Je Won leads MHP's Korea W&I tax advisory and tax risk works, working exclusively on Korean W&I and tax risk insurance matters with MHP.
Je Won brings extensive tax advisory experience from Lee & Ko, EY and PwC. At Lee & Ko, he was the principal tax adviser across the firm’s W&I insurance matters, giving him extensive first-hand experience identifying and assessing tax risks in the context of Korean M&A transactions and W&I underwriting.
Beyond W&I and tax risks, Je Won has broad experience advising on complex Korean tax matters, including transaction-related tax risks, tax investigations, tax disputes, tax diagnostics and corporate tax matters across a wide range of industries. This combination of specialist W&I experience and broader tax expertise enables him to advise on both W&I underwriting and standalone tax risk insurance, including the assessment of specific and complex Korean tax exposures.
Je Won forms part of MHP’s integrated Korea W&I offering alongside MHP’s M&A and legal professionals, providing coordinated Korean tax underwriting and tax risk insurance support to clients.
W&I advisory (tax)
Tax risk advisory
AIG, Beazley, Euclid, Fusion, Liberty, Mosaic, RiskPoint and Vale on a range of corporate financial and tax issues from a W&I insurance perspective
Leading insurers and brokers on the underwriting of identified Korean tax risks for standalone tax insurance and W&I policies, including the assessment and quantification of corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax, local tax and other transaction-related tax exposures
Major Korean retail, department store and duty-free groups on tax audits, ongoing tax advisory and a wide range of corporate income tax and VAT matters
Leading Korean energy, refining and natural resources companies on tax audits, ongoing tax advisory and tax issues arising from significant investments and business operations
Leading Korean companies in the alcoholic beverage, energy and other regulated industries on tax refund claims and reassessment proceedings involving significant tax amounts
Major Korean food service, food distribution and restaurant franchise businesses on tax audits and ongoing corporate income tax and VAT advisory
Leading Korean consumer, cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies on tax audits, tax risk assessments and ongoing tax advisory
Major Korean construction, real estate development and hospitality groups on corporate and local tax matters, including acquisition tax, property-related taxation and tax issues arising from large-scale development projects
Major Korean airlines, financial institutions and insurance companies on corporate tax, local tax and other tax matters arising from their business operations
Major Korean companies across the retail, telecommunications, entertainment and industrial sectors on statutory audits, corporate tax compliance and tax return preparation