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Provided by Young-Joon Cho

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Finance ∙ Capital Markets

Acquisition Financing

Aircraft ∙ Vessel Financing

Project Financing

Anti-Money Laundering

Career

Young-Joon Cho is a partner at Yoon & Yang LLC and his main practice areas are offshore financing, acquisition financing, structured financing, aviation and maritime financing, project financing, issuance of overseas bonds, equity investments and corporate financing.

Young-Joon Cho is a financial law and financial transactions expert with over 30 years of practical experience in the financial sector. He has successfully advised on more than 1,500 offshore financial transactions involving domestic and local companies as borrowers across more than 25 jurisdictions, and possesses extensive capabilities across complex financial transactions including various forms of cross-border financing.

With diverse experience in financial regulations and international investment projects, including advisory services related to the U.S. BHC Act, FHC Act & Regulation Y, Cho has provided extensive counsel to policy financial institutions, commercial banks, securities firms, and foreign financial institutions. Based on these achievements, he has been selected as a Leading Lawyer for several consecutive years by major international league tables, e.g., Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and IFLR1000.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to bar, Korea (1990); New York (2003)

Work Highlights

Over 1,500 offshore financial transactions

US and UK Venture Capital Equity Investments by Policy Financial Institutions

Languages Spoken

Korean and English

Experience

2025-present Yoon & Yang LLC

1997-25 Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

2000-01 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York

Education

Columbia University School of Law

LL.M.

2001

Seoul National University College of Law

LL.B.

1987

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Chambers Asia & Pacific

Banking & Finance - South Korea

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Cho Young Joon covers work that spans across acquisition, aircraft and ship finance. He is increasingly active on financings in the energy and natural resources sphere. He often represents Korean and international banks, financial institutions and corporations.

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