Email
jdykim3239@naver.com
yongtae.kim@law-lin.com
Address
13th&14th Floor, 10, Seochojungang-ro 24-gil,
Seocho-gu, Seoul (Seocho-dong, 316 Tower) S. Korea
Expertise & Qualifications
As Head (Partner) of the Customs & International Trade Team, Dr. jur. Yongtae Kim provides strategic legal and tax advisory services on customs, FTA, and international trade matters, grounded in his expertise as a Doctor of Law and licensed customs broker.
Professional Experience
- Customs Administration Officer, FTA Implementation Planning Division & Investigation and Surveillance Bureau, Korea Customs Service
- Head of Foreign Exchange Investigation Team, Investigation Bureau, Seoul Main Customs
- Partner Customs Broker, Tax Group (Customs Practice), Yoon & Yang LLC
- Advisor, FTA Policy Advisory Group and Customs & Logistics Policy Advisory Group, Korea Customs Service (2015–2017)
- Examiner (34th, 38th) and Grader (34th, 35th, 37th, 38th) for the National Customs Broker Examination
- Adjunct Professor, Department of International Trade, Hannam University (Customs Law and HS Classification)
- External Lecturer, National Tax Officials Training Institute (Foreign Exchange Investigation Techniques and Case Studies)
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics and International Trade, Konkuk University (Glocal Campus)
- Adjunct Professor, Department of International Trade, Duksung Women’s University
- Secretary General, Korea Customs Law Case Research Association (Current)
- Secretary General, Korea FTA Rules of Origin Research Association (Current)
Education & International Research Experience
- B.A. in German Language & Literature, Sungkyunkwan University
- LL.M. and Ph.D. in Law, University of Seoul
- Visiting Researcher, Institute for International Economic Law, University of Cologne, Germany (Nov 1998–Feb 1999)
- Visiting Researcher, Institute for Economic Criminal Law, University of Giessen, Germany (Apr 2001–Sep 2001)
Publications
- A Story of the Origin of FTA (Doonam Publishing, 2022)
- Customs Administration Law with Customs Criminal Law (Doonam Publishing, 2023)
- Legal Theory and Case Study on Customs Valuation (Doonam Publishing, 2024)
- Trade-Related Laws and Regulations (Doonam Publishing, 2024)
- International Trade Law (Co-author, Doonam Publishing, 2025)
- Foreign Exchange Transactions Act with Foreign Exchange Criminal Law [Revised Edition] (Bookk Co., Ltd., 2025)
