Associate
TEL |
+82-2-6386-0827 |
E-MAIL |
yusung.seo@leeko.com |
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Yusung Seo is a member of Lee & Ko’s Labor & Employment Group. He advises clients on a broad range of personnel, labor and employment related matters, including Serious Accidents Punishment Act, labor disputes, projects, and regulatory compliance concerns.
Education
2022 |
Seoul National University School of Law – J.D. |
2019 |
Seoul National University – B.A. in Economics |
Work Experience
Expertise
Labor & Employment |
Labor · Employment Litigation |
Occupational Safety · Serious Accidents |
Admissions & Qualifications
Admitted to the Korean Bar(2022) |
Languages
Representative Cases
[Individual Labor Relations]
- Represented clients in litigation involving disciplinary dismissals
- Defended employers against unfair dismissal claims before the Labor Relations Commission
- Litigated disputes arising from the revocation of job offers to prospective employees
- Handled dismissal litigation involving probationary employees
- Represented clients in severance pay disputes
- Defended against claims asserting entitlement to employee stock ownership plans
- Defended against injunctions seeking suspension of disciplinary actions
- Provided legal advice on disciplinary measures, wages, severance pay, and performance-based bonuses
- Advised and litigated on wage-peak system matters for public institutions, financial institutions, and manufacturing companies
- Defended against investigations concerning violations of the Employment Security Act
[Collective Labor Relations & Compliance]
- Represented clients in litigation involving mass layoffs
- Handled disputes and litigation related to unfair labor practices
[Atypical Employment & Subcontracting]
- Filed injunctions prohibiting former employees from accessing the workplace
- Represented clients in litigation concerning discriminatory treatment of fixed-term workers
- Handled employee status disputes involving service contract workers
- Represented clients in labor dispatch-related litigation across call centers, steel mills, maintenance service providers, and transportation companies
- Defended against investigations and complaints before the Ministry of Employment and Labor regarding violations of the Act on the Protection of Dispatched Workers
[Occupational Safety]
- Represented clients in industrial accident claims and related damage compensation lawsuits
- Handled cases under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, including incidents involving falls and entrapments