Attorney Cho Jae-bin (the 29th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) possesses outstanding expertise in anti-corruption, corporate criminal defense, financial and economic crimes, sanctions review by the Financial Supervisory Service, self-regulation review and other committees under the Financial Services Commission, as well as reconstruction and redevelopment matters. Since joining Barun Law LLC on September 1, 2022, he has successfully handled nearly all of his entrusted cases. In particular, he has achieved remarkable results in having arrest warrants dismissed in almost every case he has taken on.

Of his 23 years as a prosecutor, he spent 18 years in special investigations. He served in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office's Special Division as Prosecutor (Special Division 2), Deputy Chief Prosecutor (Special Division 3), and Chief Prosecutor (Special Division 4). He was also seconded or appointed to major anti-corruption and financial special investigation teams, including the Samsung Group Slush Fund Special Investigation Headquarters, the BBK Independent Counsel Team, the Seoul High Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Team, Head of the Government Joint Anti-Corruption Task Force under the Prime Minister's Office, and Planning Director for Capital Market Investigations at the Financial Services Commission. These roles demonstrate his exceptional capabilities in the anti-corruption and financial investigation fields.

His major successful cases include:
- Downgrading the sanction of a securities company CEO from “severe disciplinary action” to “light disciplinary action” at the FSS sanctions review stage.
- Former CEO of a listed company, accused by the FSC for accounting fraud worth hundreds of billions of won, cleared with “no charges” at the prosecution stage.
- A media owner and construction company chairman charged with KRW 14.8 billion violations of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes (fraud and embezzlement), with arrest warrant dismissed.
- Bank credit review head accused of breach of trust in connection with hundreds of billions of won in illegal loans involving a relative of a major financial holding company chairman, with arrest warrant dismissed.
- CEO and executives of Gangwon-do Development Corporation investigated for obstruction of bidding in the sale of Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort, all cleared without indictment.
- Accounting firm CEO, accused of stock price manipulation in the acquisition of S Motors by E Motors, subjected to search and seizure, travel ban for one year, and 15 rounds of investigation, cleared without indictment.
- Executive programmer investigated in relation to the Terra-Luna scandal for capital markets law violations, arrest warrant dismissed.
- President of the National Credit Union Federation of Korea, accused of receiving KRW 2.6 billion in bribes, had two arrest warrants dismissed.
- Executives of an S Group bread supplier (Executive Director, Managing Director) accused of violating the Labor Union Act, arrest warrants dismissed and 27 indicted employees acquitted.
- Former financial holding group chairman investigated following a search and seizure related to a former special prosecutor's bribery case, cleared without indictment.
- Executives of a design firm potentially indicted as co-offenders in embezzlement related to service contracts worth hundreds of billions of won, cleared without indictment.
- Former employee accused by S Electronics of breach of trust involving KRW 7 billion, arrest warrant dismissed.
- CEO of a listed company transferred for indictment opinion in a KRW 15 billion breach of trust case, cleared with “no charges” at the prosecution stage.
- Defendants accused of KRW 7 billion fraud and KRW 2 billion breach of trust, all cleared after police and prosecution investigations.
- Medical corporation case in which four executives were transferred with indictment opinion for breach of trust, cleared with “no charges.”
- University professor transferred with indictment opinion for violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, case closed after supplementary police investigation with “no jurisdiction for prosecution.”
- Accountant indicted for aggravated larceny (only punishable by imprisonment), charge amended to solicitation of larceny, sentenced to a fine, allowing professional license to be maintained.
- Graduate student accused of violating the Sexual Crimes Act (illegal filming), transferred with indictment opinion, case closed with “no charges” after supplementary police investigation.
- Pharmaceutical company CEO accused of violating the Punishment of Tax Offenses Act, case closed with “no charges.”
- KOSDAQ-listed company at risk of delisting due to disclosure violations, defended successfully with only 14.5 penalty points, maintaining listing.
- University student accused of quasi-rape, received conditional suspension of indictment with educational completion.
- Acting as complainant's counsel, secured arrest of a female businessperson who carried out a KRW 10 billion fraud scheme.

