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Yong Hoon CHO Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-1524 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
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Yong Hoon CHO Attorney

Yong Hoon CHOAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-1524 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.yhcho1@kimchang.com

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Yong Hoon Cho is an attorney in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance Practice, and Foreign Direct Investment Practice. He also has extensive experience advising clients in both the healthcare and automotive industries across a wide range of corporate and securities transactions. 

Mr. Cho has over 12 years of experience in advising clients on competition law issues arising out of daily operations and M&A transactions. A key focus of his practice deals with Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) investigations into competition law violations and global merger filings for inbound and outbound transactions. 

Mr. Cho has also defended pharmaceutical and automotive clients in investigations by competition authorities with respect to marketing and promotional practices. He has also advised on establishing company compliance programs, and on implementing global mergers in Korea. 

He received an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2011 and graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2002. Mr. Cho received an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 1999. 

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Experience

Dewey & LeBoeuf, New York (2011-2012)

Kim & Chang (2005-Present)

Judge Advocate (Legal Instructor), Republic of Korea Army (2003-2005)

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2002-2003)

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Awards

  • Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021) 
  • Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2019) 
  • Outstanding Thesis Award (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 2002)

Publications/Activities
    • Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Automotive: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020) 
    • The Life Sciences Law Review (Edition 8, 9, 10): Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020-2022) 
    • Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Luxury & Fashion: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020) 
    • Enforcement Trends on Distributorship Issues (Co-author, Legal Times, 2019) 
    • Getting the Deal Through - Distribution & Agency: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2016-2018) 
    • Legal Issues Related to Distribution Agreements, KORUM Magazine (Co-author, KGCCI, 2017) 
    • Criminal Law (Gosigye, 2000)

Education

    Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2011) 

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (2003) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002) 

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002 

    Passed bar exam, New York, 2011

Languages

Korean and English

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Yong Hoon CHO
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-1524      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092      
  




Yong Hoon Cho is an attorney in the firm’s Antitrust & Competition Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance Practice, and Foreign Direct Investment Practice. He also has extensive experience advising clients in both the healthcare and automotive industries across a wide range of corporate and securities transactions. 

Mr. Cho has over 12 years of experience in advising clients on competition law issues arising out of daily operations and M&A transactions. A key focus of his practice deals with Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) investigations into competition law violations and global merger filings for inbound and outbound transactions. 

Mr. Cho has also defended pharmaceutical and automotive clients in investigations by competition authorities with respect to marketing and promotional practices. He has also advised on establishing company compliance programs, and on implementing global mergers in Korea. 

He received an LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 2011 and graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea in 2002. Mr. Cho received an LL.B. from Seoul National University in 1999. 






    Dewey & LeBoeuf, New York (2011-2012)

    Kim & Chang (2005-Present)

    Judge Advocate (Legal Instructor), Republic of Korea Army (2003-2005)

    Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (2002-2003)






Awards

  •   Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021) 
  •   Acritas Star - Independently Rated Lawyers (Acritas, 2019) 
  •   Outstanding Thesis Award (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 2002)

Publications/Activities

  •   Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Automotive: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020) 
  •   The Life Sciences Law Review (Edition 8, 9, 10): Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020-2022) 
  •   Lexology Getting the Deal Through - Luxury & Fashion: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020) 
  •   Enforcement Trends on Distributorship Issues (Co-author, Legal Times, 2019) 
  •   Getting the Deal Through - Distribution & Agency: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2016-2018) 
  •   Legal Issues Related to Distribution Agreements, KORUM Magazine (Co-author, KGCCI, 2017) 
  •   Criminal Law (Gosigye, 2000)





Education

    Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2011) 

    Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (2003) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2002) 

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002 

    Passed bar exam, New York, 2011


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Life Sciences and Healthcare ,  Mergers & Acquisitions ,  Antitrust & Competition ,  Foreign Direct Investment ,  Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance ,  France and French Speaking Countries ,  Europe