Young Jae Cho
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : International Trade
Band 2
About
Provided by Young Jae Cho
Practice Areas
Trade Remedy, FTA/WTO/BIT, Foreign Investment, Product Safety, Industry & Energy Regulations & Compliance, etc.
Career
Commissioner, Korea Trade Commission (2022-present); Arbitrator, KCAB (2015-present); Panelist, Korea-US FTA & Korea-EU FTA dispute panel (2014-present); Partner, Lee & Ko (2011-present); Partner, Shin & Kim (2008-2011); Director, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE), Korea Trade Commission (KTC), and National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) respectively (1994-2008).
Professional Memberships
NY Bar.
Publications
A Comparative Study on Injury and Causation Analysis under the WTO Safeguard Agreement and Anti-dumping Agreement (2015); In-depth analysis on Investor-State Dispute cases under the Energy Charter Treaty (2012)
Personal
Chung-Ang University (Ph.D.in Law, 2015); SUNY at Buffalo (J.D., Cum laude, 2004); Seoul National University(MA 1998, BA 1992)
Chambers Review
Global
Cho Young Jae co-heads Lee & Ko's international trade practice in South Korea and counts financial institutions, government ministries and international companies among his clientele. He advises clients across a range of subjects in the space, including trade cooperation, foreign investment, anti-dumping, export control, and WTO disputes and agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a wealth of experience handling complex administrative tasks and has a high level of know-how."
"He has a wealth of experience handling complex administrative tasks and has a high level of know-how."