Background
Suh, Young-Taek was born on April 23, 1939 in Taegu, of Korea.
Suh, Young-Taek was born on April 23, 1939 in Taegu, of Korea.
Economics, College of Commerce, Seoul National University (1962). Graduate School of Economics, Seoul National University (Master of Arts, 1967). Harvard Law School, International Tax Program (1968-1969).
Harvard Law School (Visiting Scholar, 1993).
Spoken languages: Korean and English.
Worked at Kim & Chang (Seoul) specializing in Corporate, Securities and Banking, Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation and Arbitration, Real Estate, Labor, Employment, Intellectual Property, Tax, Overseas Investment, Trade and Foreign Exchange, Maritime, Insurance, Antitrust, Contracts, Project Financing, Technology Licensing, Franchising, Fair Trade, Telecommunications, Entertainment and Aviation. Director: International Tax Affairs, Ministry of Finance, 1971. Direct Taxation, Ministry of Finance, 1973.
Commissioner, Taejun and Taegu Regional Tax Office, 1975-1976.
Director General: Indirect Tax, National Tax Administrations, 1977-1980. Taxation Bureau, Ministry of Finance, 1980-1983.
Commissioner, National Tax Tribunal, 1983-1984. Chief Staff, Finance Committee, National Assembly, 1984-1985.
Assistant Minister, Finance and Taxation, Ministry of Finance, 1985-1988.
Commissioner, National Tax Administration, 1988-1991. Minister, Construction, 1991. Member: National Policy Advisory Committee.
New of Korea Party, 1993.
Member: IFA, Harvard Club. Kim and Chang was established in 1973 and is the largest law firm in of Korea.
Kim and Chang has about 150 attorneys, including 30 resident expatriate foreign legal consultants and a support staff of over 400 people. Kim and Chang is the recognized leader in providing specialized legal services for international transactions involving of Korea.
The firm is a full service firm which has developed departmental specialization.
Kim and Chang, as well as having major Korean clients, represents major multinational companies and also serves numerous medium and small foreign clients doing business in or with of Korea.
Member: National Policy Advisory Committee. New of Korea Party, 1993. Member: IFA, Harvard Club.