Sang Woo Lee
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 3 : Tax
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Band 3
About
Provided by Sang Woo Lee
Practice Areas
Tax, Tax Litigation, Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution, Finance 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, 2021-2023);
Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Tax (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2023);
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).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Lee Sang Woo is known to be active in South Korea's tax market, particularly in the litigation arena. He also has experience in tax appeals and tax audits.