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Pil Hyung KHO Attorney

T.+82-2-3703-5798 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092
Pil Hyung KHO Attorney
Pil Hyung KHO Attorney

Pil Hyung KHOAttorney

T.+82-2-3703-5798 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.pilhyung.kho@kimchang.com

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Bio

Pil Hyung Kho is an attorney at Kim & Chang. Mr. Kho primarily provides legal advice in areas such as anti-corruption & corporate compliance, antitrust & competition, capital markets, trade secret & corporate information protection and corporate investigations & white collar defense.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kho served as a prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office for about 18 years.

While serving as a prosecutor in the Special Investigation Department at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the head of the Industrial Technology Crime Investigation Department at the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and the director of the Investigation Division in the Anti-Corruption and Violence Department at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, he has accumulated various hands-on experiences in cases of anti-corruption, antitrust, capital market, industrial technology leakage, unfair competition and trade secret protection.

In addition, while working at the Prosecution Division of the Ministry of Justice twice, he had extensive experience in practices and system reforms related to HR or the organizational operation of the Prosecutors’ Office, as well as collaboration works with the National Assembly and other Government departments.

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Experience

Kim & Chang (2023.11.-Present)

Head of Gimcheon Branch, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (2022.7.-2023.9.)

Senior Prosecutor, Director of Human Rights Protection Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2021.7.-2022.7.)

Director, Investigation Direction and Support Division, Anti-Corruption and Violence Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2020.8.-2021.7.)

Director, Investigation Direction Division, Anti-Corruption and Violence Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2020.2.-2020.8.)

Senior Prosecutor, Director of Industrial Technology Crime Investigation Department, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (2019.8.-2020.2.)

Head, Gongju Branch, Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office (2018.7.-2019. 8.)

Senior Prosecutor, Director of 1st Criminal Department, Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office (2017.8.-2018.7.)

Deputy Senior Prosecutor, Prosecution Division of Prosecution Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2016.2.-2017.8.)

Prosecutor, 1st Criminal Department and 2nd Special Investigation Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2014.2.-2016.2.)

Prosecutor, Prosecution Division of Prosecution Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2011.2.-2014.2.)

Prosecutor, Sokcho Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office (2007.3.-2011. 2.)

Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (2005.4.-2007.3.)

Public Service Advocate (2002.4.-2005.3.)

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Awards

  • Commendation from the Minister of Justice (2013)

Education

    University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, Canada (Visiting Scholar, 2009-2010)

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

    Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 1998)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002

Languages

Korean and English

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Pil Hyung KHO
Attorney


T. +82-2-3703-5798      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Pil Hyung Kho is an attorney at Kim & Chang. Mr. Kho primarily provides legal advice in areas such as anti-corruption & corporate compliance, antitrust & competition, capital markets, trade secret & corporate information protection and corporate investigations & white collar defense.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kho served as a prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office for about 18 years.

While serving as a prosecutor in the Special Investigation Department at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, the head of the Industrial Technology Crime Investigation Department at the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, and the director of the Investigation Division in the Anti-Corruption and Violence Department at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, he has accumulated various hands-on experiences in cases of anti-corruption, antitrust, capital market, industrial technology leakage, unfair competition and trade secret protection.

In addition, while working at the Prosecution Division of the Ministry of Justice twice, he had extensive experience in practices and system reforms related to HR or the organizational operation of the Prosecutors’ Office, as well as collaboration works with the National Assembly and other Government departments.






    Kim & Chang (2023.11.-Present)

    Head of Gimcheon Branch, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (2022.7.-2023.9.)

    Senior Prosecutor, Director of Human Rights Protection Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2021.7.-2022.7.)

    Director, Investigation Direction and Support Division, Anti-Corruption and Violence Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2020.8.-2021.7.)

    Director, Investigation Direction Division, Anti-Corruption and Violence Department, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2020.2.-2020.8.)

    Senior Prosecutor, Director of Industrial Technology Crime Investigation Department, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (2019.8.-2020.2.)

    Head, Gongju Branch, Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office (2018.7.-2019. 8.)

    Senior Prosecutor, Director of 1st Criminal Department, Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office (2017.8.-2018.7.)

    Deputy Senior Prosecutor, Prosecution Division of Prosecution Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2016.2.-2017.8.)

    Prosecutor, 1st Criminal Department and 2nd Special Investigation Department, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (2014.2.-2016.2.)

    Prosecutor, Prosecution Division of Prosecution Bureau, Ministry of Justice (2011.2.-2014.2.)

    Prosecutor, Sokcho Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office (2007.3.-2011. 2.)

    Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (2005.4.-2007.3.)

    Public Service Advocate (2002.4.-2005.3.)






Awards

  •   Commendation from the Minister of Justice (2013)





Education

    University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, Canada (Visiting Scholar, 2009-2010)

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

    Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B., 1998)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 2002


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense ,  Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance ,  Antitrust & Competition ,  Capital Markets ,  Trade Secret & Corporate Information Protection