Asia-Pacific Legal 500 Ranks Yulchon First in Taxation Law

2009.08.10.

Yulchon was ranked top tier for taxation law in South Korea in the recent “Asia-Pacific Legal 500 2008/2009 Edition”. Published by the UK’s LEGALEASE, the Legal 500 provides comprehensive worldwide coverage of legal services.


Introducing Yulchon’s Tax practice as an innovative leader in their field, Legal 500 specifically mentions the 2008 Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation case that dealt with the legality of securities transaction taxation on depository receipts. Yulchon won a clear ruling in favor of the plaintiff, Citibank, in the amount of 6,300,000,000 won (Approximately USD 6.2 million). Yulchon lawyers Hee Chul Kang, Yong Sup Yoon were also chosen as leading individuals in the fields of “Corporate and M&A”, “Dispute Resolution” respectively.