PEOPLE - DR & AJU LLC

Kwan Haeng CHO
Partner
T. +82 2 3016 9509
F. +82 2 3016 5201
E. kcho5646@draju.com

Mr. Kwan Haeng CHO is a partner at DR & AJU LLC and his practice is primarily focused on General Civil Disputes, Construction/Real Estate, Administrative Procedure & Litigation, Tax Litigation, and Corporate.

Profile

Experience
- - DR & AJU LLC (2011-Present)
  - Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court (2006)
  - Chief Presiding Judge, Daejeon High Court (2005)
  - Head, Seoul Arbitral Tribunals, Press Association Commission (2002-2004)
  - Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court (2001)
  - Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1999)
  - Head, Jangheung Branch of Gwangju District Court (1997)
  - Research Judge, Supreme Court (1994)
  - Prosecutor, Seoul High Court (1993)
  - Law Training, Yale Law School (1991)
  - Prosecutor, Seoul Civil District Court (1990)
  - Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District (1988)
  - Prosecutor, Cheongju District Court and Chairperson, Chungcheongbuk-do Appeals Commission (1986)
  - Prosecutor, Seoul Criminal District Court (1984)
  - Prosecutor, Seoul Civil District Court (1982)
  - Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1982)
Education
- - Kyung Hee University (PhD in Civil Procedure Law, 2004)
  - Visiting Scholar, Yale Law School (1991)
  - College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 1979)
  - Seoul High School (1975)
Qualifications
- - Admitted to Bar, Korea (1982)
Languages
- - Korean

Representative Activities

- - Executive, Korea Association of the Law of Civil procedure
  - Vice-Chairperson, The Association of Korean Civil Judgment Enforcement Law
  - Lecture experience in various universities including Korea University School of Law
  - Lecture experience in securities finance related to the Civil Execution Act (including preservative actions) at the Korean Bar Association
  - Writing experience on civil execution of civil procedure including commentary on precedents on the Civil Procedure Act
Representative Matters
- - Conducted criminal and civil cases concerning the commercial paper of TONGYANG Securities (Yuanta Securities)
  - Carried out a number of litigations concerning construction payments or defect including a lawsuit concerning the imposition of indemnities and construction payment on the SK Songdo T/C building and a lawsuit concerning the construction defects and construction payment for Kangwon Land Hotel and condominiums
  - Advised and conducted litigations related to redevelopment and reconstruction including WOORIGANGNAM PFV, the Uiwang JANGAN AMC Urban Development Project in Uiwang, South Korea, etc.
  - Advised and conducted litigations related to the construction and operation of golf courses such as TANI CC and Shin Han Co., Ltd.
  - Carried out lawsuits related to IT and ICT, including a lawsuit concerning defects in Kangwon Land's system construction service
- - Carried out lawsuits related to patent trade secrets for various clients, including KORENS, Hancom Inc., and Shinhwa Intertek Corp.
  - Carried out large-scale tax lawsuits including a litigation concerning comprehensive real estate holding tax in comprehensive system of gift tax, gift tax on foreign assets, and corporate tax generated by M&A
  - Conducted a number of criminal cases involving CEOs claiming not guilty
  - Conducted a number of cases involving provisional dispositions, such as a disposition of suspension of performance of duties and prohibition of obstruction of business on various enterprises and union leaders
  - Carried out litigations concerning families of the same clan including Gwangju Jeong clan and Yeonan Yi clan
  - Advised on multiple corporate acquisitions including Hancom Inc., MDS Tech Inc., and Arion Kids Cafe
  - Advised a number of corporations and agencies such as National Tax Service, KT, Kangwon Land, Seoul Agro Fisheries & Food Corporation, Wonyoung Construction, Hansol Education Corp., Triple Crown, New York Burger, Haesong Engineering Corporation, and Cheongwon Industries
Publications
- - Interpreting Judicial Precedents in the Civil Procedure Act
  - Commentary on the Civil Execution Act (Co-edited)
  - Commentary on the Civil Procedure Act (Co-edited)
  - Commentary on the Civil Act (Co-edited)
Awards & Recognitions
- - Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
  - Best Lawyer in Public Law, 2022 Best Law Firms & Lawyers, Hankyung Business (2022)
Representative Matters
- General Civil Disputes
  DR & AJU Successfully Defends Against the Opponent’s Argument on Lapse of Defect Liability Period in a Lawsuit Seeking for Damages in Substitution for a Defect Repair
  07-16-2019
  
  Construction & Real Estate
  DR & AJU Wins a Remand Ruling Regarding the Request to Increase Indirect Construction Costs Due to Extension in Total Construction Period of a Blanket Contract in Long-Term Construction Contract
  04-24-2019
  
  Corporate Restructuring
  In the Case of Payment in Substitutes Using a Golf Membership, the Amount of Initiation Fee to Be Returned to a Transferee by a Golf Club Is Acknowledged as Payment in Substitutes and Deemed as ‘Paid’
  10-10-2018
  
  Intellectual Property
  DR & AJU Advises Kangwon Land on Personal Information Management
  09-19-2017
Press Coverage
- The Korea Economic Daily
  [2022 Korea’s Best Law Firms & Lawyers] 13 ”Key Attorneys” Who Excelled in Small and Medium-sized Law Firms
  12-26-2022
DR & AJU News
- Awards/Publications
  DR & AJU Attorneys Kwan Haeng CHO, Jae Young SHIN, and Kyeong (Catherine) KIM Receive Award in the 2022 Best Korean Lawyers by Hankyung Business
  12-31-2022
  
  Seminars/Events
  DR & AJU and National Assembly Library Sign MOU on Joint Use of Knowledge Information
  12-20-2022
  
  Firm News
  Academic Conference Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Civil Execution Act
  06-24-2022
  
  Firm News
  DR & AJU Partner Kwan Haeng CHO Elected Chairperson of the Association of Korean Civil Judgment Enforcement Law
  06-24-2020

Practice Areas

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