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Sung Hwan KIM
International Tax
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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.
学歴
| 2009 | Georgetown University LL.M in Taxation with Distinction |
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| 2000 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
| 1997 | Seoul National University B.A. in Law |
経歴
| 2019-Present | Lee & Ko |
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| 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 |
言語
| Korean and English |
受賞実績
| 2026 | Recognized as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2026 (Tax) |
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| 2026 | Recognized as a 'Notable Practitioner' by ITR World Tax Leaders (Tax controversy) |
| 2025 | Recognized as a 'Distinguished Practitioner' by Asialaw Leading Lawyers (Tax) |
| 2025 | Recognized as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025 (Tax) |
| 2023 | Recognized as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 (Tax) |
著書/活動
- 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)
