‘The team is able to help clients and in-house counsels in all areas of Korean labour law. They are also able to communicate and clarify unfamiliar legal issues and identify the crux of the matter swiftly and offer practical solutions.’

‘Elizabeth Yu is a reliable and trustworthy advisor who is able to help me to better understand the local legal requirement in plain languages and direct me to the right route of solution.’

‘The teamwork is good. It seems that the team talks a lot and exchanges opinions, which means a lot to clients.’

‘Sangmin Kim is a good listener and spent quickly understood the issues at hand. We are very impressed with the results.’

‘K&C’s employment law team is very knowledgeable and practical in their advice and guidance to my company’s team. They are responsive and willing to work with me to come up with a solution that works for my business and constraints on legal budgets.’

‘Comprehensive advice, not just subject matter expertise but practical advice with understanding of the client’s business and circumstances’

‘Hyunjae Park – ability to break down difficult issues and thinks from the perspective of the client’

‘K&C has a strong presence in various areas which makes them a perfect firm to provide comprehensive advice on complex cases that need collaboration among different teams such as employment, compliance, corporate etc.’

‘Kim & Chang, the biggest law firm in Korea. The way of they work is effective and efficient, with good communication throughout and always produce a high quality result.’

‘In my opinion, K&C is the No 1 law firm in Korea in the HR field. Their strength is in consulting field as well as litigation.’

‘Kim Weonjung offers very precise and comprehensive consulting service,  providing possible alternatives with pros. & cons analysis, and gives honest feedback. Whenever I ask for his legal opinion, I can see his full engagement, so I’m very comfortable to work with him.’

‘The team has profound knowledge and experience both in regulations and practices. In particular, they have lots of experience of dealing with  industrial unions and recruitment of management level people. No other legal team in Korea can compete.’

‘They are not bound by legal theories, but try to give practical solutions to their clients’ problems. They fully accept the client’s problem as their own, and work hard to solve it beyond the scope of customer-provided explanations and materials.’

‘Jae Hoon Choi is great. He works for me as if he were me.’

‘The best law firm in Korea, with abundant expertise in HR and labour law. In terms of cost, it is also highly efficient from the customer’s point of view.’

‘Strong all-round team’

‘Lee & Ko’s Labour and Employment team has successfully litigated cases in relation to various labour issues.’

‘The team is very responsive and has extensive experience and knowledge in this practice area.’

‘William Kim is professional and responsive, and has extensive experience in the practice area. Apart from his solid legal knowledge and expertise in delivering advice or contract draft, one of the benefit for high remark is that he is very fluent in English, thus facilitated internal communication for foreign company.’

‘Shin & Kim’s long established team is led by Kim Dong-Wook, who is a distinguished figure on the market and also an efficient team leader. The team is comprised of experienced partners, the former government officials, talented and trained associate lawyers and staff, all showing exceptional performance.’

‘Kim Dong-Wook is by far the top individual in the labour and employment practice. He had worked as a government official at the Ministry of Employment and Labour for eight  years and still maintains good relations with the authority. I wholeheartedly recommend Dong-Wook to the other clients in trouble.’

‘They are really detail-oriented and look into all diverse aspects of the issue for a client. The most important is their legal assessment has excellent quality. Their legal assessment was very accurate and touched every relevant law. Efficient advice.’

‘Yoon & Yang’s positive attributes are its speed and accuracy. Yoon & Yang’s legal services are very concise, with its legal opinions streamlined with core arguments and conclusions, making them easier to understand.’

‘Yulchon’s labour team is highly professional and manages clients’ inquiries and concerns in a customized manner and provides practical solutions. They are also very efficient in time management from the cost perspective and they are responsive and diligent. Their legal expertise is top-notch among other major law firms in Korea.’

‘Soojung Lee has extensive knowledge and experiences in Korean legal issues as well and she is capable of explaining very complicated legal issues in a structured and concise manner. She has also deep understanding of the way foreign companies operating in Korea and she provides customized solutions for foreign clients. She is a very good communicator and responsive to clients’ inquiries in a timely and efficient manner.’

‘Jaewoo Park, a partner lawyer, is very smart and bright.’

‘We work with the employment team at Yulchon on many of our South Korean employment matters. We find them to provide a good, efficient service. They are also great at presenting webinars on topical employment law subjects.’

‘Soojung Lee and Christopher Mandel are great practitioners: smart, responsive and practical.’

‘Jung-Woo Lee and Hyun-Young Seo are very customer oriented and committed to create positive outcomes for customers.’

‘I have worked with Yulchon’s labour and employment team for 11 years, and the team is very impressive and useful.’

‘Sang Wook Cho provides comprehensive and effective legal services in all types of labour issues.’