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李光善
紹介
Mr. Kwang-Sun Lee is a distinguished attorney specializing in labor and employment law. He holds a law degree from Sungkyunkwan University College of Law and a master’s degree from Korea University Graduate School. After passing the national judicial examination and completing his training at the Judicial Training Institute, Mr. Lee began his career as in-house counsel at CJ Corporation and later served as Head of the Labor Group at Jipyong LLC. He joined Yulchon in 2023 and currently serves as Deputy Head of the firm’s Labor Team and International Investigation Team. Mr. Lee has extensive experience in handling all aspects of labor-related matters, labor litigation, advisory services and labor investigations. He has represented and advised numerous companies in injunctions, civil and criminal cases, and collective labor relations matters. His expertise spans a wide array of traditional and complex labor issues, such as dismissals, dismissals for managerial needs, illegal placement of agency workers, and unfair labor practices, where he has consistently delivered exceptional results. Beyond his legal practice, Mr. Lee is a highly sought-after lecturer, providing training on unfair labor practices, collective labor relations, ordinary wages, workplace harassment, and other pressing labor issues. His clients include major organizations such as Samsung Group affiliates, Doosan Group, LG Group, SK Group, Naver, Starbucks Korea, Korea Management Association, Korea Economic History Association, and Hankyung Academy. He also contributes regularly to leading publications, including Monthly Labor Law Journal and Hankyung CHO Forum. Mr. Lee’s excellence has been widely recognized in the legal industry. Since being named a Recommended Lawyer by Legal 500 in 2015, he has received numerous accolades, including: Leading Lawyer by Legal Times (five times since 2017), Best Lawyer by Hankyung Business (seven years, 2018–2025), Best Lawyer by JoongAng Ilbo and Korea In-house Counsel Association (2023 and 2024), Leading Lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific (2024-2026), Leading Lawyer by asialaw (2023-2025).
- 2017 Korea University School of Law、Law、Ph. D. Candidate
- 2013 University of Minnesota Law School (UofM Law School)、Law、LL.M.
- 2012 Korea University Graduate School of Law、Labor Law、M.A.
- 2006 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 2003 Passed the 45th Bar Exam
- 2023-present Partner、Yulchon LLC
- 2020-present Director、Korea Society of Labor Law Theory and Practice
- 2019-present Labor & Employment Legal Advisor、Korea Airports Corporation
- 2023-2025 External Legal Counsel、Korea Culture & Tourism Institute (KCTI)
- 2020-2024 Legal Advisor、Korea Enterprises Federation
- 2006-2023 Partner、Jipyong LLC
- 2006-2006 Member、CJ Corporation Legal Team
- 2006 Admitted to Bar 、 Republic of Korea
韓国語、英語
主な実績
- 2026 Represented a logistics company in a lawsuit regarding alleged illegal dispatch and prevailed in the court of first instance
- 2026 Represented Research Institute S in a lawsuit regarding the adverse change of employment rules and prevailed in the court of first instance
- 2026 Provided legal consulting services to Business Group A and Company S on response strategies regarding the 'Yellow Envelope Act' (amendments to the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act)
- 2026 Represented Company E and prevailed in a case filed by a business partner’s employee seeking remedy for unfair dismissal before the Regional Labor Relations Commission
- 2025 Represented the representative director of Company A, a contracted logistics center operator, and secured an acquittal in the first-instance trial involving alleged violation of the Act on the Guarantee of Employees’ Retirement Benefits
- 2025 Successfully represented Public Corporation A in a lawsuit seeking cancellation of a decision on the remedial request for unjust dismissal filed by a workplace harassment perpetrator
- 2024 Successfully represented the Korea Railroad Research Institute in a lawsuit involving comparable workers under the Act on the Protection of Temporary Agency Workers
- 2024 Successfully represented duty-free retailer L in a criminal lawsuit for unfair labor practices and obtained not guilty verdicts on most claims
- 2023 Represented Osan Academy in a case involving disadvantageous amendment of rules of employment and obtained a decision of non-indictment for all charges
- 2023 Represented Osan Academy in a case involving unfair labor practices and obtained a decision of non-indictment for all charges
受賞等
- 2024-2026 Litigation star, Labour and employment、Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
- 2024-2026 Leading Lawyer, Employment、Chambers Asia-Pacific
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Labour and employment、asialaw
- 2023-2025 Korea’s Best Law Firm & Lawyer, Labor & Employment、Hankyung Business
- 2024 Leading Lawyer, Labor Law、Legal Times
お知らせ/資料
The Handbook of ADR (‘How to Fully Use Employment Contract and Employment Rules’), Central Labor Relations Committee (2025)
Changes in Full Bench Decisions on Ordinary Wages and Their Implications, Wage Information Brief (Korea Labor Institute), 2025 No. 1(2025)
Discussion Paper on Compensatory Damages Arising From Illegal Labor Strikes, Korea Enterprises Federation(2025)
Overview of Potential Labor-Management Issues in 2025, Monthly Labor Law January Issue (2025)
Whether Periodic Bonuses with Incumbent Conditions are Ordinary Wages, Labor Law December issue(2022)
Problems with the Yellow Envelope Act, Labor Law September issue(2022)
Problems with the Revised Trade Union Act, Labor Law December issue (2021)
Problems with the Labor Relations Board's Decision to Recognize a Bargaining Partner of an Agency, Labor Law August issue (2021)
Occupational Safety and Health Act, Onju LAWnB (co-authored)(2020)
Getting the Deal Through: Labour&Employment-Korea Chapter, Law Business Research (co-authored)(2020)
Getting the Deal Through: Labour&Employment-Korea Chapter, Law Business Research (co-authored)(2018)
Labor Laws of the Republic of Korea, Hallim Publishing (co-authored)(2015)
