Dong Soo Kim

Career

Dong Soo Kim heads the Tax Practice at Yulchon with over 20 years of tax-related professional experience under his belt. His practice also includes litigation and cross-border investment. Mr. Kim has been an attorney at Yulchon since its inception and became a partner in 1999. Also, he has been an adjunct professor at Seoul National University Law School and has held numerous advisory positions and memberships relating to taxation policies. Mr. Kim has represented a number of high profile clients including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, ING, Samsung Corporation and Citibank.

Personal

2016 Gachon University, Graduate School of Business Administration, Ph.D.

1998 University of Florida, Gainesville, LL.M. in Specialization in International Tax Studies

1990 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea

1988 Seoul National University, LL.M.

1986 Seoul National University, LL.B.

Experience

1997-present Yulchon LLC

1994-1997 Associate, Woo Yun Kang Jeong & Han

1993-1994 Associate, Woo & Partners

1990-1993 Judge Advocate

[Governmental Institutions]

2019-present Member, Advisory Committee on Inter-Korean Financial Cooperation, Korea Exchange

2016-2022 Legal Advisor, Ministry of Strategy and Finance

2016-2018 Member, Enterprise Reorganization Plan Review Committee of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

2012-2013 Member, Tax Offense Investigation Review Committee, Seoul Regional Tax Office

2009-2010 Policy Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Public Administration and Security

2005-2007 Member, Written Inquiry Review Board, National Tax Service Customer Satisfaction Center

2005-2010 Member, Taxation Quality Innovation Committee, National Tax Service

2003-2012 Legal Advisor, Jungbu Regional Tax Office

2000-2004 Member, Tax Assessment Review Board, Samseong District Tax Office

2000-2002 Member, International Tax Law Modification/Improvement Committee, National Tax Service

1998-1999 Member, Enterprise Taxation Division, Tax Development Committee

[Academy / Research Institutions]

Officer of Tax Law Association, Korean Academic Society of Taxation, Korea Tax Research Forum, Korean Taxpayers Union, and various tax law related societies

Consultant of Korea Institute of Republic Finance

[Educational Institutions]

Instructor, Graduate school of Accounting and Tax, Gachon University

Adjunct professor, Law School, Hanyang and Korea University

Tax Law Instructor, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Law