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, 2022)
- 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: Life Sciences (Who’s Who Legal, 2021, 2023)
- Leading Lawyer, Who’s Who Legal: Korea, Labour & Employment (Who’s Who Legal, 2019-2023)
- 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)
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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Newsletters
Recent Supreme Court Decision: Ruling on Employer’s Criminal Liability for Failure to Pay Statutory Severance by Extended Payment Date
2023.08.17 -
Newsletters
Introduction of the Default Option for Defined Contribution Retirement Pension Plan
2023.07.25 -
Newsletters
The Minimum Wage For 2024 is Set at KRW 9,860 Per Hour
2023.07.20 -
Recognitions
Eight Professionals Recognized as “Leading Lawyers” – WWL: Labour, Employment & Benefits 2023
2023.07.14 -
Recognitions
131 Professionals Selected as “National Leaders” – WWL: Korea 2023
2023.06.30 -
Newsletters
Recent Supreme Court Decision on Retirees’ Right to Expect Re-employment
2023.06.26
