Mr. Jong Uk Hong, CPA, MBA, Mr. Dong K. Shin CPA, J.D. and Mr. Won T. Chung, CPA combined their practices and formed Hong Shin & Chung LLP in 1994 to meet the demand of fast-growing Korean businesses community with improved resources. The firm became a leading accounting firm in Korean as well as other ethnic business market in the New York metropolitan area. On May 1, 2005, the firm changed its name to Samwoo LLP to expand its practice and to become a CPA firm of choice to businesses in the middle market and also overseas businesses in Korea.

Samwoo currently has following three partners.

Jong Uk Hong (Partner) earned B.A. degree from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea and obtained MBA from New York University. He started his public accounting career with KPMG LLP in 1979. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of New York and New Jersey. He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).

Dong Kee Shin (Partner) attended Korea University in Seoul, Korea and graduated from Bernard Baruch College with B.A. degree. He also received J.D. from Fordham University Law School. He started his public accounting career in 1978. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of New York. He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA). He was also licensed to practice law in the State of New York in 1986.

Seong Ho Jeong (Partner) earned B.A. degree and Master degree in Law from Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea and received MBA from Columbia University and attended the LLM program at New York University Law School. He started his public accounting career in 1983. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of New York. He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA). He was also licensed to practice law in the State of New York in 1990.