Partner
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+82-2-6386-7900 |
E-MAIL |
sunghwan.kim@leeko.com |
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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.
Education
2009 |
Georgetown University - LL.M in Taxation with Distinction |
2000 |
Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1997 |
Seoul National University - B.A. in Law |
Work Experience
2019-Present |
Lee & Ko |
2017-2019 |
Chuncheon District Court, Presiding Judge |
2013-2017 |
Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea (Tax) |
2011-2013 |
Suwon District Court, Judge |
2007-2011 |
Daegu District Court (Pohang branch), Judge |
2005-2007 |
Seoul Central District Court, Judge |
2003-2005 |
Incheon District Court, Judge |
2000-2003 |
Judge Advocate Officer |
Expertise
Corporate |
International Tax |
Finance Tax |
Tax Ruling and Legislative Consulting |
Tax Appeal |
Tax Litigation |
General Tax Consulting and Strategic Advisory Services |
Criminal Tax Defense |
Admissions
Admitted to bar, Korea(2000) |
Languages
Awards and Recognitions
2023 |
Recognized as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 (Tax) |
Publications / Presentations / ETC
- The Trend of the Judicial Decisions in the Tax Area in 2016 (2017, Research on Special Acts, Vol. 14)
- The Scope of Claims of Taxpayers for Rectification of Withholding According to the Dispositions of Income (2016, Commentary on Supreme Court Case Vol. 110)
- Points for Cross Market Redemption and Settlement of Accounts and Discounts under the Value-Added Tax Act (2016, Jurisdiction, Vol. 38)
- Whether a Partial Investigation Falls Under a Repeated Tax Investigation and Whether the Litigation for Revocation of the Decision after the Completion of the Tax Investigation Has Standing (2015, Com
- With Respect to the Deemed Acquisition Tax by an Increase of the Shares Owned by Oligopolistic Stockholders, Whether the Deemed Acquisition Tax Can be Imposed on the Consignor Oligopolistic Stockholde
- Meaning of Branches of Corporations in a Metropolitan Area for the Requirement of the Heavy Taxation System of Acquisition Tax (2014, Commentary on Supreme Court Case Vol. 100)
- A Study on the Warrantless Extraction of Blood Samples with Respect to the Search and Seizure Warrant and the Exclusionary rule (2012, Jurisdiction, Vol. 20)
- International Effect of the Bankruptcy Procedures and International Jurisdiction (2004, Judicial Decisions and Practices)