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Weon Jung Kim

Weon Jung Kim

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Kim & Chang

Kim & Chang

South Korea

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Labour and employment: local firms

Collaborating with several other departments in the firm, including internal investigations, compliance and white-collar crime, the sizeable Kim & Chang labour and employment practice maintains a strong position in the market. The team is co-led by Chun Wook Hyun, who has a solid track record acting for multinational and domestic corporations, and Weon Jung Kim, a key contact for employment litigation and dispute resolution. Ki Young Kim supports in human resources and management of organisations, while Matthew F. Jones advises multinational clients on issues affecting the workplace, including workforce reductions, employee discipline and immigration issues. Hyun Jae Park, Ji-Hyo Ryu and Daeyup Kim are also noted.
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Phone
+82 2 3703 1021
Email
[email protected]
Profile
kimchang.com

Profile

Work Department
Labor & Employment; Serious Accidents Punishment Act
Career

Weon Jung Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang. He practices primarily in labor and employment matter.

Mr. Kim has extensive experience, spanning over 30 years, in representing clients in all areas of employment and labor law. His specialty is in litigation and dispute resolution of employment and labor law issues before the court, Labor Relations Commission, labor office, and Human Rights Commission. In addition, Mr. Kim has substantial experience in dealing with industrial relations, collective bargaining and advising on labor-management council issues, and maintaining competitiveness for corporate clients in the marketplace. Mr. Kim routinely advises his multinational corporate clients on the labor/employment implications of cross-border transactions, ranging from mergers and acquisitions, post-merger HR integration planning, reductions-in-force and restructuring issues.

Mr. Kim has also played a key role in helping government authorities, including the Ministry of Labor and employment and Labor Relations Commission, to establish and further develop major areas of legislation or practices of Korean labor and employment law. Mr. Kim has directly influenced the development of Korean employment and labor laws in his capacity as advisor to the Ministry of Labor and employment in assessing and evaluating policies and authoritative interpretations of laws and regulations.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang, Mr. Kim worked as a judge advocate of Republic of Korea Army. He also participated in Foreign Lawyer Internship Program at Law Office of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker. Since 2010, he has served as a legal counsel of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

Mr. Kim earned his LL.B. from Seoul National University and his LL.M. from School of Law, Columbia University. He also attended the Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea. He is admitted to the Korea bar.

Languages
Korean, English and Japanese
Memberships
Admitted to bar, Korea, 1983
Education

School of Law, Columbia University (LL.M., 1992)

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1983)

Seoul National University (LL.B., 1981)

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Testimonials

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  • ‘My experience with K&C's Labour and Employment team has been highly satisfactory. Not only do they have a high level of knowledge and experience on Korean labour laws and relevant cases, but they also focus on understanding the unique features of the client's business and employment environment.’

  • ‘The individual lawyer I work with (Attorney Daeyup Kim) has abundant knowledge and experience on labour and employment cases in the industry that we engage in. His advice is not only substantive but also highly practical, which makes him stand out from other lawyers.’

Key clients

  • Hyundai Motor Company
  • POSCO

Work highlights

Represented Korea Expressway Corporation in a civil case where approximately 200 employees from a subcontractor filed claims under the Workers Dispatch Act, seeking direct employment and KRW 30 billion in damages.