Sang Woo Lee

Practice Areas

Tax, Tax Litigation, Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution, Finance & PEF Tax, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes, Litigation, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, Criminal Defense Litigation, and Administrative & Public Law Litigation.

Career

Kim & Chang (2006-Present);

Judge, Seoul Northern District Court (2005-2006);

Deputy Judge, Seoul District Court (2003-2005);

National Tax Service (1992-2001).

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar;

Certified Public Accountant in Korea and the USA.

Publications

World Tax – South Korea Chapter (Co-author, International Tax Review, 2020);

Chambers Global Practice Guide – Corporate Tax: Korea Chapter – Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019).

Personal

Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (S.J.D. candidate, Tax Law, 2010);

Graduate School of Law, Chung-Ang University (LL.M., 2004);

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2003);

Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (M.A., 1993);

Seoul National University (B.S., Business Administration, 1991).

Awards:

Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Corporate Tax (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2024);

Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Tax (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2024);

Litigation Award, The Third Korea National Legal Award (Money Today and Korea In-house Counsel Association, 2020);

Legal Advisor Award, The Second Korea National Legal Award (Money Today and Korea In-house Counsel Association, 2019).