Legal and Regulatory Services
HLB Tax and Legal Korea is fully integrated to provide seamless service to our valued clients with a wide range of legal and regulatory services, including:
Our Antitrust & Competition Group provides strategic advice and representation across all areas of antitrust and competition law to domestic and foreign clients across a broad range of industry sectors. We are the only antitrust and competition law practice in Korea with in-house economists trained and experienced in Korea and the US. This in-house collaboration enables us to enhance our legal arguments for market definitions, competition effects and antitrust damages with persuasive economic rationale and data. We are consistently ranked in the top-tier by global legal rankings publications for our industry sector expertise and high client satisfaction ratings. We understand our clients’ businesses and needs, and work closely with the firm’s other practice groups to formulate practical solutions that work.
Our Banking & Finance Group, the largest of its kind in Korea, provides comprehensive legal services to each sector in the financial industry, encompassing regulatory matters, structured finance, shipping and aviation finance, acquisition finance, project finance and more. In addition, our Banking & Finance Group is actively advising FinTech corporations and assisting financial authorities to develop FinTech related policies.
Our Corporate and M&A Group provides the highest-quality legal service to its diverse domestic and foreign client base. We bring best practice experience and industry knowledge to the insights and creative solutions we provide our clients across all markets.
Our Intellectual Property (IP) Group provides counseling and litigation services for all IP areas including patent, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, domain name, franchise, etc.
Our Labor & Employment Practice Group is comprised of attorneys specializing in the field of employment and labor law and who are committed to provide the highest level of service to our clients. Our Labor & Employment Practice Group features a wide array of legal experts, ranging from seasoned litigators, certified labor consultants, former presiding judges specializing in employment/labor disputes, former judiciary researchers of the Korean Supreme Court, public panel members of the Labor Relations Commission, and former senior members of the Ministry of Employment & Labor (e.g., director, deputy secretary-general for planning and management). With years of experience and insight in legal advisory services, litigation, and armed with a practical understanding of the current labor market trends and government perspectives, our Labor & Employment Practice Group’s collective strength, diversity and the culture of seamless collaboration sets us apart.
Our Litigation & Arbitration Group has been providing legal services of the finest caliber for clients in civil and criminal cases, as well as corporate, finance, intellectual property, construction, and labor disputes, based on more than 30 years of experience.
Our White Collar Crime Practice Group is solution-oriented, and we understand the high-risk, high-stake, and high-stress nature of being a target of a criminal investigation. To best protect and serve our clients’ interests, the White Collar Crime Practice Group operates as taskforces that are specialized and adaptable. Individual taskforces are comprised of professionals with relevant expertise and experience, while retaining flexibility to material developments in the matter that could require adjustments to the taskforce compositions. Using this approach, the White Collar Crime Practice Group can promptly deliver comprehensive legal solutions to clients throughout all stages of representation in the most economically viable manner.
