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Jeong-mo KOO Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

Jeong-mo KOO Foreign Attorney
Jeong-mo KOO Foreign Attorney

Jeong-mo KOOForeign Attorney (Admitted in New York)

T.+82-2-3703-1556 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.jeongmo.koo@kimchang.com

Areas of Expertise

Bio

Jeong-mo Koo is a foreign attorney in the Tax Practice of Kim & Chang. His practice primarily focuses on international tax matters. 

Mr. Koo has extensive experience in providing advice on tax issues that multinational enterprises face in their cross-border transactions and their Korean operations. He has also developed expertise in structuring inbound and outbound investments by both foreign and Korean funds. He has also provided services on cross-border tax and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Koo worked for a major Korean law firm where he advised inbound and outbound clients on international tax and investment matters.

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2018-Present)

Yulchon LLC (2012-2018)

Representative Mattersshow

  • Advised a leading global information, communication, and technology company on permanent establishment and VAT issues arising from operations in Korea. 
  • Advised a major Korean machinery manufacturer on US permanent establishment and withholding tax issues related to periodic presence of employees in the US. 
  • Collaborated with Ireland and Luxembourg law firms in advising a Korean venture capital firm on Ireland and Luxembourg tax implications for investment in Irish corporation via a Luxembourg SPC. 
  • Advised a Korean subsidiary of a leading multinational auto parts manufacturer on application of treaty benefits under the Korea-Luxembourg Tax Treaty to royalties paid by the Korean subsidiary to its foreign affiliate. 
  • Advised a multinational tools manufacturer on Korean tax considerations for internal restructuring. 
  • Advised a leading global stock photography company on general Korean tax implications of establishment of a Korean subsidiary and Korean tax considerations for buy-sell model. 
  • Advised a leading multinational computer technology corporation on income classification of fees paid by a Korean subsidiary to its foreign affiliate. 
  • Advised a global leading private equity fund on tax litigations involving permanent establishment and beneficial ownership issues. 
  • Advised multinational technology companies on tax audits involving income classification (business profits vs. royalties) and permanent establishment issues. 
  • Advised high-net-worth US citizens/green-card holders on compliance with US tax laws, including filing of Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures package. 

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    • Country Report for Republic of Korea, Tax Planning for International Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Restructuring (Peter H. Blessing ed.) (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2017)

Education

    Columbia Law School (J.D., 2012)

    Cornell University (B.A., Economics, 2008)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2014

Languages

Korean and English

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Jeong-mo KOO
Foreign Attorney (Admitted in New York)


T. +82-2-3703-1556      
F. +82-2-737-9091/9092
     


  




Jeong-mo Koo is a foreign attorney in the Tax Practice of Kim & Chang. His practice primarily focuses on international tax matters. 

Mr. Koo has extensive experience in providing advice on tax issues that multinational enterprises face in their cross-border transactions and their Korean operations. He has also developed expertise in structuring inbound and outbound investments by both foreign and Korean funds. He has also provided services on cross-border tax and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals. 

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Koo worked for a major Korean law firm where he advised inbound and outbound clients on international tax and investment matters.






    Kim & Chang (2018-Present)

    Yulchon LLC (2012-2018)






  •   Advised a leading global information, communication, and technology company on permanent establishment and VAT issues arising from operations in Korea. 
  •   Advised a major Korean machinery manufacturer on US permanent establishment and withholding tax issues related to periodic presence of employees in the US. 
  •   Collaborated with Ireland and Luxembourg law firms in advising a Korean venture capital firm on Ireland and Luxembourg tax implications for investment in Irish corporation via a Luxembourg SPC. 
  •   Advised a Korean subsidiary of a leading multinational auto parts manufacturer on application of treaty benefits under the Korea-Luxembourg Tax Treaty to royalties paid by the Korean subsidiary to its foreign affiliate. 
  •   Advised a multinational tools manufacturer on Korean tax considerations for internal restructuring. 
  •   Advised a leading global stock photography company on general Korean tax implications of establishment of a Korean subsidiary and Korean tax considerations for buy-sell model. 
  •   Advised a leading multinational computer technology corporation on income classification of fees paid by a Korean subsidiary to its foreign affiliate. 
  •   Advised a global leading private equity fund on tax litigations involving permanent establishment and beneficial ownership issues. 
  •   Advised multinational technology companies on tax audits involving income classification (business profits vs. royalties) and permanent establishment issues. 
  •   Advised high-net-worth US citizens/green-card holders on compliance with US tax laws, including filing of Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures package. 





Publications/Activities

  •   Country Report for Republic of Korea, Tax Planning for International Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Restructuring (Peter H. Blessing ed.) (Co-author, Kluwer Law International, 2017)





Education

    Columbia Law School (J.D., 2012)

    Cornell University (B.A., Economics, 2008)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, New York, 2014


Languages
  •    Korean and English





Tax ,  Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution ,  Transfer Pricing ,  Finance & PEF Tax ,  Mergers & Acquisitions Tax ,  VAT & Indirect Tax ,  Outbound Investment and Transactions Tax