Mr. Sang Yeon CHO is a partner at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Tax, Intellectual Property, General Civil Disputes, and Construction & Real Estate.

Mr. Cho has been registered as a tax law specialist with the Korean Bar Association since 2015. In 2018, he served as head of the litigation department at NTS Seoul Regional Office.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2004)

Education

• School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework in Tax Law, LLD, 2020)
• University of Southern California (LLM, 2016)
• School of Law, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework in Tax Law, 2006)
• Seoul National University, (BA in Law, 2000)
• Kwanak High School (1994)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2021-Present)
• Deputy Department Head, Litigation Department, Seoul Regional Office, National Tax Service (2018)
• Attorney, D&A LLC (2017)
• Registered Professional in Tax Law, Korean Bar Association (2015)
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Financial Economics, Soongsil University (2014-Present)
• Attorney, HMP Law (2007)
• Public Service Advocate, Korea Legal Aid Corporation (2004)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2004)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Case that led to a judgment of reversal of repatriation related to the effect of the registration of the establishment of the root mortgage set in the real estate where the medical welfare facility for the elderly is installed and operated
• Advised Gimpo Pungmu Urban Development Project and Housing Development Project Financing (PF), etc.
• Advised Woori Bank Co., Ltd. on the sale of non-performing loans (NPL), etc.
• Advised National Health Insurance Corporation, Seoul City Council, Korea Social Workers Association, Woori Card Co., Ltd., Korea Employment Information Co., Ltd.
• Conducted litigation services such as Woori Bank Co., Ltd., Construction Mutual Aid Association, KB Real Estate Trust Co., Ltd., Korea Land Trust Co., Ltd., Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, etc.

• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | Tax on Inbound Investment in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021)
• Taxation and Accounting for the Construction Industry (Co-author, 2022)
• Recent Trends In Korean Court Decisions For International Tax (1) - Focusing On Taxation For "Domestically Unregistered Patents" Under The United States-Korea Income Tax Convention, Mondaq (2022)
• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | In Brief: post-acquisitions planning in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021-2023)
• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | Q&A: tax on acquisitions in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021-2023)