Cholung Choi

Cholung Choi

  • Partner
  • T. +82-2-3404-7352
  • F. +82-2-3404-7308
  • E. cholung.choi@bkl.co.kr

Overview

Cholung Choi's practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, general areas of corporate law, disputes over commercial matters and management control, private equity, and finance. Having graduated from Seoul National University School of Law and passed the first bar exam, Mr. Choi spent three years as a judge advocate for public service at the Ministry of Justice and worked at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC from 2015 and 2022. He graduated from the New York University School of Law (LL.M.) in 2020 and was admitted to the New York bar in 2023 before rejoining BKL in 2024. Mr. Choi also worked as a legal executive at a fintech company and securities company as part of his experience as an in-house counsel.

Representative Experience

2024-Present Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2022-2024 General Counsel, Korea Foss Securities
2022-2024 Fount
2015-2022 Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2012-2015 Judge Advocate for Public Service, Ministry of Justice
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2024-Present Auditor, Portrai
2021-2022 Auditor, Portrai

Representative Matters

Advised VIG Partners on its acquisition, tender offer and delisting of Viol
Advised BNW Investment on its acquisition of Kemitec
Advised Silicon2 on securing an investment from Glenwood
Advised Kamur Private Equity on its acquisition and sale of JJ Tools
Advised H&Q on its acquisition of OGK Korea
Advised Affinity Equity Partners and Blue Run Ventures on their investment in, additional investment in, and disinvestment from, SSG.com, respectively
Advised VIG Partners on its sale of Foodist
Advised E-Mart on its acquisition of eBay Korea
Advised Affinity Equity Partners on its acquisition of JobKorea
Advised VIG Partners on its acquisition of The Skinfactory
Advised Tencent on its investment in Korean IT firms
Advised SK on the transfer of its used car business
Advised JTBC Studios on its acquisition of Anthology Studios and Climax Studio
Advised Unilever on its acquisition of Carver Korea
Advised LG Innotek on its investment in Haiphong, Vietnam
Advised Lotte Data Communication on the procedure of spin-off of Lotte IT Tech
Advised Mirae Asset PE on its acquisition of Seoul Airport Limousine
Advised Anchor Equity Partners on its acquisition of Hyunjin Green Meal
Advised Veolia on its acquisition of Uniken

Education

2020 New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
2012 Seoul National University School of Law (J.D.)
2009 Seoul National University (B.S.)

Qualifications

2023 New York
2012 Korea