Keun Ah Cho > Kim & Chang > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Kim & Chang
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea

Work Department

Real Estate; International Practice; Mergers & Acquisitions; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes; Vietnam; Corporate Finance

Career

Keun Ah Cho is an attorney in the firm’s Real Estate Practice, Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Insolvency & Restructuring Practice.

Ms. Cho has extensive experience in representing clients in real property transactions and in mergers and acquisitions, including various tax-efficient real property investment structures such as REITs, asset-backed securitization and fund, business transfer, project financing, share acquisition, and acquisition under insolvency proceedings. She has also advised various clients for real property regulations, construction law, and insolvency law as well as on general corporate and commercial law matters in connection with their investment and operation in Korea.

Languages

Korean and English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea, 2001

Education

Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 2008)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)
Seoul National University (LL.B., 1999)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Real estate: local firms

(Leading individuals)

Keun Ah ChoKim & Chang

Counting domestic and international companies among its key roster of clients, Kim & Chang‘s team advises on a wide range of construction-related transactions involving the full range of real properties. Yon Kyun Oh leads the team and Keun Ah Cho specialises in real estate-related M&A, in addition to tax-efficient property investment structures, asset-backed securitisations, and share acquisition matters. Sang Min Lee advises foreign investors and companies on inbound purchases and acquisitions, as well as advising domestic real estate funds on inbound transactions. Dual qualified in New York and Seoul, attorney Jin Ho Song handles matters concerning special purpose vehicle establishment and management.