Employment
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : South Korea
Band 2
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+82 2 528 5200About
Provided by Yulchon LLC
Yulchon’s Labor & Employment Practice has the expertise and experience to guide clients through all manner of labor and employment matters, from undertaking large-scale restructurings to implementing routine compliance policies and procedures, and from individual wrongful-termination suits to large-scale litigation over wages and benefits. The caliber of our representation and counsel is reflected in Yulchon’s perennial recognition as an elite practice in the area of labor and employment law by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, asialaw, and other domestic and international publications.
Our investigations practice has also been a continuing source of growth. To better meet the needs of our clients when it comes to highly complex, multidisciplinary investigations, we launched our Workplace Investigations & Disputes Center, to foster seamless collaboration between subject matter experts and investigations specialists.
The model is similar to our existing Center for Occupational Safety and Health, which has been highly successful in delivering a seamless, integrated service to our clients with respect to health-and-safety compliance and serious-accident response matters. The Center for Occupational Safety and Health has seen considerable success over the past year.
Chambers Review
Yulchon houses a sophisticated Korean employment law offering, active on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Its broad-ranging practice extends from workforce reduction to internal investigations and HR issues relating to M&A. The firm has a strong reputation for employment litigation, including wage, worker dispatch and severance payment disputes. It is also well placed to handle workplace harassment questions, as well as occupational health and safety matters, advising clients on compliance issues. Clients represented include SK Telecom, LG Chemical and the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
Work Highlights
- Yulchon successfully represented Hyundai Digitech Core before the Supreme Court in an employee status confirmation case.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team shows very well-rounded and in-depth knowledge, especially in labour law."
"No matter what kind of problem arises, we can count on this team for a quick response in almost any situation."
"The team shows very well-rounded and in-depth knowledge, especially in labour law."
"No matter what kind of problem arises, we can count on this team for a quick response in almost any situation."
Notable Practitioners
Lee Kwang Sun is known as a strong employment litigator in South Korea. He leads on a large number of matters including employee dispatch disputes, labour relations and disputes regarding holiday pay.
"He is the most reliable and trustworthy lawyer I have ever worked with."
Cho Sang Wook heads Yulchon's employment law offering and is considered a strong practitioner in the Korean market. He acts on a wide range of work including contentious and non-contentious matters, such as unpaid wage and bonus disputes, health and safety, and workforce restructuring.
Park Jae Woo is noteworthy for his expertise in handling contentious employment matters, particularly cases concerning worker dispatch and outsourcing, as well as internal investigations. He also has experience advising on union issues, as well as occupational health and safety regulations in South Korea.
"Park Jae Woo has a great personality and the professionalism and stable client management to induce people to choose the law firm again."
"Park Jae Wook promptly responds to clients' requests and provides legal solutions that satisfy them. As a leading expert on labour law, he provides answers that companies can trust."
Lee Soojung has vast experience advising on various employment law matters in South Korea, including business transfers and dismissals. She typically serves a host of foreign clients.
"Lee Soojung shows excellent responsiveness and expertise, especially in labour law."
"Her commitment to maintaining strong legal ethics without pursuing only short-term gains is highly impressive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Yulchon LLC
South Korea
Members
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Christopher Mandel
Hee-Chul Kang
Jin Su Choi
Kyu Sok Cho
Myung Cheol Lee
Head of Department
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Audi Volkswagen Korea Ltd.
Crédit Agricole
General Electric
GlaxoSmithKline
Hyundai Motor Company Group
Macquarie Financial
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea
Pentair Group
Robert Bosch Korea Ltd.
SK Hynix
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