Kyu Dong Kim
YulchonYulchon’s team regularly advises major Korean and multinational clients in high-stakes tax disputes and litigation. Managing partner Seok Hoon Kang and Dong Soo Kim jointly lead the practice, and Kyu Dong Kim focuses on international tax matters, in addition to the tax elements of cross-border M&As. In a stand out case, Yun Heui Cho and Ki Seon Shin led a team which represented Samsung SDS on the largest royalty withholding tax case in Korean history, seeking the appeal of a corporate tax assessment of $114m. On the advisory side of the practice, US certified accountant Tae Hyoung Kim advises on tax due diligence and risk assessments, while providing support on tax audits and appeals.
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‘Yulchon's tax team boasts deep professional knowledge and collaboration with other practice areas, always achieving great results.'
Key clients
- Amazon
- Microsoft
- Qualcomm
- Corning
- Cadence Design Systems
- Koch Industry Group
- PTC
- Airbnb
- Netflix
- Agoda
- Shutterstock
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Goldman Sachs
- TPG capital
- Macquarie
- Morgan Stanley
- L’Oréal International
- UPS
- Meritz Alternative Investment Management
- Hyundai Asset Management
- Mirae Asset Global Investments
- Coupang
- British American Tobacco
- Samsung Electronics
- SK Hynix
- LG Energy Solutions
- Lotte Group
- IGIS Asset Management
- KTB Investment & Securities
- Prudential
- Kayak (Hotels Combined)
- Société Générale
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- Mastern Investment Management
- ARA Korea Asset Management
- Trescal
- Agilent
- Certa Insurance Partners
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Samsung SDS in a lawsuit seeking cancellation of a KRW 149 billion corporate income tax assessment.
- Successfully represented Renesas Electronics in a Tax Tribunal appeal and re-audit of a transfer pricing related tax assessment and obtained a 90% tax refund.
- Assisted Japan Korea Joint Smelting Co., Ltd. in tax efficient restructuring of a USD 800 million JV.
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Tae Hyoung Kim
YulchonPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Seok Hoon Kang, Dong Soo Kim