Overview
Seongjun Joo is a partner leading the customs team within the Tax Practice Group at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. Mr. Joo's practice primarily focuses on matters involving customs law, including free trade agreements, foreign exchange issues, cryptocurrency, HS classification and origin verifications. Mr. Joo has extensive experience in representing corporate clients before the Korean Customs Service, customs offices, the Tax Tribunal and the Courts regarding customs-related matters.
Mr. Joo earned an LL.B. from Korea University, was admitted to the Korean Bar and completed the 34th Judicial Research and Training Institute course. He served as a commissioner of the National Tax Examination Committee of the National Tax Service Seodaemun District Tax Office, legal advisor at the Incheon Main Customs, commissioner of the Tariff Examination Committee of the Suwon Customs, commissioner of the Country of Origin Examination Committee of the Incheon Main Customs, legal advisor at Korea Tourism Organization, commissioner of the Tariff Examination Committee of the Cheonan Customs, member of the Customs Division of the Taxation System Development Deliberation Committee at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and currently serves as a commissioner of the Customs Commission at the Tax Law Association.