Jaewung Cho is a partner of Lee & Ko’s Customs Practice Group. Since his admission to the Korean Bar in 2013, he has been dedicating his career to the customs and trade profession, both within the public and private sectors.
Drawing from working experience as a Korea Customs Service officer, his practice focuses on handling disputes, consulting and investigations associated with customs and trade. Based on written & spoken English proficiency, he covers a broad range of multinational clients doing import and export business in Korea. He also continues to maintain proactive relations within the public and academic sectors of the customs community.
Education / Academic Credentials
2020: Korean Bar Association, Legal Expertise Certificate in Customs Law
2019: IFA YIN Korea, Member
2016: International Network of Customs Universities, Member
2015: Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law, Republic of Korea
2015: Korea Research Society for Customs, Member
2013: Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea, legal training (prerequisite to Korean Bar admission)
2011: Seoul National University, College of Law, Republic of Korea (LL.B)
Professional Services
2016-present: Lee & Ko, Attorney at Law
2023-present: University of Seoul, Visiting Lecturer (Customs Law)
2023-present: Incheon Airport Customs, Investigation Review Committee, Member
2021-present: Korea Customs Service, External Advisor
2020-present: Customs Valuation & Classification Institute, Customs Valuation Committee, Member
2016-present: Customs Human Resources Development Institute, Visiting Lecturer (Customs and Litigation Laws)
2015-2016: Seoul Regional Customs, Post-Audit Coordination Section, Disputes & Litigations Team, Legal Officer
2014-2015: Incheon Regional Customs, Post-Audit Coordination Section, Disputes & Litigations Team, Legal Officer
Awards / Publications
2023: 『Customs Criminal Law』, Co-author
2022: Citation by the Commissioner of Korea Customs Service
2021: Korea Trade Commission, Research Report: Effective Utilisation of Price Undertaking
2019: Ministry of Economy and Finance & Korea Customs Service, Research Report: Proposed Enactment of New Customs Clearance Act
2018: WCO PICARD Conference, Speaker on the Korean VAT Act and Customs Audit
2017: Korea Customs Service, Research Report: Operation and Reform of the Special Customs Police System
