Attorney
Jungkwan Cho
Qualifications
- Attorney (Passed the 10th Bar Exam, 2021)
- Registered as a real estate attorney with the Korean Bar Association
- Registered as an IT Specialty Attorney with the Korean Bar Association
Education
1997~1998
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University (withdrawn)
1999~2006
- B.A. in Law, Seoul National University
2018~2021
- J.D., Dong-A University School of Law
Professional Career
2011~2017
- Neowiz Development Team
2021~2025
- Law Firm Tiebreaker
2025~
- Hanbyol Law, LLC Partner Attorney
Practice Areas
Key Achievements
Corporate Advisory
- •Responding to fraud and embezzlement cases at KOSDAQ-listed companies
- •Counseling and contract review for multiple mid-sized companies
- •Review and advise on various investment agreements (equity investments, convertible bonds, warrants, etc.)
- •Building Privacy Act and ICT Act compliance for IT platform companies
- •Advising on the Youth Protection Act and the Game Industry Promotion Act related to game services
- •Design and review of multi-party complex contract structures for system development and operations
Public Institution & SOE Advisory
- •Represented Press Arbitration Board in Correction Claim (won)
- •Advised and represented the Bank of Korea on notification of foreign securities acquisition
- •Representation of the application for the establishment of a private equity firm (PEF) with the Financial Supervisory Service
- •Advising and responding to KFTC terms and conditions reviews
International Transaction
- •Conducted a comparative research project on the Mexican and Brazilian copyright legal systems.
- •Advising overseas IT companies on establishment of local subsidiaries and license agreements
Litigation & Arbitration
- •Construction defect lawsuits
- •Franchise litigation
- •Manufacturing defect lawsuits
- •Injunctions and lawsuits against religious organizations for internal disciplinary actions and election suspensions
- •Representation of shareholders in shareholder representation litigation in connection with request for access to accounting statements
- •Litigated numerous claims for damages related to real estate purchase and sale contracts
Investigation Response (Criminal Cases Prior to Indictment) and Proactive Response to Criminal Disputes (Criminal Legal Advice)
- •Admitted to the Public Defender's Office of the Seoul District Court (2024)
- •Many defenses of economic crimes (fraud, embezzlement, grand larceny)
- •Real estate fraud defense
- •Defending religious organizations in embezzlement cases
Publications
2025
- Mexico and Brazil Copyright Study (Recent)
Languages
Korean