About Hyeon-Deog Cho

Hyeon-Deog Cho is the head of Kim & Chang’s corporate governance & shareholder disputes practice. His practice focuses on corporate governance reform and restructuring, conglomerate and holding companies regulations, takeover defence and shareholder activism as well as various mergers and acquisitions. Mr Cho represents most of the top-tier conglomerates in Korea. Before joining the firm in 2004, Mr Cho lectured in international business strategy and administration at Seoul National University. Further, he worked as the head of the business case centre and as the vice president of the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.