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Jae Ho Cho
Partner
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- TEL 82 2 6182 8535
- FAX 82 2 6003 7037
- E-MAIL jaehocho@hwawoo.com
Biography
Jae Ho Cho is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC, and his main practice area is construction.
After completing his military service as a sergeant, Mr. Cho passed the 39th Korean Bar Exam. He began is legal career as a prosecutor for eight years before being hired as an executive vice president of the Domestic Legal Division at GS Engineering & Construction in 2008. During the first six years, he was mainly in charge of reviewing legal risks and resolving disputes related to various litigations and investment matters and thereafter, he was transferred to the Housing Business division where he handled matters on various outsourcing projects and in-house projects for three years. Since 2017, Mr. Cho served as the head (managing director) of the Urban Redevelopment Group which oversees redevelopment, reconstruction and remodeling projects, and mainly handled matters on project implementation approval of construction unions, general meeting on management and disposal, relocation, commencement and completion of demolition and construction works. He also was in charge for seven years of handling profit and loss reviews, proposal preparations, and development of strategies to win orders to be selected as the construction company for new projects. In 2024, Mr. Cho joined Yoon & Yang where he handles diverse legal issues for the Construction Practice Group.
After completing his military service as a sergeant, Mr. Cho passed the 39th Korean Bar Exam. He began is legal career as a prosecutor for eight years before being hired as an executive vice president of the Domestic Legal Division at GS Engineering & Construction in 2008. During the first six years, he was mainly in charge of reviewing legal risks and resolving disputes related to various litigations and investment matters and thereafter, he was transferred to the Housing Business division where he handled matters on various outsourcing projects and in-house projects for three years. Since 2017, Mr. Cho served as the head (managing director) of the Urban Redevelopment Group which oversees redevelopment, reconstruction and remodeling projects, and mainly handled matters on project implementation approval of construction unions, general meeting on management and disposal, relocation, commencement and completion of demolition and construction works. He also was in charge for seven years of handling profit and loss reviews, proposal preparations, and development of strategies to win orders to be selected as the construction company for new projects. In 2024, Mr. Cho joined Yoon & Yang where he handles diverse legal issues for the Construction Practice Group.
Experience
- 2024-present Yoon & Yang LLC
- 2017-23 Managing Director, Urban Redevelopment Group, GS Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 2014-16 Executive Vice President, Housing Division, GS Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 2008-13 Executive Vice President, Domestic Legal Division, GS Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
- 2005-07 Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2003-05 Prosecutor, Changwon District Prosecutors’ Office
- 2002-03 Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office (Gyeongju Branch)
- 2000-02 Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office
Education
- 2014 Yonsei University Graduate School of Business Management, M.A.
- 1990 Seoul National University, LL.B.
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Admitted to bar, Korea (2000)
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Korean and English