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Hyeon-Jin Kim

Partner · Shin & Kim

South KoreaTax, International TaxKorean, English, Japanese

About

Partner at Shin & Kim based in South Korea, specializing in tax (including international tax and customs), tax disputes and audit defense, corporate investigations and white‑collar crime, M&A, and trusts & estates. Holds an LL.M. from USC Gould School of Law (2012) and serves in multiple advisory and committee roles, including Legal Counsel at the National Tax Service Jungbu Regional Office (2022–present) and Commissioner of the KOSDAQ Market Corporate Evaluation Committee, Korea Exchange (2021–present).

Practice areas

TaxInternational TaxCustomsWhite Collar CrimeCorporate InvestigationCorporate / M&ATrusts & EstatesFamily Law

Office

Expertise

Tax PolicyTax DisputesTax Audit DefenseCorporate Investigations & White‑Collar CrimeKOSDAQ / Capital MarketsStart-up Advisory

Education

  • LL.M., USC Gould School of Law (2012)
  • B.A., College of Business Administration, Dankook University (1995)

Admissions

  • Korean Bar Association
  • Korea Institute of Certified Public Accountants (member since 1999)
  • Tax Law Association
  • The Korean Society of Family Law

Languages

KoreanEnglishJapanese