Bio
Profile
Experience
Shearman & Sterling, New York (1993)
Kim & Chang (1988-Present)
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences - Patent Litigation (Who’s Who Legal, 2021-2024)
- Leading Individual, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Employment (Chambers and Partners, 2021-2022)
- Stand-out Lawyer - Independently Rated Lawyers (Thomson Reuters, 2021)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Labour & Employment (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2024)
- Recognized Practitioner, Chambers Asia-Pacific, Employment (Chambers and Partners, 2018-2020)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Labour & Employment (Who’s Who Legal, 2016, 2023-2024)
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (LL.M., 1993)
Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1988)
Graduate School of Law, Seoul National University (1986)
College of Law, Seoul National University (LL.B., 1984)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1988; New York, 1996
Languages
Korean and English
Insights
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Recent Supreme Court Decision on “Employee Status” under the Labor Standards Act
2025.03.24 -
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MOEL Issues Labor Inspection Plan for 2025
2025.02.21 -
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MOEL Issues Revised Labor-Management Guidance on Ordinary Wage
2025.02.10 -
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Supreme Court Decision Determining “Whether Retroactive Increase in Wage Falls under Ordinary Wage” and “Whether to Recognize Working Hours for On-call and Standby Duty”
2025.02.05 -
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Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision that Welfare Points Constitute Earned Income under the Income Tax Act
2025.01.21 -
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Key HR Amendments for 2025
2024.12.26
