Kunhee Cho is a dual-qualified Korean lawyer and English solicitor focused on complex cross-border litigation involving commercial fraud and misconduct.
Mr. Cho advises clients across multiple sectors including finance, energy and construction on the monetization and dilution of high value claims, judgments and arbitral awards. His cases involve the formulation of multi-jurisdictional strategies across common law and civil code systems, which often engage issues of enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, asset tracing and recovery, interim relief, disclosure and insolvency.
He has represented clients in English and South Korean courts. He is well versed in international commercial arbitration and investor-state arbitration, having conducted proceedings in major arbitral institutions around the world (ICC, LCIA, LMAA, PCA, UNCITRAL, KCAB and JCAA).
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Cho practiced at Kim & Chang’s cross-border litigation and international arbitration group.
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- Attorney-at-law, South Korea
Education
- College of Law, Korea University, LLB
- Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
- Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, MSc
Languages
- Korean
Select Engagements
- Kunhee Cho Explains Impact of Korea Corporate Value-Up Program for Activist Investors with The Deal
- Kunhee Cho Explores Obtaining Information in Cross-Border Disputes at IAKL European Conference
- Kobre & Kim team speaks on AI-enhanced litigation and White Collar criminal investigations at the IAKL 27th Annual Conference
- Kunhee Cho Discusses Cross-Border Judgment Enforcement at the IAKL European Conference in Austria
- What a Landmark Ruling Against Spain Means for Investors in Disputes with Sovereigns
- Korean Companies Should Prepare For Rising U.S.-Korea Parallel Antitrust Investigations
- What Multinational Companies Should Know About Unprecedented Extraterritorial Activities by the South Korean Police
- Risk Rises for Korean Companies as U.S. Pursues More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement
- Opportunities for Global and Local Activist Investors are Growing in Korea
- Lessons Learned for Activist Investors: The 2023 Korea Annual General Meeting Season
- How Activist Investors Can Protect Their Rights Amid Family Succession Struggles at Korean Chaebols
- Maximize Shareholder Value: Activist Investor Strategies in Korea
- Opportunities for Foreign Activist Investors to Take Advantage of Korea’s Shifting Corporate Landscape
- Achieving High Returns from Sovereign & States Disputes
Professional & Community Involvement
- Korean Bar Association, Member
- Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Country Reporter (South Korea)
- Legal Advisory Panel for Outbound Small to Medium Businesses, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, Member
- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Member
- LCIA Young International Arbitration Group, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, State Immunity and Arbitration in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2017)
- Author, Interim Measures in Support of Arbitration in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2017)
- Author, KCAB International Arbitration Rules (LexisPSL, 2016)
- Author, Enforcing Arbitral Awards in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2015)
- Co-author, Guide to International Arbitration for Korean Companies (Ministry of Justice, 2014)
Credentials
Admissions
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- Attorney-at-law, South Korea
Education
- College of Law, Korea University, LLB
- Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
- Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, MSc
Languages
- Korean
Engagements
News
- Kunhee Cho Explains Impact of Korea Corporate Value-Up Program for Activist Investors with The Deal
- Kunhee Cho Explores Obtaining Information in Cross-Border Disputes at IAKL European Conference
- Kobre & Kim team speaks on AI-enhanced litigation and White Collar criminal investigations at the IAKL 27th Annual Conference
- Kunhee Cho Discusses Cross-Border Judgment Enforcement at the IAKL European Conference in Austria
- What a Landmark Ruling Against Spain Means for Investors in Disputes with Sovereigns
- Korean Companies Should Prepare For Rising U.S.-Korea Parallel Antitrust Investigations
- What Multinational Companies Should Know About Unprecedented Extraterritorial Activities by the South Korean Police
- Risk Rises for Korean Companies as U.S. Pursues More Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement
- Opportunities for Global and Local Activist Investors are Growing in Korea
- Lessons Learned for Activist Investors: The 2023 Korea Annual General Meeting Season
- How Activist Investors Can Protect Their Rights Amid Family Succession Struggles at Korean Chaebols
- Maximize Shareholder Value: Activist Investor Strategies in Korea
- Opportunities for Foreign Activist Investors to Take Advantage of Korea’s Shifting Corporate Landscape
- Achieving High Returns from Sovereign & States Disputes
Professional & Community Involvement
- Korean Bar Association, Member
- Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Country Reporter (South Korea)
- Legal Advisory Panel for Outbound Small to Medium Businesses, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, Member
- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, Member
- LCIA Young International Arbitration Group, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, State Immunity and Arbitration in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2017)
- Author, Interim Measures in Support of Arbitration in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2017)
- Author, KCAB International Arbitration Rules (LexisPSL, 2016)
- Author, Enforcing Arbitral Awards in South Korea (LexisPSL, 2015)
- Co-author, Guide to International Arbitration for Korean Companies (Ministry of Justice, 2014)
“Kunhee has worked with us on a very important piece of litigation, and his advice is great…[he] managed to guide our team very well through the whole case.” – Client Testimonial