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Kim & Chang Offices

39 SAJIK-RO 8-GIL
JONGNO-GU
SEOUL 03170
South Korea
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Jisoo Lee

Work Department
Tax; Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution; Tax Litigation; Finance & PEF Tax; Mergers & Acquisitions Tax; Metaverse, Blockchain & Digital Assets
Career
Jisoo Lee is an attorney at Kim & Chang who practices in the areas of Tax Audit and Dispute Resolution. She has extensive experience in advising foreign and domestic entities in the context of tax audit and tax appeal to the National Tax Service, National Tax Tribunal and Judicial Court.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lee has been actively involved in many high-profile tax cases in the manufacturing, retail, banking and finance industries in Korea. Ms. Lee advises and represents private equity funds, corporate clients, and both foreign and domestic financial institutions in tax audit and tax appeal.
Before joining Kim & Chang in 1996, Ms. Lee served in the judiciary for six years. During her tenure as a judge, she accumulated first-hand experience in civil, criminal and administrative litigation. From 2009 to 2010, she worked for the National Tax Service as an Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayer Advocacy in charge of tax appeal as well as pre-assessment appeal. Ms. Lee served on the Tax Ruling Review Committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) as well.
Ms. Lee received her LL.B. from the College of Law at Seoul National University in 1986, and continued her legal training at the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. In 1992, she earned her LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She is admitted to the New York bar and the Korean bar.
Languages
Korean and English
Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988; New York, 1998
Education
East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School (Visiting Scholar, 2012)
Boston University Law School (LL.M., 2009)
Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1992)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
Seoul National University, College of Law (LL.B., 1986)
Lawyer Rankings
South Korea > Tax: local firms
Kim & Chang offers a comprehensive suite of tax services, including tax planning, M&A, transfer pricing, litigation, and international tax dispute resolution, alongside general advice on all Korean tax issues from inception to exit. Boasting the largest tax team in Korea and the largest transfer pricing and customs practice, the firm is uniquely positioned to navigate complex tax matters. The team is supported by former high-ranking officials from government bodies such as the National Tax Service, Tax Tribunals, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance, offering clients deep insights into governmental processes. Co-heads Woo Hyun Baik and Jisoo Lee bring extensive expertise in corporate tax issues and tax disputes, respectively. Key figures such as Tae Yeon Nam, Sang Woo Lee, and Byung Moon Jung further enhance the firm’s capabilities in transfer pricing, international tax, and litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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- Banking and finance: local firms
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- Insurance: local firms
- Intellectual property: local firms
- International arbitration
- Labour and employment: local firms
- Projects and energy: local firms
- Real estate: local firms
- Regulatory: white-collar, compliance and investigations: local firms
- Shipping: local firms
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