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Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC

Yoon & Yang’s Employment & Labor Practice offers legal services covering all aspects of employment and labor-related matters arising at each stage of a company’s entire life cycle from its formation to its dissolution, mergers and acquisitions, business restructuring, or spin-offs. Our Practice provides integrated legal services to assist clients in addressing employment and labor-related issues, including collective bargaining and collective agreements and workforce management, by developing and implementing an optimal HR system and disciplinary procedures.

Yoon & Yang’s Employment & Labor Practice has also successfully represented clients in employment and labor-related litigation based on the extensive experience of our professionals that include former judges and prosecutors with expertise in labor cases, expert advisors formerly associated with the Ministry of Employment and Labor, and certified labor attorneys.

Notably, Yoon & Yang’s Employment & Labor Practice offers optimal one-stop legal services by forming specialized working groups, including the Accident Punishment Act Working Group and the Labor Crime Defense Group, taking into account the specific circumstances of and the nature of issues faced by each client.

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Employment - South Korea

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Yoon & Yang has a well-reputed Korean employment law practice advising on contentious matters, drawing on the firm's respected dispute resolution capabilities. The team is experienced in acting in wrongful dismissal, wage and discrimination, and serious accident-related cases. It is also well positioned to advise on a number of corporate HR issues, ranging from implementing performance-based incentive systems to post-M&A integration and organisational transformation, as well as on industrial relations matters. Furthermore, its lawyers provide advice on reduced working hour regulations and illegal dispatch of workers. Yoon & Yang retains a strong international and domestic client following among pharmaceutical, IT, construction and car companies.

Work Highlights

  • Yoon & Yang represented CJ Logistics as the plaintiff in an administrative lawsuit in the court of second instance as part of a dispute relating to whether the principal company assumes the duty of collective bargaining as to the subcontractor’s labour union in the principal-subcontractor relationship.

Strengths

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We particularly value their exceptional professionalism and quick responsiveness in both English and Korean, which is incredibly helpful for a worldwide multinational company.

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There is no question about their ability to handle complex problems.

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Notable Practitioners

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Sang Hoon Park
E
Sang Hoon Park
E
Eminent Practitioners

Park Sang Hoon is well regarded for his work in litigation. He is often involved in litigation regarding employee status, severance pay and benefits.

Sang Hoon has worked diligently on labour law. He actively and skilfully represents employers.

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Chan-Keun Park
3
Chan-Keun Park
Head of Employment
3
Band 3

Park Chan-Keun undertakes a broad spectrum of work including advisory and litigious matters. His work covers subcontractor employee status matters, dismissal disputes and other HR advice in South Korea.

Chan-Keun is professional, highly efficient and experienced.

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Tae Hwan Oh
3
Tae Hwan Oh
3
Band 3

Oh Tae Hwan is a former judge with many years of experience in the field. He handles issues including illegal dispatch, ordinary wage disputes and Ministry of Employment and Labour investigations.

Tae Hwan is a labour litigation expert.

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Seong Hong
4
Seong Hong
4
Band 4

Hong Seong has broad expertise in a variety of employment issues. He ably represents in disputes involving wrongful dismissal and harassment claims. He also advises on HR-related mandates.

He has excellent problem-solving skills, a very high level of understanding of the company's business and handles legal reviews very quickly, which is very satisfying.

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Sang Hoon Park
E
Sang Hoon Park
E
Eminent Practitioners
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Chan-Keun Park
3
Chan-Keun Park
Head of Employment
3
Band 3
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Tae Hwan Oh
3
Tae Hwan Oh
3
Band 3
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Seong Hong
4
Seong Hong
4
Band 4
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Members

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Chan-Keun Park

Chan-Keun Park

Head of Department

David Park

Jung Mo Hong

Jung Woo Lee

Sam Park

Sihoon Yang

Young Min Kim

Clients

Provided by Yoon & Yang LLC

CJ Logistics Corporation

Celltrion, Inc.

GM Korea Company

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.

HANWHA LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORPORATION.

HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD

HYUNDAI MOTOR CO

HYUNDAI WIA

IBM Korea Inc.

KIA CORPORATION

LG ELECTRONICS INC.

MIRAE ASSET SECURITIES CO.,LTD.

NAVER Corporation

POSCO DX COMPANY LTD.

Rolex Korea

SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION

SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO,.LTD

SK Energy Co., Ltd.