Labor & Employment
“Their thorough and insightful advice is very informative and useful from a strategic standpoint,"
- Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific
Overview
The Labor and Employment Practice Group prides itself on offering commercial, practical solutions to the issues that our clients face, founded on a thorough understanding of our clients’ businesses, the regulatory framework and the practices of regulatory authorities. Serving both domestic and international clients in a broad range of labor and employment issues, the Labor and Employment Practice Group has consistently received the highest recognition within both domestic and global legal markets.
Our Professionals
BKL brings together an exceptionally qualified group of labor specialists with experience from a diverse range of backgrounds, numbering Korean and foreign-qualified lawyers, former judges, certified labor consultants, and former Ministry of Employment and Labor officials.
Our Expertise
BKL has on many occasions negotiated or litigated successful outcomes in contentious cases, representing major domestic and multinational corporations. We have also accumulated rare experience in achieving successful outcomes in the Supreme Court of Korea. Our clients appreciate BKL’s practical advice and guidance on issues such as corporate workforce restructuring, drafting and reviewing compliant employment policies, collective bargaining, union disputes, regulatory investigations and safety and health violations. BKL’s high caliber of representation and advisory work is reflected in its consistent placement as one of the top labor and employment practices by major legal publications, including Chambers and Partners.