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Yoon & Yang LLC

Tax

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea


Yoon & Yang LLC

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About

Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC

In a rapidly changing socio-economic environment, many of our clients want to comprehensively address various tax matters. To meet these needs of clients, Yoon & Yang’s Tax Practice offers one-stop tax services covering a full range of tax matters, including tax planning and analysis, transaction tax matters, tax controversy and litigation. Our Tax Practice includes the most experienced tax attorneys, certified public accountants, certified tax accountants and other professionals with practical experience and expertise in tax matters. By forming an integrated team of these professionals, the Practice provides optional solutions to the needs of each client to maximize tax savings and minimize tax risks in various business activities including M&As, corporate restructuring, financial transactions, investment and development projects, international trade, family business succession, inheritance, and gifts.

Clients (17)

  • Paradise Segasammy
  • British American Tobacco Korea Manufacturing
  • Intellectual Ventures Assets 11 LLC
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Universal Display Corporation
  • Hyundai Engineering & Construction
  • Daewoo Engineering & Construction
  • IGIS Asset Management
  • Hyundai Rotem
  • Olympus korea
  • Shinhan Life Insurance
  • Samsung Electronics Service
  • SK Geo Centric
  • Hyundai Engineering
  • Korea Railroad
  • Bukwang Pharm
  • EEW Korea

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Tax - South Korea

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Yoon & Yang is a well-respected law firm in South Korea, advising leading domestic and inbound clients on the full range of contentious, non-contentious and regulatory taxation issues. It is especially noted for its handling of tax litigation, as well as possessing significant expertise in transfer pricing issues, VAT, customs duty, inheritance tax and audits. The team represents clients from a wide range of sectors, including real estate, energy, insurance and retail.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • Yoon & Yang represented Intellectual Ventures Assets in a corporate tax dispute in the Supreme Court stemming from the sale of patent rights to SK Hynix.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • The firm provides legal advice tailored to the company's needs. It has an outstanding ability to communicate with clients on a regular basis, listen to their opinions and reflect them.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Yoon & Yang's approach, with specialists at the forefront of each case and other specialists providing support, allows for significantly faster, more efficient and professional responses.

    Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleSeung Soon Lim
    Senior StatespeopleSeung Soon Lim

    Seung Soon Lim

    Lim Seung Soon has particular expertise in tax litigation involving cancellations. He advises Korean and foreign entities.

    • Seung Soon is an expert who teaches creative ways to approach cases. He's well known to the point of writing textbooks.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 4Wankyu Jeon
    Band 4Wankyu Jeon

    Wankyu Jeon

    Jeon Wankyu is a partner in Seoul with broad tax expertise, including litigation, transfer pricing and tax issues relating to corporate restructuring. He advises entities in various industries, including technology, retail and luxury goods.

    • He always thinks from the customer's perspective, addressing their concerns first and presenting solutions. He identifies problems the company may not have recognised and works to develop solutions.

      Tax respondentAsia-Pacific

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South Korea

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