG Law Firm, providing specialized legal services in the content and media sectors to enhance global competitiveness.
Her expertise spans the content, entertainment, and e-commerce sectors, with a strong focus on IP licensing, content distribution, investment, M&A, copyright and trademark disputes, privacy compliance, and digital commerce. Having advised major clients in gaming, entertainment, music, broadcasting, OTT, webtoon, and e-commerce, she provides practical legal solutions grounded in a deep understanding of industry structures and market practices.
Known for her clarity and precision in analyzing legal challenges, she has earned the trust of diverse clients, from global corporations to startups and individual creators. She also serves as a mediator and expert committee member for multiple institutions under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Communications Commission, including the Content Dispute Resolution Committee and the Broadcasting Dispute Mediation Committee.
With an interdisciplinary approach that combines technology and law, systematically analyzes and resolves complex legal issues related to content and intellectual property, thereby protecting clients' creative works and technological value. Currently serving as a partner at DLG Law Firm, providing specialized legal services in the content and media sectors to enhance global competitiveness.
Representative Cases
[Content & Media]
- Advised a major Korean game developer on publishing agreements with a top-tier Chinese publisher
- Drafted game IP licensing agreements between a major Korean game company and a global OTT platform
- Provided M&A counsel for the acquisition of a U.S. game studio by a Korean distributor
- Reviewed production and priority negotiation agreements between a broadcasting company and global OTT
- Advised a K-pop agency on Japanese management contracts for a girl group
- Responded to copyright infringement claims from foreign artists against a major Korean agency
- Reviewed contracts for webtoon-based game development for a major platform
- Provided copyright checklist advisory for a global advertising company
[Data Privacy/Digital Compliance]
- Provided GDPR compliance advice to a Korean conglomerate's European branch
- Assisted a location-based service provider in regulatory inspections by the Korea Communications Commission
- Represented clients in privacy violation investigations and government audits
- Reviewed cookie consent policies and compliance for a global e-commerce platform
Experience
- Partner, DLG Law Corporation (2017-Present)
- Member, Broadcasting Dispute Mediation Committee (2024-Present)
- Member, International Committee, Seoul Bar Association (2023-Present)
- Mediator, Content Dispute Resolution Committee (2023-Present)
- Member, Human Rights Management Committee, Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) (2023-Present)
- Content Business Advisor, Overseas Content Expansion Support Center, KOCCA (2022-Present)
- Copyright Industry Field Consulting Support Group (2022-2023)
- Consultant, Korea Artists Welfare Foundation (2019-Present)
- Lecturer, M.A. Program in Content Management, Soongsil University Graduate School of Business Administration (2018)
- In-house Counsel, Neowiz Corporation (2015-2017)
- Working Subcommittee Member, Copyright Division, Presidential Council on Intellectual Property (2014-2015)
- Legal Advisor on Fair Trade in Digital Content, National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA)(2014)
- Attorney, KOCCA (2013-2015)
- Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) (2013 – Present)
Education
[2013]
- J.D., Yonsei University Law School
[2009]
- B.A., French Language and Information Culture Studies, Seoul National University
Qualifications
[2016]
- Admitted to the Patent Bar, Republic of Korea
[2013]
- Admitted to the Bar, Republic of Korea (2nd Korean Bar Exam)
Languages
- Korean
- English
- French
Publications/Thesis
- 2017 Case Study Research on Content Disputes (Co-author), KOCCA, 2018
- Content Dispute Mediation Casebook (Co-author), 2014