William Woojong Kim
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 4 : Employment
Band 4
About
Provided by William Woojong Kim
Practice Areas
Labor & Employment
Career
William Kim is a foreign-licensed attorney and partner of Lee & Ko’s Employment and Labor Practice Group. Mr. Kim focuses his ever-expanding practice on employment and labor issues for multinational companies, and he has extensive experience in the full range of employment and labor law issues (from employment contract reviews to multi-year labor union management strategies). He is recognized and trusted by clients for his direct, practical, and strategic solutions to the clients’ needs, rather than theoretical or academic responses. Mr. Kim also specializes in internal investigations for compliance matters and non-compete obligation enforcement. Mr. Kim is fluent in both Korean and English.
Professional Memberships
New York Bar Association
Publications
Author/contributor for Legal 500 Employment Law Guide for Korea Chapter (2023); Contributor for Chambers Employment 2021, 2022, 2023 (Trends and Developments) (2021, 2022, 2023 Editions), World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (2023), Author/Contribution – Employment Law; Contributor for HSF AP Employment Law Guide 2020, 2021, 2022 (Korea Chapter), Publication: “Greater Reforms for Promoting Work-life Balance - Changes to the Gender Equal Employment,” Legal 500 (2019), Publication: “Greater Reforms for Promoting Work-life Balance,” International Law Office, https://www.internationallawoffice.com/Newsletters/Employment-Benefits/South-Korea/Lee-Ko/Greater-reforms-for-promoting-work-life-balance (November 2019)
Personal
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation), Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (J.D.), Cornell University – B.S. (Operations Research & Industrial Engineering)
Languages Spoken
Korean, English
Education
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
LL.M. in Taxation
2012 - 2013
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
J.D.
2009 - 2012
Cornell University
Bachelors
2002 - 2006
Awards
Rising Star - Asialaw 2023, Labour and Employment
Asialaw
2023
Future Star - Labour and Employment
Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
2023
Next generation Partners - Labour and Employment
Legal 500 Asia Pacific
2023
Up and Coming - Employment
Chambers Asia Pacific
2023