Shin & Kim LLC said on the 25th it has appointed former Korea Exchange (KRX) Deputy CEO Cho Hyo-je as an adviser.
Adviser Cho graduated from the law school of Korea University and earned a master's and a doctorate in law from the same school's graduate program. Cho joined the securities watchdog in 1988 and, after the launch of the Financial Supervisory Service, served in key posts including Director General of the Sanctions Review Office, Director General of the Capital Markets Investigation Department 2, Director General of the Financial Investment Department, and an assistant deputy governor in charge of disclosure review and investigations at the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS). Cho later served as head of the derivatives market division (deputy CEO) at the Korea Exchange (KRX), overseeing market operations and supervision.
While at the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), Adviser Cho handled licensing for securities firms and asset managers, supervision and inspections, sanctions reviews, disclosure reviews for listed companies, and investigations into unfair securities trading. Cho gained broad experience in core capital-markets regulatory work, including sanctions reviews for legal violations by all financial companies—banks, securities firms, insurers, and savings banks—and supervision of derivatives market transactions.
A Shin & Kim official said, "Adviser Cho will provide comprehensive and practical counsel to financial companies and capital market participants on regulatory responses, internal control system reviews, disclosure, and issues related to unfair transactions."
Managing partner Oh Jong-han (Judicial Research and Training Institute class 18) said, "With Adviser Cho—who brings expertise and insight honed through long practical experience—joining us, Shin & Kim's manpower in the financial regulation field has been further strengthened."