概要
Jinwoo Lee focuses his practice on employment and labor, general litigation, compliance (anti-corruption) advisory and litigation services, advisory and litigation matters involving Japanese companies, and insolvency-related advisory services. He joined Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in 2008 after serving as a judge of the Chuncheon District Court. Having studied Japanese law at the University of Tokyo Graduate School and worked at Nishimura & Asahi, one of the largest law firms in Japan, he has extensive knowledge and experience in disputes related to Japanese companies.
Related Practices
経歴
2012-2013
Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo
2012
Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Tokyo / Osaka
2008-現在
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
2006-2008
Judge, Chuncheon District Court
2003-2006
Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army
その他経歴
2022-現在
Member, Labor Law Practice Study Group, Supreme Court of Korea
2021-現在
Member, Insolvency Law Study Group
2018-現在
Member, Court Precedents Commentators Committee, Law Times
2014-現在
Member, Legal Advisory Group for Overseas Expansion of Small and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Justice
2011-2012
Visiting Research Student, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
主な案件実績
Represented securities firms in litigation concerning deferred incentive compensation and wage peak system disputes
Represented and advised multinational corporations on matters relating to performance-based compensation
Advised on executive compensation matters
Advised on the establishment of ESG compliance frameworks
Legal advice and representation for labor relations matters of companies A and AB
Legal advice and representation for insolvency of trading partners of Japanese companies including company B
Legal advice and representation for corporate or internal corruption
Legal advice and representation for debt recovery matters
Legal advice and representation for civil and criminal cases
学歴
2003
Judicial Research and Training Institute, Supreme Court of Korea
2000
Yonsei University (LL.B.)
主な活動
著述
Q&A on Mexico HR & Labor (co-author, Korea Labor Foundation, 2025)
Response Manual for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) (co-author, Korea Labor Foundation, 2024)
Guidelines for ESG Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence and Corporate Response, Auditor Journal (Korea Listed Companies Association, 2024)
Legal Relations Between Talent Brain Drain and Non-Compete Covenants (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2023)
Validity of Labor-Management Agreements without a Union General Meeting (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2023)
Issues Relating to Overtime Work and Overtime Pay (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
Issues Relating to Performance Bonuses Payable Only upon Continued Employment until the Payment Date (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
Key Issues under the “Yellow Envelope Act” (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
To What Extent is a Director's Term of Office Guaranteed? (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
Careful Internal Corporate Decision-Making, Decisive Execution of Transactions (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
My Assets, Yet Not at My Disposal: Special Benefits and Legal Reserves of Inheritance (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
On the Effectiveness of Monetary Remedies in Cases of Unfair Dismissal (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
Business Transfers and Employment Succession: Can This Dilemma Be Resolved? (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
Who Qualifies as an Employee? The Litigation Continues. (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
On Customary Practices and Legal Obligations in Wage Disputes (Hankyung CFO Insight, 2022)
The Nature of the System for Adjustment of Inheritance Shares and Selected Issues, Korean Journal of Family Law, Vol. 36, No. 1, Issue No. 73, pp. 395–428 (Korean Society of Family Law, 2022)
Requirements to be Effective for the Additional Clauses attached to Wage Payment Duty - Seoul High Court Decision 2018Na2071008 Decided November 12 2019, Justice No. 181, pp. 204-227 (Korean Society of Law, 2020)
Method of Determining the Justifiable Reasons for the Dismissal of Registered Director (Monthly Labor Law, 2020)
A Systematic Review for the Reform of Seller’s Warranty Liability – Focusing on the Revised Japanese Civil Code (Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Korea University, 2019)
Executives' Liability for Employees' Labor Law Violations – Japan (Monthly Labor Law, 2017)
Recent Trends in Korea's Insolvency Practice (Nishimura & Asahi Newsletters, 2013)
活動
Human Rights Seminar for IHI Group Business Partners (IHI Group, 2025)
South Korea Enacts "Yellow Envelope Act" to Guarantee Workers’ Right to Strike—Japanese Companies Also Advised to Exercise Caution (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 2025)
Webinar on Labor-Management Relations Outlook and Response Strategies Following the “Yellow Envelope Act” (Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, 2025)
Seminar on HR and Labor Risk Management Strategies for Responding to Global Supply Chain Due Diligence (Korea Labor Foundation, 2025)
Impact of the Supreme Court Decision Expanding the Scope of Ordinary Wages by Excluding Fixedness and Corporate Response Measures; Webinar on 2025 Labor Law Changes and Key Issues (Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, 2025)
Webinar on HR and Labor: Reform of Regulations and Practical Implications (Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, 2024)
資格
2003
Korea
