Sangdo Lee is a partner at ClassHankyul, specializing in all facets of labor law, including both individual and collective labor relations. His practice addresses critical labor issues such as unfair discipline and dismissal (including recruitment misconduct), regular wages, the wage peak system, performance bonus calculations, and employment obligations under the Act on the Protection of Part-Time and Short-Term Workers and the Act on the Protection of Dispatched Workers.
Mr. Lee also handles cases related to workplace bullying and sexual harassment, non-compete agreements involving trade secret infringements, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the Serious Accident Punishment Act. His expertise extends to intellectual property rights, industrial technology, and trade secrets, supported by his background in computer science.
In addition to his private practice, Mr. Lee serves as counsel to various public institutions, including the Korea Rural Affairs Corporation. He is an active member of the Private Trust Management Committee of SH Corporation and the Legal Advisory Group of the Economic, Social, and Labor Committee. Mr. Lee also contributes insightful columns to Labor Law and other legal journals.
Overview
Experience
- 2009 Trainee, Security Analysis Team at NHN
- 2015 Passed the 4th Bar Examination
- 2015 ~ 2020 Attorney, Hankyul Law Firm (Limited)
- 2021 ~ 2023 NEP Attorney, Hankyul Law Firm (Limited)
- 2015 ~ 2020 Advisory Counsel, Korea Railroad Corporation
- 2015 ~ Present Advisory Counsel, Lotte Insurance Company
- Advisory Counsel, Superior
- Advisory Counsel, Dongseung Corporation
- 2022 ~ Present Member, Private Trust Management Committee, SH Corporation
- 2023 ~ Present Member, Legal Advisory Committee of the Economic, Social and Labor Committee
- Advisory Counsel, SR Corporation
- Advisory Counsel, Korail Networks
- Advisory Counsel, Korea Rural Development Corporation
- 2024 ~ Present Partner Attorney, ClassHankyul
Education
- 2003 Sehwa High School
- 2012 Sungkyunkwan University, Department of Computer Science
- 2015 Inha University School of Law
Representative Matters
- Revocation of Departure Ban (media reported)
- OO Bank's Retirement Income Tax Claims by Employees Transitioning from Temporary to Regular Workers (media reported)
- OO employee unfair dismissal case (dismissal of low performers and fixed-term workers, media reported)
- Recruitment misconduct and unfair dismissal case of Company K and Company S
- Company D's direct employment case subsequent to violation of the Dispatch Act
- Company G's non-regular workers (fixed-term workers) discrimination case
- Various regular wage cases including OO Corporation, H Company, etc.
- Wage peak system case including Company H
- Trade secret infringement cases including Company K
- Company L, Company D, and others for prohibition of transfer of employment
- Confirmation of retirement age for OO Corporation
- Confirmation of worker status of consignment salespersons at D department store
- Confirmation of worker status of insurance agents and others of Company L
- Work injury cases including Company B
- Numerous wrongful dismissal and unfair discipline cases
- Legal advice on workplace bullies for OO and N companies, etc.
- Advised public institutions on the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
- OO Bank's Retirement Income Tax Claims by Employees Transitioning from Temporary to Regular Workers (media reported)
- OO employee unfair dismissal case (dismissal of low performers and fixed-term workers, media reported)
- Recruitment misconduct and unfair dismissal case of Company K and Company S
- Company D's direct employment case subsequent to violation of the Dispatch Act
- Company G's non-regular workers (fixed-term workers) discrimination case
- Various regular wage cases including OO Corporation, H Company, etc.
- Wage peak system case including Company H
- Trade secret infringement cases including Company K
- Company L, Company D, and others for prohibition of transfer of employment
- Confirmation of retirement age for OO Corporation
- Confirmation of worker status of consignment salespersons at D department store
- Confirmation of worker status of insurance agents and others of Company L
- Work injury cases including Company B
- Numerous wrongful dismissal and unfair discipline cases
- Legal advice on workplace bullies for OO and N companies, etc.
- Advised public institutions on the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act
Publications
- Conducting seminars on trade secret protection and non-competes
- Lectured on the Serious Accident Punishment Act
- Contributing columns to Labor Law, Daily Labor News, and other publications
Sangdo Lee
Attorney at Law
T. +82-2-3458-9510
F. +82-2-595-1892
E. sdlee@classhklaw.com
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Labor / Employment
- Personnel Matters, Wages, and Other Working Conditions
- Labor Union and Labor-Management Relations
- Workplace Harassment/Sexual Harassment
- Serious Accidents, Occupational Safety, and Labor-Related Criminal Defense
- Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance and Other Social Insurance
- Rules of Employment and Collective Agreements
- Issues Related to Corporate Restructuring and Reorganization
- Litigation & Arbitration