Sungyoon Cho is a partner in our Criminal Defense Team who had spent nearly 15 years in the Prosecution Service. Throughout most of her career as a prosecutor, Ms. Cho served at various departments across different regional offices dedicated to special investigations, focusing on matters related to banking, tax, antitrust and fair competition and public safety. She worked for the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department II at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, handled issues related to banking, tax and antitrust at the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, and contributed to the Special Investigation Department at the Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office. She also worked at the Anyang Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, concentrating on public corruption, corporate finance, public safety and serious accident issues, and at the Ansan Branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office, where she oversaw cases involving banking, tax, antitrust & competition and the environment.

Since joining Lee & Ko in 2023, Ms. Cho has brought her practical investigation experience as a prosecutor to her advice to and defense of clients in various cases involving financial matters such as corporate corruption, banking, securities, tax, and antitrust and fair competition, corruption investigations including public corruption, as well as criminal cases arising from public safety and serious accidents.