Sean (Myungsuk) Choi
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 1 : Dispute Resolution: White-Collar Crime
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About
Provided by Sean (Myungsuk) Choi
Practice Areas
Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, and Anti-Corruption & Corporate Compliance.
Career
Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2007, Mr. Choi served as a prosecutor/senior prosecutor for 12 years at various District Prosecutors’ Offices and the Ministry of Justice in Korea. At Kim & Chang, he has defended many multi-national companies for criminal investigations and accumulated extensive experience in the corporate investigations, white collar crime defense and risk management fields. He has been named as a Litigation Star, Leading Lawyer and Leading Individual by many international legal media, and has been recognized in the Client Choice Awards.
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar and New York Bar.
Publications
GIR - The Asia-Pacific Investigations Review: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2015).
Personal
Harvard Law School (LL.M. 1996; Visiting Scholar, 2003);
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1985).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Sean (Myungsuk) Choi maintains an active practice handling contentious white-collar crime mandates involving criminal defence and regulatory compliance aspects, in addition to assisting with corporate investigations. He draws on experience as a former public prosecutor.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"His strengths include providing timely and thoughtful advice and recommendations that resulted in a favourable outcome in a large, complex case."
"His strengths include providing timely and thoughtful advice and recommendations that resulted in a favourable outcome in a large, complex case."