Jipyong LLC

Insolvency & Restructuring; Bankruptcy Litigation; Family Law; Inheritance Disputes; Divorce and Custody; Inheritance and Gift Tax; Tax Disputes; Tax Advisory; Tax Investigation; Accounting Regulation; Customs & International Trade; Europe; Criminal Defense (Trial)

Partner

Mr. Sang Sub Um passed the national CPA exam in 1990 and then worked at several CPA firms including Samil PwC. He completed trainings at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2000 when he start his legal career. He served as a judge for 20 years from 2000 to 2020, and retired as a presiding judge at the Suwon Family Court before joining Jipyong.

He handled a variety of cases including civil, criminal, administrative and family cases as a law clerk at the Taxation Department of the Supreme Court, and as a judge of Seoul Central District Court and Suwon Family Court. He also handled corporate rehabilitation matters at the bankruptcy chamber of the Central District Court (Currently Seoul Bankruptcy Court) and taxation dispute matters at the Taxation Department of the Supreme Court.

In addition, as a presiding judge of Suwon District Court and Suwon Family Court from 2017 to 2020, he ruled on cases related to divorce and division of property, and division of inherited property. In 2019, he was designated as a judge specialized in family and juvenile cases.

At Jipyong, he is providing legal services in the fields of taxation, family, bankruptcy, criminal and civil law based on his wide range of 20-year experience.

2020-Present / JIPYONG LLC

2024-Present / Legal Advisor, National Tax Service

2019-2020 / Member, Local Tax Council, Seoul

2019-2020 / Chief Judge, Suwon Family Court

2018 / Chairman, the Election Management Committee of Osan-si

2017-2019 / Chief Judge, Suwon District Court

2015-2017 / Chief Judge, Mokpo Branch Court of Gwangju District Court

2015-2016 / Chairman, the Election Management Committee of Muan-gun

2013-2015 / Judicial Researcher, the Supreme Court

2010-2013 / Judge, Suwon Family Court

2006-2010 / Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2003-2006 / Judge, Suwon Family Court

2000-2003 / Judge, Cheongju District Court

1990-1991 / Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers

Korean / English

2000 / Admitted to bar, Korea

1990 / Certified Public Accountant, Korea

2007-2008 / Visiting Scholar, École nationale de la magistrature

1990 / Kyung Hee University (B.A. in Business Administration)