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Kim & Chang Offices
39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea
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Woo Hyun Baik
Work Department
Finance & PEF Tax; Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution; VAT & Indirect Tax; Tax
Career
Woo Hyun Baik is a tax attorney/CPA at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in finance tax and general tax consulting.
Mr. Baik has over 35 years of experience in advising companies on a wide range of corporate and business tax issues, including finance tax, corporate tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring. In particular, as a tax attorney in the firm’s Finance Tax Practice, Mr. Baik specializes in providing comprehensive tax advice on financial derivatives, securities lending and borrowing, structured financing, acquisitions or sales of equities, and debt securities.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Baik worked at Samil Accounting Corporation for approximately three years.
Mr. Baik has co-authored various articles in major legal publications, including the Korea chapter in World Tax (2011-2018) and the Korea chapter in Getting the Deal Through – Tax Controversy (2018). Mr. Baik has also been recognized as a Leading Individual by Chambers Asia-Pacific thirteen years in a row (2011-2023).
Mr. Baik received an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and a B.Bus. from the College of Business Administration at Seoul National University in 1978. He is a certified public accountant in Korea and California.
Languages
Korean and English
Memberships
Certified Public Accountant, Korea, 1979; California, 1991
Education
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1992)
College of Business Administration, Seoul National University (B.Bus., 1978)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Tax: local firms
(Leading individuals)Kim & Chang’s market leading team has ‘very strong knowledge and expertise across the full range of tax and customs matters’, with unparalleled experience in both transactions and litigation. Jointly led by Woo Hyun Baik and Byung-Moon Jung, the team advises on international corporate tax planning, M&A, financial derivatives, and contract negotiations. Certified public accountant Tae-Yeon Nam focuses on international taxation, in addition to representing clients in tax audits and disputes, while Hae Ma Joong Kim advises on contentious mergers and shareholder issues. Former judge Sang Woo Lee regularly represents clients before the National Tax Tribunal.
Lawyer Rankings
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- International arbitration
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