Kyungwoo Lee is a Managing Partner at ClassHankyul, with a practice that encompasses labor law, insurance, trade secret protection, unfair competition, damages, and general civil matters.
Mr. Lee has a particular expertise in labor issues, including human resources and labor relations. He founded the Labor Issues Research Institute 30 years ago and has served as a public interest member on both the Central Labor Committee and the Labor-Management-Government Committee. Currently, he serves as an advisory lawyer to the Ministry of Employment and Labor and as a mediator at the Seoul Central District Court.
Overview
Experience
- 1982 Passed the 24th National Bar Examination
- 1985 Completed Judicial Research and Training Institute (14th Class)
- 2004 ~ 2009 Member, Inspection Committee of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office; Member, Public Security Advisory Committee
- 2007 Selected as one of the best lawyers in the labor field (Chosun Ilbo)
- 2000 ~ 2011 Seoul Model Public Interest Member, Labor-Management-Government Committee
- 2005 ~ Present Mediator, Seoul Central District Court.
- 2007 ~ 2014 Public Interest Member, Workers' Compensation Review Committee at Ministry of Employment and Labor
- 2005 ~ 2020 Public Interest Member, Central Labor Commission
- 2011 ~ 2015 Member, Statutory Interpretation Committee of the Ministry of Government Legislation
- 2011 ~ 2023 Member, Motor Vehicle Compensation Dispute Mediation and Review Committee
- 2007 ~ Present Advisory Member, Ministry of Employment and Labor
- Present Managing Partner, ClassHankyul
Education
- 1975 Gyeonggi High School
- 1983 Seoul National University College of Law (LL.B.)
- 1996 ~ 1997 Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, USA
- 1999 Completed Graduate School of Labor at Korea University (5th class)
Representative Matters
- - Recruitment misconduct and recruitment cancellation at Gangwon Land
- - Recruitment misconduct and recruitment cancellation at SR Corporation
- - Dismissal of low performers in public institutions
- - Wrongful dismissal at Samhwan Corporation
- - Matters related to regular recruitment at public organizations
- - Husun Station transfer case at KB Bank
- - Personnel and disciplinary matters at Kyunghyang Newspaper
- - Personnel and disciplinary matters at Korea Railroad Corporation
- - Normal wage matters at Seoul Metropolitan Transportation Corporation
- - Normal wage (overseas wage) matters at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.
- - Normal wage matters at Hanjin Corporation
- - Wage peak system matters at Hanjin Corporation
- - Wage peak system matters at Seoul Transportation Corporation
- - Wage peak system case at KB Bank
- - Wage peak system case at Korea Economic Daily
- - Correction of non-regular employee discrimination at GKL
- - Retirement income tax rectification claims for non-regular employees converted to regular employees at KB Bank
- - Worker status of in-home counselors and corresponding measures
- - Worker status of outsourced management personnel and improvement measures
- - Review and improvement plan for entrustment contract with independent vehicle owners
- - Review of the plan for regularizing non-regular workers in public institutions under the government's "Conversion of Non-regular Workers to Regular Workers" policy
- - Advised the Ministry of Employment and Labor on multiple unions and union activities
- - Advised Korea National Railway on labor disputes and negotiations
- - Various dismissal and disciplinary matters related to strikes at the Railroad Facilities Corporation
- - Advised Seoul Metropolitan Transportation Corporation on Interpretation of collective bargaining agreement
- - Provisional injunction and invalidation action regarding the election at Kookmin Bank branch of Financial Union
- - Dismissal case regarding union activities at Korean Air
- - Advised Daelim Petrochemical on labor disputes and negotiations
- - Provisional injunction regarding suspension of performance improvement program at Kookmin Bank branch of the Financial Union
- - Request for correction of violation of fair representation at KB Kookmin Bank
- - Advised on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (review of measures by employers under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act)
- - Advised on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (review of those subject to criminal sanctions under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act)
- - Advised on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (review of those subject to liability in the event of a Serious Accident at a performance venue)
- - Advised on the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (general inspection for Korea Water Resources Corporation's safety and health management system)
- - Advised on administrative disposition proceedings related to the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (administrative disposition in a case where a subcontractor's worker died during construction)
- - Criminal defense in a Serious Accident case (handling a case of accidental manslaughter)
Publications
- - Irregular Worker Law Explained (co-authored) - Lawyers for Democratic Society
- - Labor Law Explained by Lawyers (co-authored) - Lawyers for Democratic Society
Kyungwoo Lee
Managing Partner
T. +82-2-3458-9500
F. +82-2-595-1892
E. kwlee@classhklaw.com