Jihye AHN - D&A LLC

Jihye AHN
Attorney
T. +82 0 3456 7696
F. +82 2 3016 5201
E. ajh@draju.com

Ms. Jihye AHN is an attorney at D&A LLC. Her practice is primarily focused on General Civil Disputes, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT), and Intellectual Property. Drawing on her strong understanding of IT, she has successfully represented Korean companies in numerous cases. She also advises clients on matters involving the Copyright Act, the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act, and the Personal Information Protection Act.

Profile

Experience
- - D&A LLC (2020-Present)
Education
- - KAIST (MS in Information Management)
  - School of Law, Seoul National University (JD)
  - Korea University (BA in English Language and Literature & Economics)
  - Daewon Foreign Language High School
Qualifications
- - Admitted to Patent Bar, Korea (2026)
  - Admitted to Bar, Korea (2020)
Languages
- - Korean
  - English
  - French

Representative Activities

Representative Matters
- - Successfully represented a client in a copyright infringement lawsuit concerning golf course designs in the screen golf industry (Supreme Court reversal and remand)
  - Secured an acquittal in a cryptocurrency-related criminal case
  - Represented Korean companies in numerous matters involving the Copyright Act and the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
  - Provided regular legal advisory services to a specialized security monitoring company.
  - Advised Korean companies on entering the cloud managed service provider (MSP) and security monitoring markets
- - Provided legal advice and developed guidelines for the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) concerning its Engineering Big Data Platform
  - Advised domestic and foreign companies on matters involving the Personal Information Protection Act, the Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce, the Copyright Act, and the Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act
Representative Matters
- Intellectual Property
  Successful Representation of Golf Course Design Companies in a Copyright Infringement Dispute
  May-11-2026
  
  Construction/Real Estate
  DR & AJU Secures Full Payment for Korean Subcontractor in Case Against Chinese General Contractor for Renowned Hotel Construction Project
  Jan-23-2025
  
  Corporate
  DR & AJU Provides Advice on the Provision of a Performance Bonus to Directors Based on the Recent Decision of the Supreme Court
  Jul-03-2020
Press Coverage
- Asia Business Daily
  D&A Obtains Supreme Court Remand in Landmark Case Recognizing Golf Course Design as a Copyrightable Creative Work
  May-06-2026
  
  Legal Times
  DR & AJU Ranks Tier 3 in Intellectual Property League Table by 2023 Legal Times
  Dec-15-2023
  
  Legal Times
  DR & AJU Ranks Tier 3 in Intellectual Property Rights League Table by 2022 Legal Times
  Dec-21-2022
D&A News
- Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Named Tier 2 Firm in ALB Asia IP Rankings 2025
  Jun-30-2025
  
  Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Ranks Tier 2 in ALB Asia IP Rankings 2024
  May-17-2024
  
  Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Ranks Tier 3 in IP League Table 2023 by Legal Times
  Dec-15-2023
  
  Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Ranks Tier 2 in ALB Asia IP Rankings 2023
  Jun-19-2023
  
  Firm News
  DR & AJU Launches Corporate Data Protection Center
  Jun-14-2023
  
  Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Awards in ABLJ Data Compliance & Cybersecurity 2022
  Mar-02-2023

Practice Areas

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