趙相昱
主要业务领域
简介
Sang Wook Cho is a partner and head of the Labor Team at Yulchon who practices primarily in the areas of labor and employment and internal investigation. He joined Yulchon as an associate in 1999 and has been working with the firm ever since. Mr. Cho had worked on secondment at the Korean branch of General Electric International, Inc. for some time as a Yulchon attorney. With regard to labor, as deputy head of Labor & Employment Team of Yulchon, Mr. Cho provides advisory services to leading domestic companies and foreign corporations on the Korean Labor Standard Act, the Act on the Protection, etc., of Dispatched Workers, the Act on the Protection, etc., of Fixed-term and Part-time Employees, the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act and other labor laws, and represents companies in the cases for labor dispute issues such as regarding dismissal, wage and illegal dispatch of workers. Mr. Cho also advises on negotiation of separation package and HR compliance program issues. With regard to internal investigation, Mr. Cho advises clients on internal investigations provoked by whistle-blowing and disciplinary actions including for embezzlement, breach of occupation, divulgence of trade secrets, sexual harassment and workplace bullying, on responsive measures for illegal conducts including civil or criminal actions, and on government and media affairs.Mr. Cho speaks often at seminars and conferences for Amcham, BCCK and Korea Employers Federation and delivers lectures in workshops of Korean companies including Samsung Human Resources Development Center, Samsung Group and Lotte Group on labor reform, ordinary wage, disguised contracting-out, multiple labor union and temporary workers. He also writes labor columns and articles for Work Law, a monthly journal.In 2018, he was selected as a leading lawyer by Chambers Asia Pacific, and Legal 500 in the field of employment and named as an expert by Who’s Who Legal in the fields of labor & management as well as pension & benefits.
- 2004 Cornell University Law School，LL.M.
- 1999 Judicial Research and Training Institute, the Supreme Court of Korea
- 1994 Seoul National University，LL.B.
- 1999-present Yulchon LLC
- 2019 Adjunct professor，Korea University Graduate School of Law
- 2018-present Vice President，Society of Labor Law Theory and the Profession
- 2016-2024 Advisory lawyer，Ministry of Employment and Labor
- 2013-present Member of Discrimination Remedy Committee，National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea
- 2013-2015 Adjudication Member of Public Interests，Seoul Regional Labor Relation Commission
- 2004-2005 In-house Counsel，Korean Branch of General Electric International (Secondment)
- 2007 Admitted to Bar ， New York
- 1999 Admitted to Bar ， Republic of Korea
韩语，英语
荣誉/获评
- 2025-2026 Recommended, Employment & Labor，Lexology Index: South Korea
- 2024-2025 Leading Lawyer, Labour and employment，asialaw
- 2024-2026 Litigation star, Labour and employment，Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific
- 2024-2025 Stand-Out Lawyer，Thomson Reuters
- 2024-2026 Leading Lawyer, Employment，Chambers AP
消息/资料
HR Internal Investigations 2025: South Korea, Chambers Global Practice Guide (2025)
Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(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)
Three Major Labor Issues for Companies to Keep in Mind in 2020, Work Law (Jan.)(2020) download
Prohibition of Discriminatory Treatment against Part-time Lecturers, Work Law (Dec.)(2019) download
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)
Legal Nature of Management Performance Bonus as Wage, Work Law (Dec.)(2018) download
Prevention and Handling of Workplace Sexual Harassment: Precautions for Companies, Work Law (May.)(2018) download
Three Labor Matters To be Attended by Companies in 2018, Work Law (Jan.)(2018) download
Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters)(2018)
Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2018)
Duty of Fair Representation of Trade Union as Bargaining Agent, Work Law (Dec.)(2017) download
Opinion of New Government’s Job Policy, Work Law (Jun.)(2017) download
Essay on Major Practical Issues Concerning Workplace Bullying, Law Review (2017) download
Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2017)
Legitimacy of Underperforming Employee Management, Work Law (Dec.)(2016) download
Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2016)
Review and Prospect of Agreement Between Labor, Management and Government, Legal Times (Oct.)(2015) download
Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook(2015)
Labor Law Issues and Considerations of Practical Steps for Restructuring, Work Law (Oct.)(2014) download
HR Law Issues Frequently Raised During the Practical Steps (1) – Executive Officer, Work Law (Jan.)(2014) download
Labor Law Issues to be Considered for Organizational Integration (Vol. 2), Work Law (Nov.)(2013) download
Considerations for Labor Management In Preparation of Expansion of Discriminatory Treatment Scope, Work Law (Oct.)(2013) download
How to select employees for termination in "reasonable and fair" manner, International Law Office (2013) download
Whether Employer’s Expression of Opinion Constitutes an Unfair Labor Practice, 21st Article, NNA Column (2013) download
Discontinuance of Business, Work Law (Feb.)(2013) download
Dismissal Based On Poor Per formance, Invest Korea (2012)
Government announces greater protection for employees, International Law Office (2012)
On Management of Underperforming Employees, Work Law (Dec.)(2012) download
On Adjustment of Miscellaneous Expenses, Work Law (Oct.)(2012) download
Application of Favorable Conditions for Employees in Redundancies, 19th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Voluntary Retirement and Recommended Resignation, 17th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
How to Reduce Costs Other Than Wages, 16th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Wage Reduction and Wage Return, 15th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Matters Requiring Attention When Hiring a Person with Work Experience, 13th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Major Issues of Discrimination Against Temporary Workers, 12th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Most Recent Precedents on Regular Bonuses, 11th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Labor Issues of In-house Subcontracting and Illegal Dispatch of Workers, 10th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Performance-based Wage System, 9th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Dismissal of Workers on Low Performance, 8th Article, NNA Column (2012) download
Labor Issues Related to Personal Information Protection Laws, 7th Article, NNA Column (2011) download
On Unfavorable Changes of Employment Regulations (for Workers) in Korea, 6th Article, NNA Column (2011) download
On Employment Regulations in Korea, 5th Article, NNA Column (2011) download
On Sexual Harassment in Workplaces in Korea, 4th Article, NNA Column (2011) download
Amendment to the Guarantee of Workers' Retirement Benefits Act, 3rd Article, NNA Column (2011) download
Effectiveness of Non-competition Agreement, 2nd Article, NNA Column (2011) download
Multiple Trade Unions in Korea: On the Bargaining Channel Unification System, 1st Article, NNA Column (2011) download
Too Big, Too Small, Just Right: Restrictive Employment Agreements in Korea, AMCHAM Journal (2011) download
Workplace Sexual Harassment: Growing Awareness, International Law Office (co-author)(Aug.)(2011) download
Taming the tiger: Understanding Korea’s labor laws, The Asian Lawyer (co-author)(Winter)(2011) download
"论特别法中法人企业的设立、组织、运营上的特殊性"，《BFL》第32号 (共著)(2008)
Labor Law 2007: Amendment to Regulations on Dismissal and Legislation of Laws Related to Temporary Workers, KORUM (2007)
"论证券投资信托中的若干法律问题 (共著)",《证券法研究》第4卷第2号(2003)
