Mr. Jeong Jin CHOI is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Tax Litigation, Criminal Defense Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Finance & Restructuring, Energy & Infrastructure, and Criminal & Compliance.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (1990)

Education

• Visiting Scholar, Stanford Law School (1998)
• College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 1986)
• Sungnam High School (1982)

Significant Accomplishments

• Legal Advisor, Financial Supervisory Service (2024-2026)
• Co-chairperson, Office for Government Policy Coordination, Ministry of Justice (2015)
• Member, Overseas Advance Support Team, Korea Engineering & Consulting Association (2015)
• Member, National Tax Examination Committee, National Tax Service (Headquarters) (2013)
• Member, Customs Appeal Committee, Korea Customs Service (Headquarters) (2010)
• Member, Customs Administrative Development Committee, Korea Customs Service (Headquarters) (2010)
• Member of Customs Appeal Committee and License Deliberative Committee, Seoul Regional Customs (2010)
• Member, Commission on Verification and Support for the Victims of Forced Mobilization under Japanese Colonialism in Korea (2009)
• Legal Advisor, National Tax Service (2009)
• National Tax Examination Committee, Seoul Regional Office of National Tax Service (2009)
• D&A LLC (2009-Present)
• Member, Regulation Reform Committee (2008)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Anti-Corruption Investigation Department) (2006)
• Dispatched Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice (2005)
• Deputy Departmental Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (2004)
• Chief Prosecutor, Yeondong Branch Office of Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office (2002)
• Dispatched Prosecutor, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit , Ministry of Economy and Finance (2000)
• Dispatched Special Prosecutor or Furgate scandal (1999)
• Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors' Office (Anti-Corruption Investigation Department) (1999)
• Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office (Foreign Affairs Department) (1996)
• Prosecutor, Sangju Branch Office of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office (1995)
• Prosecutor, Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (1993)
• Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1990)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1990)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented a client accused of violating the Capital Markets Act for allegedly earning unjust enrichment of KRW 10 billion in a lawsuit where the court decided that it was impractical to calculate the unjust enrichment
• Represented a client accused of professional breach of trust(in business for providing a hotel worth KRW 1 trillion to the parent company as collateral without any debt collection measures and received the decision on the absence of suspicion
• Represented a company executive accused of breach of trust for a high-priced acquisition related to M&A and received the verdict of not guilty from the Supreme Court

• Commentary on Act on Regulation of Criminal Proceeds