YULCHON

Soo-Jeong Ahn is the deputy head of the firm’s international tax team and also a member of the firm’s corporate finance and real property practice teams. She has vast experience in representing and advising foreign and domestic clients in tax and corporate law aspects of their cross-border transactions and litigation and participated in a number of significant real property and M&A transactions in Korea as lead transaction lawyer.

She is a member of New York Bar and, before joining Yulchon, practiced law in the New York offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and Shearman & Sterling and with Kim & Chang Law Offices in Korea, specializing in tax, financial regulations, cross-border real property and M&A transactions. Immediately prior to joining Yulchon, she served as senior counsel for Citibank.

Ms. Ahn is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley (B.A. with magna cum laude in Economics); she obtained J.D. and tax LL.M. degrees from New York University School of law.

Practice Areas
Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Real Estate & Construction

Publications
● “Dealing with Debt,” Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin, Volume 16 Number 2, IBFD (March/April 2010).
● “Transfer Pricing Disputes in Korea,” BNA Tranfer Pricing International Journal, Volume 11 Number 3 (March 2010).
● “Developments in Korea,” BNA Tranfer Pricing International Journal, Volume 11 Number 3 (March 2010).
● “Taxation of Insolvency Reorganization: A Comparative Analysis of Korean and U.S. Rules,” Dong-A Journal of International Business Transactions Law, Volume 1, Number 1 (Fall 2009).
● “Ministry Considering Exchange-Rate Tax Benefits”, Tax Notes International, Volume 55 Number 9 (August 31, 2009).
● “Year in Review: Asia Pacific”, The International Lawyer, Volume 43 Number 2, ABA (Summer 2009).
● “Comparative Survey: Equity-Based Compensation”, IBFD Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin, Volume 15 Number 2 (March/April 2009).