Young Seok Ki
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 2 : Employment
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About
Provided by Young Seok Ki
Practice Areas
Mr. Young-Seok Ki is a partner at Shin & Kim. Mr. Ki’s main areas of practice include labor and employment matters, labor disputes, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, hostile takeovers and general corporate transactions.
Career
Partner, Shin & Kim LLC; Legal Advisor, Ministry of Employment and Labor (2020-Present);
Member, KCAB INTERNATIONAL Panel of Arbitrators (2017-Present); Foreign Associate, Allens Arthur Robinson, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2008); Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1999-2001).
Professional Memberships
Korean Bar.
Publications
Workplace Harassment in Korea, Invest Korea, December 2021; Korean Employers Face Tough Task of Restructuring Salary Scheme, Asia Legal Business(ALB), March 2014; What Constitutes “Ordinary Wage” in Korea?, Invest Korea Bulletin, February 2014; "New Era of Union Pluralism in Korea," IFLR Asialaw Korea Annual Review, 2012; South Korea: A Legal Guide to Doing Business in the Asia-Pacific, ABA, May 2010; The Employment Law Review (Korea section), Law Business Research, 2010; EU & International Employment Law (Korea section), Jordans, 2002-2008.
Education
University of Washington School of Law
LL.M.
2007
Seoul National University, College of Social Science
B.A.
1988
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Ki Young Seok is a partner at Shin & Kim in Seoul. He showcases a strong involvement in advisory matters, including investigations, restructuring and review of employment documents.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Young Seok Ki
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Mr Ki has an abundance of expertise in labour and employment law as well as compliance-related matters. He is an expert litigator who knows how to achieve the best results for the client, even in difficult cases."
"Young-Seok Ki has a wealth of experience and covers major points well while being cooperative. Also, he creates a strategic and logical argument for the case."
"Mr Ki has an abundance of expertise in labour and employment law as well as compliance-related matters. He is an expert litigator who knows how to achieve the best results for the client, even in difficult cases."
"Young-Seok Ki has a wealth of experience and covers major points well while being cooperative. Also, he creates a strategic and logical argument for the case."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Shin & Kim
COVID-19 & Beyond: Employment Ministry Issues Comprehensive Employers’ Guide on Working from Home
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve in South Korea, many employers are extending or beginning to implement work-from-home (“WFH”) options for their employees, or combining remote work and office time.
COVID-19 & Beyond: Employment Ministry Issues Comprehensive Employers’ Guide on Working from Home
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve in South Korea, many employers are extending or beginning to implement work-from-home (“WFH”) options for their employees, or combining remote work and office time.