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Kwan Yeong CHEON Attorney
T. +82-2-3477-8585
F. +82-2-3477-9309
E. kycheon@law-lin.com
Attorney Kwan Yeong Cheon graduated from the Department of Public Law of Seoul National University and completed the training courses at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. After completing his service as a public-service advocate in 2005, he worked as a prosecutor, deputy senior prosecutor, and senior prosecutor in various parts of the country. He also taught at the Institute of Justice, instructing the new prosecutors who are from the 6th and 9th graduation classes of law schools and the 46th and 49th training courses of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Immediately after retiring from the prosecutors’ office on a voluntary early retirement in February 2021, he joined LIN as an attorney at law. Attorney Cheon has an in-depth knowledge and diverse experience in almost all criminal cases and trials, as he investigated and handled nearly all criminal cases such as those involving various property crimes, violent crimes, drug-related crimes, sex crimes including those against children, crimes relating to redevelopment and reconstruction, tax crimes, and others during his service as a prosecutor in the criminal department and the criminal trial department and obtained extensive experience as a prosecutor in the criminal department and a senior prosecutor of criminal trials. In 2015 and 2016, he also worked as a legal affairs officer at the Korean embassy in Berlin, Germany, providing legal advice therein. Based on his profound experience, he plans to provide high-quality legal services in all areas of criminal law, including criminal investigations, litigations, and legal advice relating thereto.
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Attorney Kwan Yeong Cheon graduated from the Department of Public Law of Seoul National University and completed the training courses at the Judicial Research and Training Institute. After completing his service as a public-service advocate in 2005, he worked as a prosecutor, deputy senior prosecutor, and senior prosecutor in various parts of the country. He also taught at the Institute of Justice, instructing the new prosecutors who are from the 6th and 9th graduation classes of law schools and the 46th and 49th training courses of the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Immediately after retiring from the prosecutors’ office on a voluntary early retirement in February 2021, he joined LIN as an attorney at law. Attorney Cheon has an in-depth knowledge and diverse experience in almost all criminal cases and trials, as he investigated and handled nearly all criminal cases such as those involving various property crimes, violent crimes, drug-related crimes, sex crimes including those against children, crimes relating to redevelopment and reconstruction, tax crimes, and others during his service as a prosecutor in the criminal department and the criminal trial department and obtained extensive experience as a prosecutor in the criminal department and a senior prosecutor of criminal trials. In 2015 and 2016, he also worked as a legal affairs officer at the Korean embassy in Berlin, Germany, providing legal advice therein. Based on his profound experience, he plans to provide high-quality legal services in all areas of criminal law, including criminal investigations, litigations, and legal advice relating thereto.
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Experience
• Korea Legal Aid Corporation, Ulsan Office and Seoul Office, Public-Service Advocate (2002)
• Started to Serve as a Prosecutor (2005)
• Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, 2nd Criminal Department, Prosecutor (Dispatched to the Special Investigation Bureau for the Sewol ferry case, 2014)
• Korean Embassy in Germany, Dispatched Legal Affairs Officer (2015)
• Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, Deputy Senior Prosecutor (2017)
• Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, Trial Department, Senior Prosecutor (Aug. 2017)
• Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, Dongbu Office, 2nd Criminal Department, Senior Prosecutor (In charge of crime of sexual assault against women and children and violent crimes, Jul. 2018)
• Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office, 5th Criminal Department, Senior Prosecutor (Aug. 2019) (In charge of redevelopment and reconstruction related crimes and tax crimes)
• Institute of Justice, Yongin Branch, Professor of Criminal Trial Practice (Feb 2020) (Retired on a Voluntary Early Retirement on Feb 25, 2021)
• Started to Serve as a Prosecutor (2005)
• Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, 2nd Criminal Department, Prosecutor (Dispatched to the Special Investigation Bureau for the Sewol ferry case, 2014)
• Korean Embassy in Germany, Dispatched Legal Affairs Officer (2015)
• Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office, Deputy Senior Prosecutor (2017)
• Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, Trial Department, Senior Prosecutor (Aug. 2017)
• Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, Dongbu Office, 2nd Criminal Department, Senior Prosecutor (In charge of crime of sexual assault against women and children and violent crimes, Jul. 2018)
• Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office, 5th Criminal Department, Senior Prosecutor (Aug. 2019) (In charge of redevelopment and reconstruction related crimes and tax crimes)
• Institute of Justice, Yongin Branch, Professor of Criminal Trial Practice (Feb 2020) (Retired on a Voluntary Early Retirement on Feb 25, 2021)
Education
• Cheongju High School
• Seoul National University Department of Public Law
• University of München in Germany, Visiting Scholar
• Korean Bar Examination (41st)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (31st)
• Seoul National University Department of Public Law
• University of München in Germany, Visiting Scholar
• Korean Bar Examination (41st)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute (31st)
Qualifications
• Attorney at Law
Practice Areas
• Criminal Investigation, i.e., prosecutorial investigation and police investigation.
• Representing the Complainant in Criminal Cases
• Criminal Litigation
• Corporate Crimes
• Violent Crimes
• Crimes Relating to Redevelopment and Reconstruction
• Tax Crimes
• Representing the Complainant in Criminal Cases
• Criminal Litigation
• Corporate Crimes
• Violent Crimes
• Crimes Relating to Redevelopment and Reconstruction
• Tax Crimes
Languages
• Korean
• German
• German
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