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Mr Jin Seok Choi

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+82 2 528 5518 [email protected]

Work Department

Corporate & Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Jin Seok Choi is a partner in Yulchon’s Corporate and Finance Group who primarily practices in the areas of real estate transactions, real estate finance, financial regulations, insolvency and restructuring, and derivative transactions. He has worked on various deals and transactions including large-scale real estate transactions, insolvency, financial regulations and OTC derivative transactions after joining Yulchon in 2008. Mr. Choi received his LL.B. from Seoul National University, studied for a Master of Law degree at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and completed a finance law and practice program (OTC derivatives) at the Center for Financial Law of Seoul National University.

  • 2008-present  Yulchon LLC
  • 2005-2008  Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army

Languages

Korean, English

Memberships

  • 2005  Republic of Korea 

Education

  • 2005  Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
  • 2002  Seoul National University, LL.B

Personal

  • 2024  Leading Individual, Real Estate, Legal 500
  • 2024  Leading Lawyer, Real Estate, Chambers AP
  • 2023-2024  National Leader, Construction & Real Estate, Who’s Who Legal: Korea
  • 2018  Leading Lawyer, Real Estate, Legal 500

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Real estate: local firms

(Leading partners)

Jin Seok Choi – Yulchon

Yulchon’s real estate team assists clients across all major sectors, domestically and internationally, handling acquisitions, financing, joint ventures, leasing, and the registration of foreign funds with Korean regulators. The firm offers comprehensive advice on real estate transactions, supported by cross-practice collaboration, particularly on matters with a tax element. In addition to traditional large-scale investments in office buildings and retail spaces, the team has extensive experience in logistics facilities, data centres, resorts, and hotels. Co-heads Tae Jin Cha and Ju Bong Park lead the team, with Jin Seok Choi focusing on real estate finance, insolvency, financial regulations, and large-scale real estate transactions.

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