CORE VALUES
Industry focused + Excellence aligned + Client centered + Relationship driven
These are the values we live by at Dowoo Attorneys & Counselors.
They define the way we interact with one another, and they guide the work we accomplish on behalf of our clients.
About us
As one of Korea’s leading corporate law firm with a focus on cross-border M&A, international litigation and arbitration, finance, insurance, distribution, franchise and licensing, employment and labor law, we provide our clients with practical and cost-effective advice. Our attorneys have worked internationally as corporate attorneys at AmLaw 100 and nationally at prestigious law firms in Korea, playing key roles in helping clients to achieve their business goals.
PRACTICES & INDUSTRIES
Dowoo Hwasan Attorneys & Counselors in various disciplines produces innovative and thorough legal solutions for our clients. We work as integrated, multidisciplinary teams to provide the capabilities necessary to generate great results for our clients.
Legal Resource Center
Major Corporate Tax Issue—Dowoo Hwasan: Non-Business Related Real Estate
In order to limit the spending of expenses not directly related to the business of a corporation…
How to respond against violation of the prohibition on using or illegal dispatch of suppliers’ employees?
Often a supplier dispatches its employees to the business premise of a large retail business in a supply…
How many days of annual paid leave can you use under the Labor Standards Act?
Every employer shall grant any worker who has worked not less than 80 percent of one year a paid leave of 15 days…
Issues in excluding executive bonus and severance benefits as deductible expenses
For executive bonus & severance payments— Corporations MUST check whether the personnel expenses are subject to…
Understand the concept and scope of the possible use of entertainment expenses under the Corporate Tax Act in South Korea.
Entertainment expense is an entertainment expense, social expense, honorarium, or other expenses of a similar nature…
COVID-19 Suspension of Business Allowance—What are the Criteria for Payment & Support Measures?
The Minimum Wage Act applies to all kinds of workplaces which employ employees, except business which only…
A closer look at the requirements of Bad Debts under the Corporate Tax Law in Korea | South Korean Tax Law | Dowoo Hwasan Attorneys and Counselors | English-speaking lawyers in South Korea
Bad debt refers to the amount that has become unrecoverable among the…
International Transaction, Distribution & Franchise / Legal Response to the Unjustly Shifting Burden of Sales Promotional Expenses
Types of sales promotional events – Price discount sales events (regular discount, discount for a specific period, seasonal discount sales, etc.)…
Major Corporate Tax Issue—Dowoo Hwasan: Non-Business Related Real Estate
In order to limit the spending of expenses not directly related to the business of a corporation…
How to respond against violation of the prohibition on using or illegal dispatch of suppliers’ employees?
Often a supplier dispatches its employees to the business premise of a large retail business in a supply…
How many days of annual paid leave can you use under the Labor Standards Act?
Every employer shall grant any worker who has worked not less than 80 percent of one year a paid leave of 15 days…
Issues in excluding executive bonus and severance benefits as deductible expenses
For executive bonus & severance payments— Corporations MUST check whether the personnel expenses are subject to…
Understand the concept and scope of the possible use of entertainment expenses under the Corporate Tax Act in South Korea.
Entertainment expense is an entertainment expense, social expense, honorarium, or other expenses of a similar nature…
COVID-19 Suspension of Business Allowance—What are the Criteria for Payment & Support Measures?
The Minimum Wage Act applies to all kinds of workplaces which employ employees, except business which only…
A closer look at the requirements of Bad Debts under the Corporate Tax Law in Korea | South Korean Tax Law | Dowoo Hwasan Attorneys and Counselors | English-speaking lawyers in South Korea
Bad debt refers to the amount that has become unrecoverable among the…
International Transaction, Distribution & Franchise / Legal Response to the Unjustly Shifting Burden of Sales Promotional Expenses
Types of sales promotional events – Price discount sales events (regular discount, discount for a specific period, seasonal discount sales, etc.)…