Lee-Lim, Jiyeon

Jiyeon Lee-Lim

Retired Partner

Jiyeon Lee-Lim retired from the partnership in January 2025. A member of the Tax Department, she primarily advised clients on international and corporate tax, with a particular emphasis on financial products, capital markets transactions, securitization transactions, and cross-border tax planning.

Jiyeon is on the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and the First Vice-Chair of the Tax Section. She is a member of the Tax Forum. Jiyeon previously served as the Global Chair of the firm’s Tax Department and International Tax Practice, and is ranked by Chambers Global, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 US as a notable practitioner. She has been named to Tax Authority’s Influential Women in Tax Law by Law360.

Education

  • SJD, Harvard Law School, 1988
  • LLM, Harvard Law School, 1984
  • LLB, Seoul National University, 1983
    President's Prize