Korean firm Bae, Kim & Lee has recruited employment partners Wook Rae Lee and Young Hoon Park at its Seoul office.

Lee and Park join Bae, Kim & Lee from Kim & Chang, where they were attorneys in the firm’s labour and employment team for 10 years and 17 years, respectively.

Lee has also served as a judge at the Seoul District Court, and was a director of judicial research at the Supreme Court Library. He has advised blue-chip companies, including Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors on employment matters.

Park served as a judge at the Seoul District Court before joining Kim & Chang, and counts LG Electronics, GM Korea and KB Financial Group as some of his clients.

 

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