Yonghee Choe
Partner Attorney
Education
- Jakarta Intercultural School – graduated as a member of the National Honor Society (2002)
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Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B., 2008)
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Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law (LL.M., 2014)
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Columbia Law School, LL.M. (2018)
Career
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Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2011)
- Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters (2012)
- Inspection Division of Prosecutor's Office, ROKAF 15th Special Missions Wing (2014)
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Prosecutor, Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office (2016)
- UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (2019)
- Prosecutor, Ansan Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office (2019))
- Partner Lawyer, Jeong Hyang Law Corporation (Present)
Bar admission
- New York (2018)
- Korea (2008)
Honors and professional recognitions
- Prosecutor General's Recognition of Excellence in Criminal Investigations (Mar 2016, Apr 2015)
- Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s best practices recognition: Criminal Investigation Department (Oct 2016, May 2016, Mar 2016, Nov 2015)
- Supreme Prosecutors’ Office’s best practices recognition: Criminal Trial Department (May 2017, Aug 2015)
- Recognition for best practices in criminal investigation, intelligence gathering, and court trial (Sep 2016, May 2016, Dec 2015, Oct 2015, Apr 2015, Sep 2014)
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Korean Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Committee to Restrict Support for Companies under Legal Violation in Gyeonggi-do
- Human Rights Review Committee, Ewha Womans University
Language proficiency
- Korean
- English