LAWYER PROFILE

Sang Woo Lee

Asia-Pacific 2026

Kim & Chang

Ranked in 1 practice area

Tax

South Korea

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Kim & Chang

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Tax, Tax Litigation, Tax Audit & Tax Dispute Resolution, Finance & PEF Tax, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Disputes, Litigation, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, Criminal Defense Litigation, and Administrative & Public Law Litigation.

Career

Kim & Chang (2006-Present);

Judge, District Court (2003-2006);

National Tax Service (1992-2001).

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar;

Certified Public Accountant in Korea and the USA.

Publications

World Tax – South Korea Chapter (Co-author, International Tax Review, 2020);

Chambers Global Practice Guide – Corporate Tax: Korea Chapter – Law & Practice (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2019).

Personal

Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (S.J.D. candidate, Tax Law, 2010);

Graduate School of Law, Chung-Ang University (LL.M., 2004);

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2003);

Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (M.A., 1993);

Seoul National University (B.S., Business Administration, 1991).

Awards:

Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Tax (Chambers and Partners, 2020-2026);

Leading Lawyer, Lexology Index: Korea, Corporate Tax (Lexology Index, 2021-2025);

Litigation Award, The Third Korea National Legal Award (Money Today and Korea In-house Counsel Association, 2020);

Legal Advisor Award, The Second Korea National Legal Award (Money Today and Korea In-house Counsel Association, 2019);

Best Lawyer Awards: Tax and Customs (The Korea Economic Daily, 2018-2019, 2025).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Tax - South Korea

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Lee Sang Woo is known to be active in South Korea's tax market, particularly in the litigation arena. He also has experience in tax appeals and tax audits.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

He is a very good tax attorney. He has an excellent ability to strategise in tax litigation.
TaxChambers Asia & Pacific
What distinguishes him is his ability to combine deep technical knowledge with practical judgement, ensuring that each step of the process is handled with precision and foresight.
TaxChambers Asia & Pacific