YOON&YANG

Jae Woong Jeong Partner

TEL 82 2 6003 7049
FAX 82 2 6003 7017
E-MAIL jwjeong@hwawoo.com

Jae Woong Jeong is a partner and head of the Tax Practice Group at Yoon & Yang LLC, and he concentrates on tax litigation & disputes and advice related to corporate tax, value added tax, income tax, gift & inheritance tax, and local tax.
Mr. Jeong is actively involved as an external advisor to various organizations including tax law advisor to the Seoul Regional Tax Office and arbitrator at the Korea Commercial Arbitration Board. From 2020, he has been selected as a Leading Lawyer in tax by multiple media outlets including the Legal Times.

Experience

2003-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2023-present Member, Tax Development Review Committee, Ministry of Strategy and Finance
2018-present Arbitrator, Korea Commercial Arbitration Board
2018-19 Tax Law Advisor, Seoul Regional Tax Office
2012-14 Member, Committee for Protection of Taxpayer Rights and Interests, Gangnam District Tax Office
2009-11 Member, Review Committee for National Tax, Seodaemun District Tax Office
2002-03 Roh & Yang

Education

2007-08 Saarland University, Research Student
2002 Korea University Graduate School of Law (LL.M. coursework completed)
2002 Judicial Training & Research Institute
2000 Korea University College of Law, LL.B.

Representative Matters

Handled a case on the imposition of corporate tax on a disputed non-business real estate
Handled a case on the imposition of VAT in connection with proportional division of common input tax
Handled a case on the imposition of VAT in connection with the input tax and processing expenses based on deceptive tax invoices
Handled a case on various tax disputes arising out of a corporate reorganization
Handled a case on the imposition of an oligopoly shareholder’s deemed acquisition tax
Handled various criminal cases on the violation of the Punishment of Tax Evaders Act
Litigated claims relating to tax law including constitutional petitions
Advised on tax issues relating to virtual assets
Advised on tax issues regarding assignment of an unlisted company’s shares
Advised on tax issues upon recovery of title, which was put in title trust
Advised on determination of deceptiveness of tax invoices under the Value Added Tax Act
Advised on various tax issues regarding corporate restructuring
Advised companies and their representatives in response to various tax investigations
Responded to foreign exchange investigations by the customs office