Paul Cho

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance, and Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense.

Career

Based in Kim & Chang’s Seoul Office but also part of a team covering clients in the APAC region through the firm’s Hong Kong Office, Paul Cho is a senior foreign attorney in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice advising on all employment and labor-related matters, including restructuring programs, collective bargaining negotiations, crisis management and civil and criminal litigation matters. Mr. Cho, who has more than 26 years of experience in Korea, including serving as general counsel for a large US multinational company in Korea, is known by colleagues and clients for his expertise and ability to “think outside the box” when assisting clients across all business sectors in reaching practical solutions. He has also appeared on Bloomberg TV discussing particular labor matters.

Professional Memberships

Illinois Bar.

Publications

Towers Watson Employment Terms and Conditions – Asia Pacific: Korea Chapter (Co-author);

The American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law: Korea Chapter (Co-author);

PLC Employment and Employee Benefits Multi-jurisdictional Guide: South Korea (Co-author, Practical Law Company, 2012).

Personal

School of Law, Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1989);

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1986).