About
Deok Il Seo is a senior foreign attorney in Kim & Chang's Labor & Employment practice who joined the firm in 2002 after a ten-year career in government and advises on employment and labor-related matters. He concentrates on cross-border transactions—particularly M&A—addressing employee benefits, HR due diligence, post-merger HR integration, reductions-in-force, and compensation-related agreements for multinational employers.
Practice areas
Labor & EmploymentMergers & AcquisitionsForeign Direct Investment
Office
Expertise
Cross-border M&A employment issuesEmployee benefits strategyHR due diligencePost-merger HR integration planningReductions-in-force and restructuringExecutive and incentive compensationEmployment, non-compete and separation agreementsGlobal HR compliance (handbooks, policies, codes of conduct)Employee equity plansExpatriate and data privacy law affecting HR systems
Education
- University of Washington School of Law (Visiting Scholar, 2002)
- Harvard Law School (LL.M., 1991; Researcher, 1992)
- College of Law, Sungkyunkwan University (LL.B., 1989)
Admissions
- Admitted to bar, New York, 2002
Languages
KoreanEnglish