Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2023-Present)
Member, Port Express Service Companies Deliberation Committee, Incheon Regional Customs Service (2022-Present)
Member, Customs Valuation Committee, Customs Valuation & Classification Institute (2016-2020)
Yoon & Yang LLC (2013-2023)
Public Service Advocate, Korea Customs Service (Seoul Main Customs) (2012-2013)
Representative Mattersshow
- Provided multiple criminal defenses to group owners in violations of the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act, Foreign Trade Act, and the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of specific Economic Crimes(Crime of Property Moving to Foreign Country).
- Provided criminal defenses in cases of smuggling and illegal import on ships, watches, medicines, etc., under the Customs Act.
- Provided criminal defenses for the crime of price forgery and evading Customs Duties under the Customs Act related to the application of quota tariffs.
- Represented litigation for cancellation of customs imposition regarding the recognition of alternative raw materials for petrochemical products.
- Represented multiple litigations on behalf of multinational luxury companies, automobile parts companies, etc., seeking the cancellation of customs imposition related to the existence of special relations with the transfer price.
- Represented litigation for cancellation of customs imposition related to the post-application of the FTA agreement tariff.
- Represented litigation for cancellation of customs imposition related to the re-import duty-free on racehorses.
- Represented litigation for cancellation of customs duties related to international marketing expenses.
- Represented litigation on behalf of multinational auto parts companies and pharmaceutical companies for cancellation of customs imposition related to the classification of imported goods.
- Represented litigation for cancellation of anti-dumping customs on Chinese steel imports.
- Conducted Defense Customs reviews/investigations and foreign exchange inspections/investigations for multinational semiconductor companies, beer companies, energy companies, etc.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Lawyer: Tax (Legal Times, 2022)
Publications/Activities
- Online Commentary on Comprehensive Real Estate Holding Tax Act, (Co-author, LAWnB, 2021)
- Online Commentary on National Tax Collection Act (Co-author, LAWnB, 2021)
- Online Commentary on Customs Act (Co-author, LAWnB, 2021)
- Foreign Exchange Transaction Law and Foreign Exchange Criminal Law (Co-author, Korea Customs and Trade Development Institute, 2017)
Education
Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., 2018)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2010)
College of Engineering, Seoul National University (dropout, 2004-2008)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 2010; California, 2023
Languages
Korean and English