William Kim is a senior foreign attorney and member of the Labor & Employment Group. Mr. Kim is experienced in advising foreign clients in all matters related to employment and labor, including but not limited to, employment contracts and other documents, changes to work rules, sexual harassment investigations, employment discrimination, general compliance matters, employee discipline and terminations, layoffs, wage and hours, leaves, severance pay, pension and benefit, non-competition, employee privacy, temporary or dispatched worker, unjust labor practice, labor unions relations, employee transfers, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructuring. Mr. Kim advised foreign clients to also navigate the complex employment/labor-related litigations in Korea.
Prior to joining Lee & Ko, Mr. Kim served as a corporate in-house counsel for Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). At HHI, Mr. Kim assisted in protecting the company's legal interests throughout all phases of its multi-billion-dollar construction projects in the Middle East, advising on local content laws, EPC terms and conditions, joint-venture negotiations, and international commercial disputes.
In the U.S., Mr. Kim worked as an associate at Bryan Cave, LLP as part of its Tax and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Groups. His experience covers issues involving international/cross-border employee stock options, ERISA litigation, and Section 409A compliance.
During his law school education, Mr. Kim was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Edward W. Sweeney of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri (St. Louis), and a Rule-13 assistant at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. Mr. Kim has also served as an executive board editor for the Washington University Global Studies Law Review.
Mr. Kim is admitted to the New York State Bar.