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Introducing the experts of Siwoo

Jae-won Choi
Attorney at Law(Busan Office)

jwchoi@siwoo-law.com

Criminal, Tax, Administrative, Maritime, International Dispute​

Overview

Mr. Jaewon Choi has been selected as an outstanding lawyer by the Korean Bar Association. During his time serving as a full-time public defender, he handled a range of criminal cases and achieved lots of acquittals. He worked for a maritime boutique law firm for a long time and he was in charge of international arbitrations and international litigations, and has vast experience in corporate advice, international transactions, and the shipbuilding & marine industry. He also serves as a member of National Tax Review Committee and Tax regulation review Committee of the National Tax Service (Busan Branch), and has experience advising on a wide range of corporate and business tax issues. He is also in charge of medical device and pharmaceutical cases, and has extensive experience giving lectures related to the Medical Service Act and the Medical Device Act. He obtained a master's degree in law from USC Gould School of Law in the United States, and then worked for the LA District Attorney's Office and ACI Law Group. He is now a partner of SIWOO LAW FIRM.

Career

  • Lawyer, Pusan Pacific Law Office
  • Member of civil mediation committee, Busan District Court
  • Full-time Public defender for Busan Eastern District Court
  • Law Clerk at the LA District Attorney’s Office (California, USA)
  • Law Clerk at ACI Law Group (California, USA)
  • Representative member of the Korean Bar Association
  • Member of Warrant Review Committee of the Busan High Prosecutors' Office
  • Member of the investigation deliberation committee of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency
  • Member of National Tax Review Committee of the National Tax Service (Busan Branch)
  • Member of Tax regulation review Committee of the National Tax Service (Busan Branch)
  • Expert advisor of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)'s GHKOL for Overseas Expansion of Healthcare System
  • International Executive Director of the Busan Bar Association
  • Managing Partner of SIWOO LawOffice
  • (Current) Concurrent professor at Korea Maritime & Ocean University
  • (Current) Parter of SIWOO LAW FIRM (Busan Branch)

Academic Backgrounds

  • Haksung High School, Ulsan
  • Seoul National University
  • Law School of JeonBuk National University (J.D.)
  • University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M., Master of Law)
  • Maritime Law Department of Korea Maritime & Ocean University (Ph.D. in Law candidate)

Awards

  • Award for Best Lawyer Commendation (Korean Bar Association, 2019)
  • Award for Best Lawyer Commendation for Judicial Performance Evaluation (Busan Local Bar Association, 2015)

Languages

  • Korean
  • English
  • Chinese