Mr. Hyo Shang KANG is a senior advisor at D&A LLC. His practice is primarily focused on Corporate, Technology, Media & Telecom, Legislative Strategy, Transportation, Industrial Accident, Healthcare & Environment, and North America.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2003)
• Certified Tax Accountant, Korea

Education

• American University (LLM in International Law, 2000)
• College of Law, Seoul National University (LLB, 1985)
• Daegu Daegun High School (1979)

Significant Accomplishments

• Chief Executive Officer, Kyung-In Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (2023)
• Chief Director, Korea Employment Welfare Pension Institute (2020-Present)
• Director, Special Olympics Korea (2011-2020)
• Member, The National Assembly (Proportional Representative, United Future Party) (2020)
• Deputy Floor Leader, United Future Party (2020)
• Member, House Steering Committee, The National Assembly (2018)
• Deputy Floor Leader, Liberty Korea Party (2018-2020)
• Member, Environment and Labor Committee (second half term of The 20th National Assembly) Liberty Korea Party (2018)
• Chairperson, Steering Committee of the Daegu City Dalseo District Member Council, Liberty Korea Party (2018-2020)
• Member, Special Committee on Judicial Reform, The National Assembly (2018)
• Chief of Staff to the Party Leader, Liberty Korea Party (2017-2018)
• Member, Science, ICT, Broadcasting, And Communications Committee (first half term of The National Assembly) (2017)
• Spokesperson, Liberty Korea Party (2017)
• Head, Committee Against Control of Broadcasting , Liberty Korea Party (2017)
• Member, Special Committee on THAAD Countermeasures, Liberty Korea Party (2017)
• Member, Special Committee on Personnel Hearings on the Consent to Appoint Candidate Nakyon Lee as Prime Minister (2017)
• Director, Media Headquarters of the Liberty Korea Party’s Central Election Committee (2017)
• Vice-Chairman, Future Special Committee of the Liberty Korea Party Policy Committee (2017)
• Member, The National Assembly (Proportional Representative/ Liberty Korea Party) (2017-2020)
• Member, Special Committee on Constitutional Amendment, The National Assembly (2017)
• Member, Future Creative Science, Broadcasting and Communication Committee in the first half of The National Assembly (2016-2017)
• Vice-Chairman, Future Special Committee, Policy Committee, Saenuri Party (2016-2017)
• Member, The National Assembly (Proportional Representative/Saenuri Party) (2016-2017)
• Director of the Future Strategy Office and Editorial writer, The Chosun Ilbo (2015)
• Chairperson, Steering Committee, Korea News Editors’ Association (2015)
• Director, Korea News Editors’ Association (2013)
• Editor-in-Chief, The Chosun Ilbo (2013)
• Director, Press Headquarters, TV Chosun (2011)
• Chief Executive Officer, Chosun Biz (2010)
• Deputy Editor-in-Chief, The Chosun Ilbo (2010
• Head, Management Directors’ Council, Korean Association of Newspapers (2009)
• Director, Management Planning Office, The Chosun Ilbo (2008)
• Member, Special Subcommittee on the Enactment of the National Bar Examination Act, Ministry of Justice (2008)
• Director, Social Affairs Department, The Chosun Ilbo (2006)
• Training Course, Harvard University (2005)
• Director, Industry Department, The Chosun Ilbo (2004)
• Acting Director, Economy Department, The Chosun Ilbo (2002)
• Correspondent, The Chosun Ilbo (Washington D.C.) (1997)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Represented a Korean construction company, P, in relation to a claim for reassessment of tax following the sale of its overseas subsidiary
• Represented a Korean construction company, P, in relation to an objection to several tax-related issues following a tax investigation
• Represented a mobile phone manufacturer, J, in litigation regarding cancellation of imposition order of value-added tax
• Represented a Korean company, H, and its affiliates in response to tax investigation
• Represented the CEO of a Hong Kong company, H, and its Korean subsidiary in response to a tax investigation on income tax, gift tax, corporate tax, etc.
• Represented a Korean company, N, in response to a tax investigation on corporate tax with respect to a real estates transaction by sale-leaseback, and a tax investigation with respect to transfer of shares of a majority shareholder
• Represented a Korean developer, B, in relation to a claim for examination on cancellation of imposition order of acquisition tax regarding development profit and land donation
• Represented a Korean electronics company, S, in relation to a claim for cancellation of rejection order on reassessment of customs regarding application of customs rates for specific use
• Represented company K in response to an origins investigation for imported goods that are subject to conventional duties of the Korea-EU FTA
• Represented company H in response to and in litigation regarding an origins investigation for imported goods that are subject to conventional duties of the Korea-EU FTA
• Represented an automotive company, H, in response to customs investigation in relation to goods granted reduction or exemption of customs duties
• Represented a heavy industries company, H, in objecting to the results of a customs investigation that imposed customs due to issues arising from categorization of product for electricity-generating gas turbines that are subject to conventional duties of the Korea-US FTA
• Represented a global semiconductor manufacturer, E, in response to origins investigation and customs investigation
• Represented a foreign company, H, in litigation for confirmation of invalidity of disposition for imposition of half-dumping customs, and in response to exception from the subjects of imposition of half-dumping customs of the Korea Trade Commisssion

• A Study on the Criminal Punishment Framework for Tax Offenses (2025)
• OECD Model Tax Convention (Co-author) (LAWnB ONJU, 2025)
• A Criminal Review of Evidence From Tax Evasion Investigations (2025)
• A Review of the Procedures for Tax Evasion Investigations (2025)
• Measures to Prevent Tax Avoidance in Multinational Corporations – Focusing on Improving Tax Transparency Through Exchange of Information (2018)