Lee & Ko’s Tax and Customs Practice Group is recognized as a market leader in Korea. We deliver a comprehensive and full suite of services across the spectrum of practice areas, including tax controversy & litigation, tax audit defense, international and cross-border tax, transfer pricing, corporate/M&A, private client & estate/gift tax and customs duty/tariffs.
Our Practice Group is particularly renowned for its strong track record in handling complex tax controversies, including transfer pricing disputes, substance-over-form cases, withholding tax refund claims for patent royalties, beneficial ownership matters, and high-stakes corporate and individual tax audits.
Our Clients, including multinational companies, financial institutions, major Korean conglomerates and HNW families, value our team’s responsiveness, practicality, and ability to craft tailored solutions for novel or high-exposure tax and customs matters.
Our Practice Group comprises of premier tax and customs professionals, including Korean and foreign-qualified attorneys, CPAs, former senior government officials and other experts. With more than 100 practitioners, our team includes highly-qualified professionals who have served as Tax Research Judges at Korean Supreme Court, Tax Tribunal judges, senior officials from the National Tax Service and Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as international tax experts with distinguished careers at leading global law firms and “Big Four” accounting firms.
