SOUTH KOREA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Dong Shin Lee, Wankyu Jeon, Irene Y. Kim and Young Woong Park, Yoon & Yang LLC
Irene Y. Kim is a US-qualified attorney with multifaceted, cross-border tax experience from both the USA and Korea. Before entering private practice, Irene served as a General Attorney at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Chief Counsel, Large Business & International, where she represented the agency in high-profile investigations and trials surrounding multinational companies and financial institutions in connection with their global restructuring and investments. Prior to joining Yoon & Yang as a partner in 2023, Irene was a principal legal counsel at Samsung Electronics, where she advised the chipmaker on its high-stakes transactions with global suppliers.
Young Woong Park is a partner at Yoon & Yang and is licensed as a lawyer, certified public accountant and tax accountant. Young Woong handles tax litigation, tax audit, tax issues on
cross-border M&A, overseas legislative consulting, tax planning strategies and the tax consequences of a wide range of businesses. Prior to joining Yoon & Yang, Young Woong gained in-depth experience in various tax practices as a CPA at the international tax team of PwC Samil.
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