YOON&YANG

Young Kon Cho Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7514
FAX 82 2 6003 7023
E-MAIL ykoncho@yoonyang.com

Young Kon Cho is a partner at Yoon & Yang. His main practice area is criminal law.
Mr. Cho has built up a significant track record in major corporate criminal cases, cases on the Capital Markets Act, including securities, and special crime, violent crime, and public security investigations during his time at various levels of the Public Prosecutors’ Offices around the country. After serving as the Chief of the Human Rights Bureau at the Ministry of Justice in 2009, Chief Prosecutor of Violent Crimes Department and Criminal Department at the Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office from 2009 to 2011, Chief Prosecutor of the Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office, the Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office from 2011 to 2013, he was elected as a Managing Partner of Yoon & Yang LLC in 2014.

Based on his extensive experience in civil and criminal cases of major corporations and other high-profile cases in various areas, including tax, finance, antitrust & competition, patent, and capital markets, he provides comprehensive legal service that leverages not only investigation and trial response with forensic technique, but also his strength in other forms of dispute resolution, such as arbitration and mediation. In addition, he worked closely with numerous domestic and foreign corporations to provide in-depth legal advice and investigation response in a wide range of areas, including the abuse of market position, unfair trade practices, and business combination.

Experience

2014-present Yoon & Yang LLC (Managing Partner, 2014-2018)
2014-present Secretary-General, Korea Crime Prevention Foundation
2019-21 Legal Advisor, Criminal Policy Research, Korea Institute of Criminology
2019-20 Member, 7th Sentencing Research Committee of the Supreme Court of Korea
2017-21 Of Counsel, Seoul Metro
2017-20 Legal Advisor, Victim Protection Policy, National Police Agency
2017-19 President, Korean Association of Victimology
2017-19 Of Counsel, National Research Foundation of Korea
2016 Writing Staff, Hankyung Essay, Korea Economic Daily
2013-09 Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (High Chief Prosecutor)
2012-13 Chief Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office
2011-12 Chief Prosecutor, Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office
2009-11 Chief, Violent Crimes Department & Criminal Department, Supreme Public Prosecutors’ Office
2009 Chief, Human Rights Bureau, Ministry of Justice

Education

2019 Korea University Graduate School of Management of Technology, Department of Management of Technology, Ph.D.
2008 Korea University Graduate School Tax Law Research Program (completed coursework)
1987 Judicial Research and Training Institute
1983 Seoul National University Graduate School, Department of Law, LL.M.
1981 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

[Finance, Corporate Criminal Defense]

Responded and represented in the case of a violations of the Personal Information Protection Act related to a leading domestic distribution company
Responded to the National Tax Service and the Prosecution Service investigation related to the double taxation of corporate tax in respect of a major foreign corporation and its owner
Advised in respect of a hostile takeover, and represented in a criminal case regarding a violation of the Capital Markets Act in relation to a securities crime
Responded against an investigation by the Securities Crime Joint Investigation Team in relation to a violation of the Capital Markets Act
Provided legal advice in relation to a consignment business of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, and represented in a related criminal case
Handled civil and criminal cases of mid-sized companies in the automobile sector
Provided legal advce on financial accidents of leading banks, and represented in the investigation procedure of a related criminal case
Represented in patent case injunctions
Provided legal advice to a major financial asset management companies

[Matters related to major companies]

Assisted in responding to investigations of the Financial Supervisory Service and the Prosecution Service related to a trading accident between a major telecommunication company and a subcontractor
Responded, provided legal advice and represented in a criminal case of a major material company
Responded and provided legal advice in relation to a criminal case of Company H
Provided legal advice and representation in criminal cases, including tax and breach of trust of the owner of a major real estate company

[Antitrust & Competition]

Assisted a leading foreign company and several domestic companies with legal advice and investigation responses in relation to various fields, including abuse of market dominance, unfair trade practice, and corporate merger

[Civil Litigation]

Assisted hotel companies, real estate companies and others with legal advice and representation in various civil litigation cases

Awards

Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime, Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific (2019)

Publications

[Hankyung Essay]

Published regular essays for the second half of 2016

[Dissertations]

Legal Theoretical Analysis and Consideration for Establishing a Basic Data Law System, Ph.D. Dissertation
“Study on Contempt of Court”, LL.M. Dissertation