LAWYER PROFILE

Young Jae Cho

Asia-Pacific 2026

Lee & Ko

Ranked in 1 practice area

International Trade

South Korea

15 years ranked

About

Provided by Lee & Ko

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Trade Remedy, Trade Policy & Dispute, Foreign Investment, Administrative Regulations & Legislative Consulting (Energy, Industry, Technology, Product Safety, etc.)

Career

Member, Technology Regulation Committee (2024-present); Commissioner, Korea Trade Commission (2022-present); Arbitrator, KCAB (2015-present); Panelist, Korea-US FTA & Korea-EU FTA dispute panel (2014-present); Partner, Lee & Ko (2011-present); Partner, Shin & Kim (2008-2011); Director, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) and National Economic Advisory Council (NEAC) (1994-2008).

Professional Memberships

NY Bar.

Publications

A Comparative Study on Injury and Causation Analysis under the WTO Safeguard Agreement and Anti-dumping Agreement (2015); In-depth analysis on Investor-State Dispute cases under the Energy Charter Treaty (2012)

Personal

Chung-Ang University (Ph.D.in Law, 2015); SUNY at Buffalo (J.D., Cum laude, 2004); Seoul National University(MA 1998, BA 1992)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

International Trade - South Korea

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Cho Young Jae co-heads Lee & Ko's international trade practice in South Korea and counts financial institutions, government ministries and international companies among his clientele. He advises clients across a range of subjects in this space, including trade cooperation, foreign investment, anti-dumping, export control, and WTO disputes and agreements.

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