Partner Attorney

Hanjin Building, 63 Namdaemun-ro, , ,
Seoul, Jung-gu, 04532




Highly Regarded

Korean
English


Jurisdictions:

South Korea

Practice areas:

Tax controversy


Ok Hyun Ma is a tax law expert with seventeen years of experience serving as a judge in various courts, including the Gwangju District Court (as Senior Judge at the tax division), the Supreme Court (as a Research Judge), the Seoul High Court, the Seoul Northern District Court, the Seoul Administrative Court, the Suwon District Court, and the Gwangju District Court. Mr. Ma's practice at Lee & Ko is primarily focused on tax litigation, securities litigation, tax consulting and civil litigation involving accounting and tax issues.

  • Case seeking cancellation of the denial of a corporate income tax refund claim (royalty income) for M Card
    Corporate income tax (withholding tax) case involving G Bank
  • Successful litigation challenging the imposition of acquisition tax on redevelopment infrastructure facilities acquired from the government by a reconstruction association/partnership
  • Successful judgment in litigation seeking cancellation of deemed acquisition tax imposed on a holding company that became a controlling shareholder
  • Case involving cancellation of comprehensive real estate holding tax and acquisition tax imposed on H Corporation in connection with the sale of rental apartments

Corporate tax matters

  • Corporate taxes

Dispute resolution

  • Audit defence
  • Audit support
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation

Indirect tax

  • Customs

Tax advisory

  • International tax advisory
  • Tax consulting

  • Training Session -University of Denver
    2008
  • LL.B - Yonsei University
    1992

  • Vice Chairman of Tax Law Association - 2017

  • Admitted to bar, Korea - 1999