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Dooyeon CHO Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-4661 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Dooyeon CHO Attorney
Dooyeon CHO Attorney

Dooyeon CHOAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-4661 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.dooyeon.cho@kimchang.com

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Dooyeon Cho is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He specializes in the areas of ESG, Labor & Employment, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, and Defense Industry.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Cho accumulated extensive experience in corporate legal affairs, having served as legal counsel for Hanwha Group’s Compliance Committee. He also provided various legal advisory services to corporate clients. In addition, he served as an Assistant Secretary to the President (in charge of legal review and policy support related to the performance of State Affairs) and has a wide view of the overall policy environment through collaboration with various government ministries and related agencies.

Based on such experience, Mr. Cho provides effective advice on complex issues faced by clients, taking into account both the policy mechanisms and the perspectives of the corporate field.

Recently, Mr. Cho has been providing legal advice on sustainability issues, such as supply chain risk management, and on labor & employment issues such as workplace harassment, which are increasingly important from the perspective of ESG. Based on his expertise in the relevant fields, he is currently serving as a member of the ESG Special Committee of the Korean Bar Association and Integrity Citizen Auditor of the National Fire Agency.

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Experience

Integrity Citizen Auditor, National Fire Agency (2026-Present)

Member, ESG Special Committee, Korean Bar Association (2026-Present)

Kim & Chang (2025-Present)

Assistant Secretary to the President for Personnel Affairs and Personnel Policy (2024-2025)

Assistant Secretary to the President for Legal Affairs (2023-2024)

Yulchon LLC (2022-2023)

Compliance Committee and Management Planning Headquarter, Hanwha Group (2016-2022)

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Publications/Activities
    • Participation in Resolution on Posthumous Order of Service Merit Recommendation (Merit Review Committee of the National Fire Agency, 2026)

Education

    School of Law, Hanyang University (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, 2018)

    School of Law, Hanyang University (J.D., 2015)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 2007)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2015

Languages

Korean and English

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Dooyeon CHO
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-4661      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Dooyeon Cho is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He specializes in the areas of ESG, Labor & Employment, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, and Defense Industry.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Cho accumulated extensive experience in corporate legal affairs, having served as legal counsel for Hanwha Group’s Compliance Committee. He also provided various legal advisory services to corporate clients. In addition, he served as an Assistant Secretary to the President (in charge of legal review and policy support related to the performance of State Affairs) and has a wide view of the overall policy environment through collaboration with various government ministries and related agencies.

Based on such experience, Mr. Cho provides effective advice on complex issues faced by clients, taking into account both the policy mechanisms and the perspectives of the corporate field.

Recently, Mr. Cho has been providing legal advice on sustainability issues, such as supply chain risk management, and on labor & employment issues such as workplace harassment, which are increasingly important from the perspective of ESG. Based on his expertise in the relevant fields, he is currently serving as a member of the ESG Special Committee of the Korean Bar Association and Integrity Citizen Auditor of the National Fire Agency.






    Integrity Citizen Auditor, National Fire Agency (2026-Present)

    Member, ESG Special Committee, Korean Bar Association (2026-Present)

    Kim & Chang (2025-Present)

    Assistant Secretary to the President for Personnel Affairs and Personnel Policy (2024-2025)

    Assistant Secretary to the President for Legal Affairs (2023-2024)

    Yulchon LLC (2022-2023)

    Compliance Committee and Management Planning Headquarter, Hanwha Group (2016-2022)






Publications/Activities

  •   Participation in Resolution on Posthumous Order of Service Merit Recommendation (Merit Review Committee of the National Fire Agency, 2026)





Education

    School of Law, Hanyang University (Completed S.J.D. Coursework, 2018)

    School of Law, Hanyang University (J.D., 2015)

    College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 2007)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2015


Languages
  •    Korean and English





ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) ,  Labor & Employment ,  Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes ,  Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance ,  Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  Defense Industry ,  Sustainability