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Choi, Dong Ryul
Introduction
Dong Ryul Choi is a Managing Partner of Yulchon. Prior to this leadership role, he served as the Head of Yulchon’s Dispute Resolution Group. Before joining the firm, he served as a judge for 22 years before retiring as the Presiding Judge at the Seoul Central District Court.Mr. Choi also worked as a Research Judge and Chief Research Judge of the Korean Supreme Court for five years, contributing to the formation of many important precedents in the fields of securities transactions, bankruptcy, international trade, business-related criminal cases and election cases. In addition, he was involved in making and revising the sentencing guidelines as a Senior Research Fellow in the Sentencing Commission. He participated on the editorial board of the Lawyers Association Journal Bup Jo for several years as well. With a wealth of experience, he is now playing a key role in handling various corporate, financial, and criminal cases.
- 1999 George Washington University, Visiting Scholar
- 1991 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 1988 Seoul National University, M.A.
- 1986 Seoul National University, LL.B.
- 2013-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
- 2011-2012 Senior Advisor, Sentencing Commission
- 2010-2013 Presiding Judge, Seoul Central District Court
- 2009-2010 Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court
- 2008-2009 Chief Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
- 2007-2013 Editorial Board Member, Lawyers Association Journal Bup Jo
- 2006-2008 Chief Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
- 2004-2006 Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
- 2002-2004 Judge, Seoul High Court
- 2000-2002 Judge, Southern Branch of Seoul District Court
Korean, English, Japanese
Representative Matters
- 2018 Obtained the judgment of acquittal in a price manipulation case of the stock index option, which was a violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act
- 2018 Obtained the judgment of suspension of execution in the case regarding undisclosed information uses by accountants of the accounting firm, which was a violation of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act
- 2018 Advised on a criminal case regarding humidifier and sterilizer of Lotte Mart
- 2018 Obtained partial success in a deposit return case with respect to acquisition of Hanwha Chemical and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering amounting to 300 billion
- 2017 Obtained the judgment of acquittal in a criminal case involving the president of KT&G
- 2016 Obtained the judgment of suspension of execution in a criminal case involving the president of Korean Air
- 2015 Obtained the judgment of suspension of execution in a criminal case (2nd round) involving the chairman of STX
- 2014 Obtained the judgment of suspension of execution in a criminal case involving the chairman of Hanwha
- 2013 Obtained the judgment of acquittal in a criminal case involving a violation of the Public Official Election Act by a member (former) of Chungbuk Yeongdong-gun Council
- 2013 Obtained the judgment of suspension of execution in a criminal case involving a violation of the Public Official Election Act by a member (former) of Daejeon City Council
Awards/Recognition
- 2024-2025 Korea's Top 100 Lawyers, Asia Business Law Journal
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Dispute resolution, asialaw
- 2024-2026 Eminent Practitioner, Dispute Resolution: White- Collar Crime, Chambers AP
- 2023 Leading Lawyer, Dispute resolution, asialaw (Edition 28)
- 2023 Leading Lawyer, Dispute resolution, asialaw (Edition 27)
News/Publications
Revisiting the Efficient Market Hypothesis and Securities-related Precedents, Study on Commercial Precedents(2013)
Rules of establishing liabilities under Article 401 (liability incurred by the director’s duty of care), and Article 414 (liability of an auditor) of the Commercial Act, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2009)
Precedents regarding Investigations employing Opportunistic Entrapment, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2009)
Relationship of Indemnity between a Warrantee Insurer and Joint Surety on the Main Contract, BFL(2008)
Definition of Tax Evasion in Article 9(1) of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2008)
Interest rates applicable to default in payment of dividends arising from the bankruptcy administrator’s notice of dividend payment, Study on Commercial Precedents(2007)
Whether it is necessary to establish that a person evoked realistic fear in consummation of extortion, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2007)
On the Nature of the Contractor Dividends of Insurance Company, and the Possibility of Establishing Illegal Activities related thereto, BFL(2006)
Tracing the Past Interpretation on the Shipment Unit provided in Article 789-2(1) of the Commercial Act, Study on Commercial Precedents(2006)
The Relationship between the Verification of Real Name, and the Confirmation of the Power of Attorney, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2006)
Issues in Estimating Losses Incurred by Voluntary Sale for Indemnification, and Questions in the Civil Trial, Civil Practice Research Society(2006)
Ownership of joint account securities and requirements in transferring shares between joint account holders, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2005)
Reformation of Judicature in Russia, with emphasis on the reinstatement of the jury system, Academic Society for the Korean Judicature Administration(2004)
Reformation of Judicature in Spain, with emphasis on the history and reinstatement of the jury system, Academic Society for the Korean Judicature Administration(2004)
Effectiveness of the order of collection obtained by an informal pledgee’s exercise of the surrogation right towards the claim of price for share retirement during the company reorganization procedure, Commentary on Supreme Court Precedents(2004)
Study on the Doctors’ Liability Insurance Policy (Master’s thesis, Seoul National University Law School(1988)
