Daeryun Law Firm joins lawyer Cho Young-gon, former Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office chief investigator.

He held high-ranking positions, including the head of the Central District Prosecutors' Office's Drug and Organized Crime Investigation Department and the head of the Human Rights Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
Possesses excellent dispute resolution capabilities, including investigation and trial response using forensic techniques

Cho Young-gon (Judicial Research and Training Institute 16th class), former Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, recently joined Daeryun Law Firm (CEOs of Kim Kuk-il and Ko Byeong-jun) as the chief general counsel.

Daeryun plans to further strengthen its litigation and investigation response areas by recruiting Attorney Cho.

Attorney Cho graduated from Seoul National University's Department of Law and completed a master's degree in law from the same graduate school, before taking his first steps into the legal field as a prosecutor. Afterwards, he served as the head of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office's Homicide Department, the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office's Criminal Division 3 Chief Prosecutor, and the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Narcotics and Organized Crime Investigation Department.

Appointed as Director of the Human Rights Bureau at the Ministry of Justice in 2009, he has established human rights-related policies and taken the lead in protecting the human rights of crime victims.

Afterwards, he was promoted to chief prosecutor after accumulating experience in investigating various fields, including large-scale corporate criminal cases, finance, and taxation, at various levels of prosecutors' offices across the country.

In particular, while serving as chief prosecutor, he led large-scale cases such as the investigation into the Four Major Rivers Project, the investigation into the recovery of fines from former presidents Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, and the investigation into illegal tax evasion by large corporations, thereby enhancing his reputation as a 'investigative expert.'

After retiring from public office as the 55th Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in 2013, he also served as a representative attorney at the law firm Yoon & Yang.

During his career as a lawyer, he provided legal services based on outstanding dispute resolution capabilities, including investigation and trial response through forensic techniques, as well as mediation and mediation. As a result, Attorney Cho successfully provided legal advice and investigation response work in various corporate-related fields, including abuse of market dominant position by leading domestic and foreign companies, unfair trade practices, and corporate mergers.

In particular, he has extensive experience providing legal advice to large corporations such as Samsung Electronics, CJ Korea Express, SK Hynix, and Hyosung Group.

In addition, he served as an advisory member of the National Police Agency's victim protection policy and a research advisory member of the Korea Institute of Criminology, and is currently working to prevent crime by serving as vice president of the Korea Crime Prevention Foundation and advisor to the Korean Society of Victims (7th president).

Attorney Cho said, “I am happy to join Daeryun, which stands out in the legal market and provides specialized legal services,” and added, “Based on my experience leading various investigations including public security, special, and corporate crimes, I will provide high-quality advice and legal services.”

General Manager Kim Kook-il said, “As competition in the legal market has recently become fiercer, an expert with extensive experience and knowledge was needed. I believe that we will be able to provide even more enhanced services to our customers with the addition of Attorney Cho, who is well-versed in various fields.”

Reporter Kim Nam-ha (skagk1234@dailian.co.kr)

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