紹介

Soojung Lee is a foreign attorney admitted in California (2003), and the Deputy Head of Yulchon’s Labor and Employment Practice and its Workplace & Investigation & Disputes Center. Ms. Lee advises both domestic and foreign multinational companies in relation to all manner of labor and employment matters in Korea, including workforce reduction, employee and executive termination, sexual and non-sexual harassment claims, collective labor relations, discrimination, use of non-regular workers, and general employment-law compliance. A native Korean speaker, Ms. Lee has extensive legal and business experience in both Korea and the U.S. Ms. Lee has been recognized as a leading individual in the labor-and-employment field in Korea by prestigious international and domestic publications and directories, such as Chambers, Who’s Who Legal and Asian Legal Business (ALB).

学歴
  • 2003 Loyola Law School, J.D. (Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review; St. Thomas More Society Member; Dean’s Honor List)
  • 2000 Yonsei University、Graduate School of International Studies、M.A.
  • 1996 Yonsei University、English Language and Literature、B.A
経歴
  • 2011-present Yulchon LLC
  • 2023-present International Employment Lawyer, Editorial Board
  • 2018-present Co-Chair、Labor Law Committee, International Association of Korean Lawyers
  • 2010-2011 Aide to the Secretary General、Constitutional Court of Korea
  • 2008-2010 Lecturer、Yonsei University, College of Law/Underwood International College
  • 2002-2007 Associate/Summer Associate、Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1996-1997 LG Group, Chairman’s Office
資格
  • 2003 Admitted to Bar 、 California
言語

韓国語、英語

受賞等

受賞等
  • 2025 Women Leaders、International Employment Lawyer (IEL)
  • 2025-2026 Recommended, Employment & Labor、Lexology Index: South Korea
  • 2024 Asia Top 15 Female Lawyers、Asian Legal Business
  • 2021, 2023 Korea Super 30 Lawyers、Asian Legal Business
  • 2016-2026 Leading Lawyer, Employment、Chambers AP

お知らせ/資料

論文/著書

HR Internal Investigations 2025: South Korea, Chambers Global Practice Guide (2025)

Guide to Workplace Investigations & Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workplace, International Employment Lawyer (2025)

IBA Global Employment Institute, Twelfth Annual Global Report (2024)

APAC Quarterly Update(South Korea), Ius Laboris(2024) download

Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce, International Employment Lawyer(2023) download

IBA Global Employment Institute, Eleventh Annual Global Report (2023)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2022)

Korean Employment Law Introduction: Labor Relations Commission, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) Journal (2022)

IBA Global Employment Institute, Tenth Annual Global Report(2022)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)(2021)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2021)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)(2020)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2020)

South Korea chapter, SUMMARY OF COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, ABA Book Publishing (edited by Shaun van Horn)(2020)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)(2019)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2019)

Striking a Balance, International Financial Law Review (2018)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)(2018)

South Korea Special Focus Labour and Employment Law “Striking a Balnace”, International Financial Law Review(2018)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2018)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2017)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2016)

Age Discrimination, Labor Post, September Issue(2015) download

Mandatory Minimum Retirement Age and Wage-System Reform, Labor Post, July Issue(2015) download

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2015)

Expatriate Employees Seconded to Korea - Labor Law and Tax Implications, Labor Post, May Issue (2015) download

Major Current Issues in Korean HR-Law Practice, Labor Post, March Issue(2015) download

お知らせ/資料
2024. 10. 24. セミナー 「AMCHAM Women’s Leadership Committee Workshop」開催 2024. 10. 24.
2024. 04. 01. 映像・メディア Four of Yulchon Attorneys Chosen by Clients 2024. 04. 01.
2021. 09. 30. 最新の事例 Employment-Law Advice in a Significant Cross-Border M&A Transaction 2021. 09. 30.
2018. 11. 30. 選定 「Chambers Asia Pacific」 で3部門がトップに 2018. 11. 30.
2018. 10. 31. 最新の事例 Ordinary-Wage Litigation 2018. 10. 31.
2018. 10. 01. 最新の事例 Illegal Worker Dispatch 2018. 10. 01.
2018. 07. 31. 最新の事例 Investigations 2018. 07. 31.
2018. 05. 31. 最新の事例 M&A 2018. 05. 31.
2018. 05. 30. 最新の事例 Restructuring 2018. 05. 30.
2017. 11. 30. 最新の事例 Sexual Harassment 2017. 11. 30.
2015. 12. 31. 最新の事例 Labor-Management Relations 2015. 12. 31.
2013. 10. 07. 最新の事例 Lutronic’s acquisition of BioVision Technologies LLC 2013. 10. 07.