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Hyunseok SONGLabor · Employment Litigation
2015 | University of Washington (Visiting Scholar) |
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2012 | Korea University - Graduate School of Labor |
2005 | Judicial Research & Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea |
1999 | Korea University - B.A. in Law |
2008-Present | Lee & Ko |
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2023-Present | President of Labor Lawyers Committee, Korean Bar Association |
2023-Present | Member of Legal Advisory Panel at Economic, Social and Labor Council |
2023-Present | Member of Legal Advisory Panel at National Labor Relations Commission |
2020-Present | Member of Public Interest Advisory Panel at Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission (Area: Discriminatory Employment Practice) |
2021-Present | Member of Mediation Panel at Civil Complaint Mediation Committee, National Police Agency |
2013- 2019 | Advisory Board, Parliamentary legislation |
2013-2016 | Adjudication Member of Public Interest at Seoul Regional Labor Relations Commission |
2014-2015 | Commission against Corruption, Seoul Regional Ministry of Employment and Labor |
2013-2014 | Advisory Board, Information Disclosure Deliberation committee, Seoul Regional Ministry of Employment and Labor |
2005-2008 | Jisung Law Office |
Korean and English |
2024 | Recognized as “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific (Labour and Employment) |
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2021-2023 | Recognized as “Leading Lawyers” by AsiaLaw (Labour and Employment) |
2022-2024 | Ranked as “Band 2” by Chambers Asia-Pacific (Employment) |
2020-2021 | Ranked as “Band 3” by Chambers Asia-Pacific (Employment) |
2019 | Selected as “Recognized Practitioner” by Chambers Asia-Pacific (Employment) |
2018, 2023 | Recognized as “Best Labor Attorney” by Hankyung Business Weekly |
2017-2023 | Recognized as “Leading Practitioner” by Who’s Who Legal (Labour & Employment) |
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[E-daily] Upcoming Lee & Ko Seminar on October 11, 2024: "Discussing Key Issues such as the Serious Accidents Punishment Act and Retirement Age Extension" 2024.10.02Newsletter
Compliance Checklist Following SAPA’s Expansion 2024.02.05Press & Releases
[Monthly Labor Law] Supreme Court: "Hyundai's Dismissal of Underperforming Employees is Legal"...while referring to the “Hyundai Heavy Industry Case” in its Rationale 2024.01.02Press & Releases
[Hankyung Business] 2023 Best Law Firms & Lawyers in Korea 2023.12.18Awards Ranking
'Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024’ Band 1 in 13 practice areas 2023.12.15Newsletter
Latest Update to 「Guidelines for Workplace Risk Assessment」 to Impact Businesses in Korea 2023.05.24Press & Releases
[Korea Economy] Lee & Ko’s Employment and Labor Practice Group enhances its strong reputation as a “fixer” of problems, boasting a continuous streak of litigation wins in employment-related cases involving restructuring, wage peaks, and employee status of non-regular workers. 2023.04.24Newsletter
New President-Elect’s Labor Policy Outlook 2022.03.18