Introduction

Ji Woong Park is a partner at Yulchon who practices primarily in the areas of tax and finance, legislative strategies and corporate risk management. Mr. Park received a B.A. in International Relations (2004) and LL.M. (2011) from Seoul National University. Mr. Park has extensive experience dealing with tax and financial matters, legislation and policy issues gained through positions he held in a political party, the executive branch, and the legislative branch. After completing the training program of the Judicial Research and Training Institute (2008), Mr. Park worked as a Judge Advocate in the Korean Army (2008-2012), Senior Secretarial Officer in the National Assembly (2012-2014), Research Fellow in the Democratic Party (2015-2017, 2020), Policy Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister in the Ministry of Economy and Finance (2017-2020), partner attorney at Yulchon (2020-2021), Assistant Secretary to the President for Political Affairs in the Presidential Secretary Office (2021-2022), and Senior Administrative Officer in the Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs (2025). He rejoined Yulchon in 2025.

Education
  • 2011 Seoul National University, LL.M.
  • 2008 Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
  • 2004 Seoul National University, in International Relations, B.A.
Experience
  • 2025-present Partner, Yulchon LLC
  • 2025 Senior Administrative Officer (Senior Executive Service), The Office of Secretary for Judicial Systems, The Office of Senior Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, The Office of the President
  • 2022-2025 Partner, Yulchon LLC
  • 2024-present Member, Gyeonggi-do Local Tax Deliberation Committee
  • 2024-present Member, MyData Charging Committee, Korea Credit Information Services
  • 2021-2022 Assistant Secretary to the President for Political Affairs, The Presidential Secretary Office
  • 2020-2021 Partner, Yulchon LLC
  • 2021 Member, The Financial Development Review Committee, Financial Services Commission
  • 2021 Legal Advisor, Ministry of Land and Infrastructure and Transport
  • 2021 Legal Advisor, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
Qualifications
  • 2020 Certified Tax Accountant , Republic of Korea
  • 2008 Admitted to Bar , Republic of Korea
Languages

Korean, English, Japanese

Awards/Recognition

Awards/Recognition
  • 2016 Deputy Prime Minister Award
  • 2018 Deputy Prime Minister Award

News/Publications

Articles/Papers

Tax-If You Know, You Can Change(Co-Author), Medici Media(2018)

News/Publications
2026. 01. 08. Newsletters 2026 Key Issues and Outlook for Korea 2026. 01. 08.