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Sung Hwan Kim

Lee & Ko

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Position: Partner, Attorney
Rating:
  • Notable Practitioner
Practice Areas:
Tax controversy
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
Korean
English
Biography

As a highly regarded tax law expert and member of Lee & Ko's Tax Practice Group, Mr. Sung Hwan Kim advises clients on a complete range of tax-related legal issues and concerns, including (among other things) tax litigation, general tax consultation/planning, general tax compliance and accounting matters, and advising on tax law issues in the context of broader civil and criminal law matters. Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Kim served with distinction for 16 years as a judge in the Korean court system. His judicial experience included serving at the Supreme Court of Korea as a supervising research judge for tax law matters, as well as serving as a presiding judge for the Chuncheon District Court.

 

Key practice areas
  • Corporate tax matters: Corporate taxes
  • Dispute resolution: Audit defence, Audit support, Dispute resolution, Litigation
  • Tax advisory: International tax advisory, Tax consulting
Academic qualifications
  • LL.M in Taxation with Distinction, Georgetown University, 2009
  • B.A. in Law, Seoul National University, 1997
Bar Admissions
  • Admitted to the Korean Bar, 2000
Address:
Hanjin Building, 63 Namdaemun-ro
Jung-gu, Seoul, 04153
South Korea
Tel:+82263867900 Website:https://www.leeko.com/leenko/member/memberDetail.do?lang=EN&memberNo=527