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Provided by Young-Joon Cho
Finance ∙ Capital Markets
Acquisition Financing
Aircraft ∙ Vessel Financing
Project Financing
Anti-Money Laundering
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.
Admitted to bar, Korea (1990); New York (2003)
Over 1,500 offshore financial transactions
US and UK Venture Capital Equity Investments by Policy Financial Institutions
Korean and English
2025-present Yoon & Yang LLC
1997-25 Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2000-01 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York
Columbia University School of Law
LL.M.
2001
Seoul National University College of Law
LL.B.
1987
Leading Individual (Banking & Finance)
Chambers and Partners Asia-Pacific
2026
Leading Individual (Banking & Finance)
Chambers and Partners Global
2026
Provided by Chambers
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.
Provided by Chambers
He demonstrates a thorough understanding of our organisation and roles and is diligent and client-oriented.
He demonstrates a thorough understanding of our organisation and roles and is diligent and client-oriented.