Christopher Joon Tae Cho, Asia-Pacific

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

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Shipping: Finance

South Korea

16 Years Ranked

Band 1

Aviation

South Korea

1 Years Ranked

Band 3

Banking & Finance

South Korea

17 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Christopher Joon Tae Cho

Asia-Pacific

Career

Christopher Joon Tae Cho is a senior foreign counsel at Yulchon. His practice covers general banking, asset finance, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, debt capital markets, and securitizations. Mr. Cho specializes in international ship finance representing various shipping companies, commercial banks and export credit agencies, both domestic and foreign, in all aspects of ship financing matters. Before joining Yulchon, Mr Cho was a foreign legal consultant at Lee & Ko. He has been selected as a leading lawyer in his fields by Chambers and IFLR1000.

Personal

Education

1999 Loyola Law School, J.D.

1996 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Shipping: Finance - South Korea

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Individual Editorial

Christopher Joon Tae Cho is a foreign attorney at Yulchon and remains a highly active figure in the Korean shipping finance market. He acts on behalf of domestic and international banks, asset management companies, leasing companies and export credit agencies on financing, transactions and shipping loans.

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Aviation - South Korea

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Individual Editorial

Christopher Joon Tae Cho in Seoul is a foreign attorney at Yulchon, admitted in the state of California. He maintains a significant client base composed of domestic and international banks, asset managers and domestic credit agencies. He continues to advise lenders and borrowers on asset-backed financing, aviation and shipping finance transactions.

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Banking & Finance - South Korea

Band 3

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is our go-to guy on all overseas investments, including shipping and aviation matters.

Shipping: Finance respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Chris is a reliable partner in the Korean legal market. He provides sensible advice and will often go the extra mile to help get deals over the line.

Shipping: Finance respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

We would strongly recommend Christopher as a legal counsel on investment deals.

Aviation respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

He is our go-to guy for all financing-related matters. He is hard-working and trustworthy.

Aviation respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

He is our go-to guy on all overseas investments, including shipping and aviation matters.

Shipping: Finance respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

Chris is a reliable partner in the Korean legal market. He provides sensible advice and will often go the extra mile to help get deals over the line.

Shipping: Finance respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

We would strongly recommend Christopher as a legal counsel on investment deals.

Aviation respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

He is our go-to guy for all financing-related matters. He is hard-working and trustworthy.

Aviation respondent
Chambers Asia & Pacific

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Christopher Joon Tae Cho

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Christopher Joon Tae Cho

Asia-Pacific Guide 2025

Shipping: Finance + 2 more rankings

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Shipping: Finance - South Korea

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Aviation - South Korea

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Banking & Finance - South Korea

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