YOON&YANG
Jong Hyuk Choi Partner
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Jong Hyuk Choi is a partner at Yoon & Yang, and his practice areas are general criminal matters, corporate investigation, capital market, and inspection/sanction of financial companies.
Before joining our law firm, Mr. Choi served as a prosecutor at the prosecutors’ office handling anti-corruption crime investigations and relevant matters, such as the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, Jeongeup Branch (special & planning) of the Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (special & homicide), the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (dispatched to the “Optimus” investigation team at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office), and the Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (environment & insurance), and he also served as a prosecutorial research officer (anti-corruption division) at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office. In addition, Mr. Choi was dispatched as a legal advisor (deputy general prosecutor) at the Financial Supervisory Service, where he accumulated expertise and experience related to corporate and economic crimes, such as uncovering securities/accounting-related offenses and imposing sanctions on financial companies and its executives/employees for violations.

Experience

  • 2023-present Yoon & Yang LLC
  • 2022-23 Deputy Senior Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (environment, food, and insurance)
  • 2021-22 Legal advisor, Financial Supervisory Service (dispatched)
  • 2020-21 Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (dispatched to the “Optimus” investigation team at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office)
  • 2019-20 Prosecutorial Research Officer, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (Anti-Corruption Investigation Direction Division and Investigation Support Division)
  • 2015-18 Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office (Speical Investigation Division 3 and Homicide Division)
  • 2012-15 Prosecutor, Jeongeup Branch, Jeonju District Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2010-12 Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office
  • 2007-10 Public-Service Advocate

Education

  • 2013 China University of Political Science & Law, Visiting Scholar
  • 2009 Korea University, School of Law, LL.M.
  • 2007 Judicial Research & Training Institute
  • 2004 Korea University, LL.B.

Awards

  • Ministerial Commendation, Ministry of Justice (2015)
  • Commendation, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (2012)