JIPYONG LLC

In parallel with the establishment of the ‘Joint Investigation Team on Tax Crimes’ at the Korean Prosecutors’ Office during the second half of 2023, which is expected to expand to active investigations in the field of taxation, such as tax evasion, and investigations of related crimes, Jipyong launched the Tax and Financial Crimes Response Center, composed of attorneys with expertise and experience in the field of taxation in order to provide prompt and systematic legal services to our clients.

The Tax and Financial Crimes Response Center is led by Mr. Jung Sik PARK, who served as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutor’s Office, the Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Director of the Central Investigation Bureau II of the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor III of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office and the Special Investigation Department II Chief Prosecutor, and the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Investigation Department of the Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office, working on tax cases, financial cases, economic cases, and various corruption cases as a ‘specialist.’

Other prominent members of the Group include Mr. Hyun Min CHOI, an advisor who served as the commissioner of the Busan Regional Tax Office; Mr. Sang Su KU, a certified public accountant as well as a tax accountant who has been practicing taxation at Jipyong for more than 16 years; and Mr. Myung Soo JI, a tax accountant who graduated from the National Tax College and worked for the National Tax Service where he conducted numerous tax investigations.  Each of these members are responsible for responding at the pre-investigation stage.

At the investigation stage, Mr. Sehoon CHOI, served in leading roles such as the Chief Prosecutor of the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office and Head of the Special Division of the Busan District Prosecutors’ Office, and Mr. Sueng Dae PARK, who served in leading roles such as the Deputy Chief Prosecutor II of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office and Special Investigation Department Chief Prosecutor of the Daegu District Prosecutors’ Office, and Mr. Sun Kuk KIM (passed the National Bar Examination in 2013) who worked as a police officer and is currently the Head of Jipyong’s Police Investigation Response Team, are all actively engaged in direct investigations based on their hands-on experiences in the field.

At the trial stage, Mr. Jeong Soo PARK, a former trial researcher at the Supreme Court, who is currently the Head of Jipyong’s Litigation Group, Mr. Sang Sub UM, a former trial researcher at the Taxation Department of the Seoul Administrative Court and who is currently the head of Jipyong’s Tax Team, and Mr. Kang San KIM, who worked at the Taxation Department of the Seoul Administrative Court and the Economic Crimes Division of the Seoul District Court, will expertly conduct trials based on deep trial experience and a track record of successes.

The Tax and Financial Crimes Response Center is characterized by responding organically and efficiently to the entire process from the tax violation investigation stage to the investigation and the trial stages.  At the criminal investigation stage, the experts from the Tax Team respond with the cooperation of the Criminal Defense Group, and in the investigation stage, our attorneys who were former prosecutors or former police officers from the Criminal Defense Group conduct the cases in collaboration with our tax specialists.  At the trial stage, the attorneys from the Tax Team collaborate with attorneys who are former judges with extensive experience in criminal tax cases.  We offer the best legal services and solutions to our clients through this response strategy of step-by-step specialization and effective/organic collaboration.