Currently, Attorney Cho serves in numerous external roles, including:
- Member, Financial Development Review Committee (Financial Industry/Innovation Subcommittee), Financial Services Commission
- Member, “Financial Public Institution Management and Budget Review Committee,” Financial Services Commission
- Legal Advisor, Financial Services Commission
- Member, Exemption Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
- Member, Sanctions Review Committee for Anti-Money Laundering, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)
- Member, Listing and Disclosure Committee, Korea Exchange KOSPI Market
- Member, Trade Technology Security Forum, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
- Member, Credit Counseling & Recovery Service
- Member, Self-Regulation Review Committee, Office for Government Policy Coordination
- Member, Administrative Appeals Committee, Korea Communications Commission
- Member, University Establishment and Restructuring Deliberation Committee, Ministry of Education
- Member and Ombudsman, Regulatory Review Committee, Korea Housing Finance Corporation
- Member, Planning Committee, Korean Bar Association and Seoul Bar Association
- Advisor, Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA)
- Former Member, Environmental Damage Relief Policy Committee, Ministry of Environment

Since 2022, he has also been leading various practice teams at Barun Law LLC, serving as Head of the Financial and Economic Crime & Regulation Team, Head of the Virtual Asset Criminal Response Team, and Head of the Delisting Defense Task Force, engaging actively in these capacities.

White Collar Crime

- A case involving an investigation into legal irregularities concerning management right (valued at KRW 375.5 billion) succession by the members of group L's founding family, and through this case the honorary chairman was sentenced to three years of imprisonment and the chairman was sentenced to 2.5 years of imprisonment and four years of stay of execution (24 people charged)

- A case involving company M, whose vice chairman was found to have embezzled KRW 4.8 billion during an eight-year period via partner companies, and dairy company S's CEO and employees of company M have been found to have received KRW 250 million from suppliers, and through this case 13 people were charged and three people arrested

- A case involving an executive director of company H, who solicited a director and essential researchers of manufacturer C and thereby leaked trade secrets worth KRW 340 billion, and through this case six people were charged and six people arrested

- A case involving an investigation into lobbying efforts made towards a Presidential Office aide and the Chairman of the Korea Fair Trade Commission requesting for reduction of the unreasonable amount of fees imposed by a large online shopping mall company and through this case several people were prosecuted

- A case where four steel companies, including company D, company E and company H colluded with one another on the purchase price changes of metal scraps 39 times during a seven-year period and through this case several people were prosecuted

- A case involving a legal broker receiving KRW 2.8 of funds from large construction companies, including company H, company P, company L and company S and through this case several people were prosecuted

- Case in which he defended the CEO and executives of Gangwon-do Development Corporation, who had been investigated for obstructing the bidding in the sale of Pyeongchang Alpensia Resort, resulting in all of them being cleared without indictment

Financial and Economic Crimes

- A case where wrongful transactions involving the chairman and officers of savings bank S (12 people) were discovered and a request was made for investigations

- A case where 11 people were discovered to have been involved in the market price manipulation of company E, four people involved in the market price manipulation of company M, and seven people involved in wrongful transactions of company K, with respect to asset management company L, and where a request was made for investigations

- A case where five people, including the representative of company K, and three former and current employees and officers of bio company S were uncovered to have made use of undisclosed information concerning company K's treatment drug, and where a request was made for investigations

Reconstruction and Redevelopment

- A case involving construction company S, which lobbied a housing association head by providing KRW 1 billion so that the company can be appointed as the construction company, and through the investigation process several district councilmen were prosecuted, as directors of the association who were also district councilmen of the relevant district office were found to have been involved in the vote rigging of the district council chairman election

- A case involving New Town redevelopment project where officers of construction companies, who lobbied and offered KRW 800 million to be appointed as the construction company and during which the head of the relevant district office received KRW 300 million therefrom, and through this case several people were prosecuted

- A case involving the representative and deputy director of construction company S receiving KRW 500 million from the developer of hotel B and the representative of the developer embezzling KRW 21.1 billion of corporate funds, and through this case several people were prosecuted

- A case involving the head of a housing association and a demolition company offering approximately KRW 200 million to the minority party representative and aide as bribe, as part of a lobbying effort for certain legislation, with respect to an investigation launched against local housing program, and through the case it was discovered that the aide received KRW 200 million of political funds to support the head of the relevant district office in the election and as election costs and thereby several people were prosecuted

- A case involving an investigation into the corruption concerning the redevelopment project and through the case it was discovered that the head of the relevant district office and three members of the housing association had breached the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (bribery), by receiving bribes in the amount of KRW 300 million (in the case of the head of the district office) and KRW 100 million, each (in the case of the members of the housing association), and thereby several people were prosecuted

Publication(s)

- U.S. Warrant System and Investigative Activities (Research Journal of Prosecutors Training overseas), Legal Training Institute (2012)

- Annotated Criminal Code 10: Articles (7), Pakyoungsa (Joint Authorship) (2023)