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Sung Wook Cho
Managing Partner
- TEL 82 2 6182 8572
- FAX 82 2 6003 7021
- E-MAIL swcho@yoonyang.com
Biography
Sung Wook Cho is a managing partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice area is criminal law.
Mr. Cho began his career in public service as a Prosecutor at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, and later served at the Gangreung Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, and Busan High Prosecutors’ Office. After his role as the Head of the Jecheon Branch of Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office in 2000, he worked as the Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Criminal Department 10 at the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor at the Public Security Department of Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office, Attaché at Criminal Information Department 1 of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor at Criminal Department 4 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and Prosecutor at the Busan High Prosecutors’ Office.
Mr. Cho later served as the Crime Information Planning Attaché at the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs II, Head of the Planning Department at the Legal Research Institute, and Deputy Minister of the Planning and Coordination Office at the Ministry of Justice. Beginning with the Chief Director of the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office in 2012, he served as the Chief Director of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office as well as the Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office, and the 23rd Chief Director of the Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office before retiring from public service in 2015. After retirement, he was a Managing Partner at Attorney Cho Sung Wook Law Firm.
Mr. Cho began his career in public service as a Prosecutor at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, and later served at the Gangreung Branch of Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, and Busan High Prosecutors’ Office. After his role as the Head of the Jecheon Branch of Cheongju District Prosecutors’ Office in 2000, he worked as the Deputy Chief Prosecutor at Criminal Department 10 at the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor at the Public Security Department of Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office, Attaché at Criminal Information Department 1 of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Chief Prosecutor at Criminal Department 4 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, and Prosecutor at the Busan High Prosecutors’ Office.
Mr. Cho later served as the Crime Information Planning Attaché at the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office, Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs II, Head of the Planning Department at the Legal Research Institute, and Deputy Minister of the Planning and Coordination Office at the Ministry of Justice. Beginning with the Chief Director of the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office in 2012, he served as the Chief Director of the Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office as well as the Gwangju High Prosecutors’ Office, and the 23rd Chief Director of the Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office before retiring from public service in 2015. After retirement, he was a Managing Partner at Attorney Cho Sung Wook Law Firm.
Experience
- 2019-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2020-Seoul Nati Outside Director, LG Corporation
- 2019-Seoul Nati Outside Director, SsangYong C&E
- 2018-20 Outside Director, KT Skylife
- 2016-19 Managing Partner, Attorney Cho Sung Wook Law Firm
- 2015 Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon High Prosecutors’ Office
- 2013-15 Chief Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2013 Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Western District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2012-13 Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon District Posecutors’ Office
- 2011-12 Deputy Minister, Planning and Coordination Office, Ministry of Justice
- 2009-11 Head, Planning Department, Legal Research Institute
- 2008-09 Secretary, Civil Affairs II, Blue House
- 2008 Crime Information Planning Attaché, Supreme Prosecutor’s Office
- 2007 Secondment, National Integrity Commission (Judicial Affairs Official, Prosecutor at the Busan High Prosecutors’ Office)
- 2006 Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Department 4, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2004-06 Attaché, Criminal Information Department 1, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office
- 2003-04 Chief Prosecutor, Public Security Department, Ulsan District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2001 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2000 Head, Jecheon Branch, Chungju District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1998-00 Secondment, National Assembly’s Law Commission (Deputy Director General of Legislation, Prosecutor at Busan District Prosecutors’ Office and High Prosecutors’ Office)
- 1996-98 Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1994-95 Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1993 Prosecutor, Gangneung Branch, Chuncheon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1991-92 Prosector, Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office
- 1988-91 Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army
Education
- 2002 Stanford University (coursework completed)
- 1988 Judicial Research and Training Institute
- 1985 Seoul National University College of Law, LL.B.
Representative Matters
[At the Prosecution Service]
- Investigated the case of interference in the formation of the Reunification Democratic party
- Investigated the Samsung semi-conductor technology leak case
- Investigated election cases, including Presidential Elections and General Elections
- Investigated tax evasion cases at the value of 6 trillion KRW, including value-added tax
- Investigated a bribery case related to lending funds for the installation of large hospitals, a corruption case related to eco-friendly food certification, etc.
[As an Attorney]
- Represented Venture Capital Firm E in the case of the use of undisclosed information by the owner of Marine H and in the case of a violation of the Capital Markets Act
- Represented the owner of W Holdings in the case of a breach of the Capital Markets Act
- Represented in the case of the use of undisclosed information of a well-known celebrity
- Represented the family of the owner of Group E in the case of a violation of the Capital Markets Act
- Represented the owner of Group L in the alleged professional breach of trust case
- Represented in the industrial technology leak accusation case of L Electronics
- Represented the owner of H Food in the professional embezzlement/breach of trust/tax evasion case
- Represented in the trade secret infringement case between B Food Company and its competitor
- Represented in the corruption case of executive recruitment of Bank W
- Represented Company G, a major affiliate of Group L, in the case of a breach of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
- Represented Company G, an affiliate of a major company, in the case of a breach of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
- Represented the Vice President of the Enterprises Federation related to the illegal labor conduct case of S Electronics
- Represented several members of the National Assembly in cases of a violation of the Election Act
- Represented in the case related to the former Chief of Economy of the Blue House
- Represented in an embezzlement case of the Chairman of the Board of a university hospital
- Represented Pharmaceutcal A in the case of a violation of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act
Insights
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Admitted to bar, Korea (1988)
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Korean and English
