Employment
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : South Korea
Band 1
Email address
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+ 82 2 3703 1114About
Provided by Kim & Chang
Kim & Chang’s Labor & Employment Practice, consisting of over 130 professionals with diverse capabilities and experience, is uniquely positioned to provide clients with the most effective representation on all aspects of human resources and industrial relations.
Our Labor & Employment Practice provides a wide range of legal services, including labor and employment-related issues in mergers and acquisitions, business restructuring and reorganization, spin-offs, performance management and personnel management. In particular, we advise our clients on (i) employment regulations and policies, such as employment contracts and work rules, (ii) individual employment issues, such as wages, working hours, retirement pensions, recruitment and separation, disciplinary actions, prevention of workplace discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment, and industrial safety, (iii) collective labor relations issues, such as collective bargaining and labor-management councils, (iv) implementation and reform of HR or wage systems, and (v) organization assessment in order to provide not only legal stability, but also practical guidance to our clients to encourage their business growth and positive and productive labor-management relations.
Chambers Review
Kim & Chang is a top-tier law firm in the Korean market, with a deep bench advising on a range of labour and employment disputes, including employee status, wrongful dismissal and wage claims. The team is also well versed in employment advice relating to post-M&A and restructuring integration as well as compensation and benefit package design. The firm has notable expertise in mandates related to the Serious Accident Punishment Act, and has additional experience on matters involving alleged illegal dispatch of workers and employment compliance advice to clients. The team draws strength from the firm's integration of practice groups and acts for an impressive roster of clients from the automotive, shipping, insurance and pharmaceutical sectors. Its key clients include Hyundai Motors, AGC Fine Techno Korea and SOCAR.
Work Highlights
- Kim & Chang successfully acted for SOCAR in a case involving wrongful dismissal claims initiated by freelance drivers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kim & Chang team's breadth is wide, ranging from conducting traditional detailed interpretation of the law to offering proactive service while being at the forefront of negotiations or helping to prepare briefing materials for clients."
"The team have worked across different industries and have stayed on top of the current trends and environment to provide their clients with the latest regulatory developments."
"Kim & Chang team's breadth is wide, ranging from conducting traditional detailed interpretation of the law to offering proactive service while being at the forefront of negotiations or helping to prepare briefing materials for clients."
"The team have worked across different industries and have stayed on top of the current trends and environment to provide their clients with the latest regulatory developments."
Notable Practitioners
Park Hyun Jae is considered a rising star in the market. He offers expertise in contentious and advisory employment law matters, and is particularly active in issues stemming from employee transfers and employee welfare policies. His clientele includes domestic and foreign entities.
"I think he is a next-generation practitioner at the firm. He receives good recognition in the market."
"Hyun-Jae is very commercially aware and provides very practical solutions. He is also good at communicating to non-legal audience in simple terms."
Ranked Lawyers at
Kim & Chang
South Korea
