Dae-Sik Hong
Dean & Professor of Economic Law
Sogang University
Dae-Sik Hong is dean and professor of economic law at Sogang University Law School and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics. He also serves as founding director of Sogang University’s ICT Law & Economy Institute and chair of the Association of Korean Law Schools.
His research focuses on competition law, consumer law, regulatory law in the information and communications technology (ICT) sectors, personal data-protection law, and law & economics. He regularly advises government agencies, the National Assembly, research institutes, and industry organizations on competition and technology-regulation policy.
He has also been a visiting scholar at University College London and the University of California, Berkeley. Before entering academia, Hong practiced as a partner at Yulchon law firm. Earlier, he served for a decade as a judge in the Korean court system, including the Seoul District Court.
In addition to his academic work, he has held numerous public-service and professional leadership roles. He serves as a member of the Online Platform Policy Forum and the AI Legislation Improvement Committee of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and as an advisory committee member to the Korea Fair Trade Commission. He is vice president of both the Korea Economic Law Association and the Korea Personal Information Protection Law Association and previously served as president of the Korea Competition Law Association.
He has also served on the Business Reorganization Plan Review Committee of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; the Digital Finance Council of the Financial Services Commission; and the Personal Information Protection Commission as a non-standing member. Additional roles include expert member of the National Intellectual Property Committee; chairman of the Internet Coexistence Development Council of the Korea Communications Commission; member of the Broadcasting Market Competition Assessment Committee and the Broadcasting Dispute Mediation Committee; and expert member of the Broadcasting and Communication Convergence Promotion Committee in the Prime Minister’s Office.
Hong earned a Ph.D., an LL.M., and a bachelor’s from Seoul National University.
