JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Sehoon CHOI

TEL +82-2-6200-1817
FAX +82-2-6200-0811
E-MAIL shchoi@jipyong.com

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After working at Busan and Daegu District Prosecutors’ Offices, Mr. Sehoon Choi worked as a prosecutor at the Office of Legal Counsel in the Ministry of Justice, in charge of deliberation and assistance for principal legislation procedures of the government. After serving as a research prosecutor at the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, he conducted investigations in special and environmental matters at Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office. He then took a number of important posts such as the Head of Special Division at Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, Head of Legal Profession Division at the Ministry of Justice, Chief of Hongseong Branch Prosecutors’ Office, Chief of Pohang Branch Prosecutors’ Office, and Deputy Chief of Goyang Branch Prosecutors’ Office. Mr. Choi is a winner of the Presidential Award for investigation on environmental matters, and the Prosecutor General’s Citation for investigation on intellectual property matters.

At Jipyong’s Litigation Group, Mr. Choi is providing legal advice on criminal matters, especially regarding special investigations, environment, intellectual property rights, and corporation transactions, etc.

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2007 Visiting Scholar, Stanford Law School
1986 Seoul National University (LL.B.)

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2016-Present JIPYONG LLC (Partner)
2015-2016 Head, Criminal Trial Division, Seoul High Public Prosecutor’s Office
2014-2015 Chief Prosecutor, Pohang Branch, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2013-2014 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Goyang Branch, Seoul Uijeongbu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2012-2013 Head, Criminal Division I, Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2012 Chief Prosecutor, Hongseong Branch, Daejeon District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2011 Head, Criminal Division II, Seoul Southern District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2009-2010 Head, Legal Profession Division, Ministry of Justice
2008-2009 Head, Special Division, Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2007 Deputy Division Head, Seoul Eastern District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2006-2007 Head, Criminal Trial Division, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2005 Research Prosecutor, Investigation Policy Planning Office, Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office
2003-2005 Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office
2001-2003 Prosecutor, Office of Legal Counsel, Ministry of Justice
1999-2001 Prosecutor, Daegu District Public Prosecutors’ Office
1997-1999 Prosecutor, Uijeongbu Branch, Seoul District Public Prosecutors’ Office
1995-1997 Prosecutor, Gyeongju Branch, Daegu District Public Prosecutor’s Office
1993-1995 Prosecutor, Busan District Public Prosecutor’s Office
1993 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea