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Juncheol JEON
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Healthcare & Pharma Litigation
M&A · Management Rights Disputes
Responding to Unfair Competition
Trade Secret · Company Information Protection
Criminal Tax Defense
Antitrust & Competition
Capital Markets Compliance
Criminal Defense (Investigations)
Occupational Safety · Serious Accidents
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After serving as a public prosecutor for 16 years, including as Senior Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Juncheol Jeon joined Lee & Ko's criminal defense group in 2021.
He served as Senior Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department I and II at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Special Chief Prosecutor for the Suwon Special Prosecutor's Office, Legal Advisor for the Human Rights Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Special Chief Prosecutor for the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, and legal advisor for investigation at the Prosecutor's Office. During his tenure at the Prosecutor's Office, Juncheol Jeon acquired extensive experience and excellent reputation, particularly in the fields of corporate embezzlement and malpractice, accounting irregularities, M&A related fraud, health care, tax and serious accidents.
He is also prominent in securities and finance area. He was with the Finance & Tax Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for two and a half years and was in charge of training prosecutors from special investigation teams in the securities and finance sectors for six years at the Judicial Research & Training Institute.
He served as Senior Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department I and II at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office, Special Chief Prosecutor for the Suwon Special Prosecutor's Office, Legal Advisor for the Human Rights Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, Special Chief Prosecutor for the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office, and legal advisor for investigation at the Prosecutor's Office. During his tenure at the Prosecutor's Office, Juncheol Jeon acquired extensive experience and excellent reputation, particularly in the fields of corporate embezzlement and malpractice, accounting irregularities, M&A related fraud, health care, tax and serious accidents.
He is also prominent in securities and finance area. He was with the Finance & Tax Investigation Department of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for two and a half years and was in charge of training prosecutors from special investigation teams in the securities and finance sectors for six years at the Judicial Research & Training Institute.
Representative Cases
- [Corporate Detective / Special Investigation Field]
- Embezzlements and malpractice cases of major domestic corporations
- Corruption cases of major public officials in Korea
- Merger and accounting corruption cases of major domestic corporations
- Savings bank corruption scandal
- OO light rail construction corruption scandal
- [Financial securities / Fair trade / Taxation Field]
- Embezzlement cases related to the acquisition of listed companies in Korea
- Unfair trade cases in stocks, including market price adjustment, fraudulent transactions, and the use of undisclosed information
- Offshore tax evasion cases of 'Ship King' and 'Toy King' and other tax-related irregularity cases
- [Construction / Real Estate Field]
- Reconstruction and redevelopment corruption cases of major construction companies
- Embezzlement and donation of money and valuables cases of a large real estate company
- [Healthcare / Consumer Field]
- Humidifier disinfectant damage cases
- Pharmaceutical companies and hospitals rebate cases
- Multilevel fraud cases
- [Retrial Field]
- 8th Hwaseong serial murder retrial
Education
| 2005 | Hanyang University Graduate School of Law - LL.M |
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| 2002 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1995 | Hanyang University College of Law - LL.B |
Work Experience
| 2021-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 2020-2021 | Senior Prosecutor for Anti-Corruption Investigation DepartmentⅠ, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2020 | Senior Prosecutor for Anti-Corruption Investigation Department Ⅱ, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2019 | Chief Prosecutor of Special Investigation Team for the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2018-2019 | Adviser for Human Rights Division and Research Officer of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2018 | Chief Prosecutor of Special Investigation Team for the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2016-2018 | Deputy-Chief Prosecutor for the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2014-2016 | Prosecutor for the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2012-2014 | Research Officer for the Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| 2012 | Prosecutor for the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2009-2012 | Prosecutor for the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2007-2009 | Prosecutor for the Cheon-an Branch, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2005-2007 | Prosecutor for the Cheong-ju District Prosecutors' Office |
| 2002 | Public-Service Advocate |
Languages
| Korean and English |
Awards and Recognitions
| 2017 | Selected as Lawyer of the Year by Law Press Club |
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| 2016 | Official Commendation from Republic of Korea |
| 2008 | Official Commendation from the Public Prosecutor General |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- Inspection Manual for Public Officials of Prosecutors Office (Coauthor. 2014. Supreme Prosecutors' Office)
- Humidifier Sterilizer Damage Case Report (Coauthor. 2017. Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office)
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