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Yulchon LLC

Employment

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : South Korea


Yulchon LLC

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About

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 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.

Clients (10)

  • Hyundai Motor Company Group
  • National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of Korea
  • Robert Bosch Korea Ltd.
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • General Electric
  • Crédit Agricole
  • SK Hynix
  • Audi Volkswagen Korea Ltd.
  • Macquarie Financial
  • Pentair Group

Industries (18)

  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Chemicals
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Retail
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Utilities

Chambers Review

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Employment - South Korea

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

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.

Work Highlights

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  • Yulchon advised SK Hynix on a dispute concerning whether performance-based bonuses - namely the productivity incentive and profit sharing - should be included in the calculation of average wages for purposes of calculating statutory severance pay.

Strengths

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  • The team offers effective communication with clients, sincerity, a high level of expertise in legal theory and excellent data and information gathering skills.

    Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Overall, Yulchon is very personable and highly professional, with strong legal knowledge in labour law and excellent at applying it in practice.

    Employment respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Kwang Sun Lee
    Band 2Kwang Sun Lee

    Kwang Sun Lee

    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.

    • Kwang Sun has extensive practical experience and excels in on-site responsiveness. He effectively applies legal expertise to practical solutions and demonstrates strong communication skills.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
    • He excels in both written work and oral advocacy, so we rely on him heavily for swift labour disputes and mediations.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 2Sang Wook Cho
    Band 2Sang Wook Cho

    Sang Wook Cho

    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 wages and bonus disputes, health and safety, and workforce restructuring.

    • He has a deep understanding of the company. He shows great interest in current issues even when they haven’t yet become legal disputes. He’s practical, experienced and has a strong business mindset.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
    • He accurately identifies customer needs and proposes creative and diverse solutions beyond standard approaches.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 3Jae Woo Park
    Band 3Jae Woo Park

    Jae Woo Park

    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.

    • He is a clear communicator. Instead of giving conservative answers like 'it could be this or that,' he clearly states whether a risk is manageable or significant.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Jae Woo has a high level of understanding of the issue and an excellent ability to construct legal principles from various angles.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 3Soojung Lee
    Band 3Soojung Lee

    Soojung Lee

    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.

    • She was able to give us practical advice and handled difficult employees of ours at times. She is very responsive and really took care of us when we needed her help.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Her exceptional expertise in labour law and meticulous factual analysis allow her to quickly identify key issues and propose tailored strategies. She excels at communicating clearly and persuasively.

      Employment respondentAsia-Pacific

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