Ken Suh

Kenneth K. Suh

Senior Counsel
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Ken Suh, JD/MBA, is an entrepreneur and technology attorney who advises clients on legal risks related to cybersecurity, data privacy and intellectual property. His engineering and business experience allows him to provide proactive, practical and effective legal counsel in compliance, cyber incident response and litigation matters.

Since joining the Firm in 2022, he has served as lead counsel on nearly 100 of the following types of matters: drafting and revising privacy policies, state privacy law compliance analysis, drafting and advising on artificial intelligence policies, privacy litigation and intellectual property disputes.

Ken is a trusted adviser to clients and cyber insurance brokers and carriers, who have placed him on their panel and preferred counsel rosters, and refer their clients to him on cyber, privacy and intellectual property matters.

Ken Suh, JD/MBA, is an entrepreneur and technology attorney who advises clients on legal risks related to cybersecurity, data privacy and intellectual property. His engineering and business experience allows him to provide proactive, practical and effective legal counsel in compliance, cyber incident response and litigation matters.

Since joining the Firm in 2022, he has served as lead counsel on nearly 100 of the following types of matters: drafting and revising privacy policies, state privacy law compliance analysis, drafting and advising on artificial intelligence policies, privacy litigation and intellectual property disputes.

Ken is a trusted adviser to clients and cyber insurance brokers and carriers, who have placed him on their panel and preferred counsel rosters, and refer their clients to him on cyber, privacy and intellectual property matters.

Prior to joining Locke Lord, Ken managed a team at a leading cyber and technology Lloyd’s of London cyber insurance carrier where he advised on resolution strategy and risk analysis on hundreds of cybersecurity, data privacy, privacy class action and intellectual property matters, including those involving ransomware attacks, cyber breaches, biometric data collection (BIPA), HIPAA, FCRA/FACTA and the TCPA.

In addition to his legal practice, Ken is an adjunct professor of law in artificial intelligence and a Co-Founder and Board Member of a telemedicine startup, which was awarded first prize in the prestigious Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Ken has previous private practice trial experience litigating bet-the-company intellectual property matters involving smartphone software and hardware, hybrid engine control unit, rocket engine and radiation oncology device controller technologies. Prior to law school, Ken was a technical project manager at IBM where he managed the design and development of custom software for financial services clients.

His experience includes:

  • State and Federal Privacy Regulations
  • Cyber Incident Response
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Privacy Class Action Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Strategy and Litigation
  • Risk Management, Transfer and Insurance
  • Entrepreneurship and Startups
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Education
  • M.B.A., University of Chicago, 2021
  • J.D., cum laude, Washington University School of Law, 2009
  • M.A., Public Policy and Administration, Northwestern University, 2005
  • B.S., Computer Science, Northwestern University, 2001
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
  • California
  • Texas
Community Leadership
    • Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property, University of Illinois Chicago Law School
    • Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property, DePaul University College of Law
    • Volunteer Mentor, The American Bar Association Judicial Intern Opportunity Program, Chicago