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Seung-Joon Kang

Seung-Joon Kang

Asia-Pacific 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

International Trade & Customs, Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense, and Antitrust & Competition.

Career

Seung Joon Kang represents multinational corporations and large Korean companies in a variety of industry sectors, including semiconductors, medical devices, wholesale and multi-level marketing, duty-free shops, machinery, chemicals, luxury brands, and sporting goods. Having successfully handled numerous cases ranging from customs audits, Advance Customs Valuation Arrangement (ACVA), foreign exchange inspections, criminal investigations to litigations, Mr. Kang has counseled clients in a broad array of key issues arising from these cases, including customs valuation, tariff classification, country of origin, FTA (Free Trade Agreement), foreign exchange regulations, and import/export compliance.

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar (2005).

Publications

Case Comment on the Issue of Whether the Certificate of Origin Prepared by a Norwegian (a Non-Party to the Korea-EU FTA) Corporation, as an EU Approved Exporter, Can Be Deemed Legitimate (Kim & Chang, 2020);

Case Comment on the Requirements for Denial of Transaction Value Due to Restrictions on the Disposal or Use (Kim & Chang, 2019);

Case Comment on the Requirements for Substitution Refund under the Act on the Refund of Customs Duties for Raw Materials used for Export (Kim & Chang, 2015).

Personal

School of Law, University of Southern California (LL.M., 2014);

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2005);

Seoul National University (B.A., Business Administration, 2003).

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International Trade - South Korea

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Individual Editorial

Kang Seung-Joon advises both multinational and domestic companies across various industries on matters ranging from customs valuation issues to free trade agreement-related issues, in addition to possessing expertise on competition and antitrust work.

Strengths

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  • Seung-Joon has logical persuasiveness and calm response skills. Based on his deep understanding of customs matters, he presented strategies that accurately captured the essence of complex issues.

    International TradeChambers Asia & Pacific
  • He responds perfectly to requests, understands the business well and responds with professional knowledge.

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