Sang-yul Lee Joins Chicago Office of Edwards Wildman as a Partner

CHICAGO (February 9, 2012) - The law firm of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is pleased to announce that Sang-yul Lee has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department. Lee will base his practice in the Chicago office of the firm. 

Lee represents clients in litigation and transactional matters in all aspects of labor and employment law, as well as human resource conflicts. He has represented clients in EEO litigation, collective bargaining, campaigns, strikes, arbitrations, layoffs and closures, wage and hour audits, class actions, employment compliance audits, and interdisciplinary advice and counseling matters.

“Sang-yul is a strong addition to our labor and employment practice group,” said Tim Van Dyck, a Boston partner who serves as co-chair of Edwards Wildman’s Labor and Employment Group. “Our clients in the Midwest and beyond will benefit immediately from his deep experience in the full range of employment disputes, and we are delighted to welcome him to the firm.”

Lee’s clients, in the U.S. and abroad, include technology, energy, health care, hospitality, transportation, food, publishing, financial services and manufacturing organizations. His experience extends to separation, change-in-control, independent contractor and restrictive covenant agreements, and bankruptcy and M&A transactions. 

“Sang-yul’s unique experience with both litigation and transactional matters, combined with his international expertise, greatly enhances our ability to serve clients in all types of employment matters,” said John Roberts, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Chicago office. 

Previously a partner at the law firms of Polsinelli Shughart and Seyfarth Shaw, Lee is admitted to practice in Illinois. He earned his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and his law degree from University of Illinois. 

Lee is the sixth lateral partner to join Edwards Wildman in 2012. Barry Weissman has launched an insurance and reinsurance practice in Los Angeles, and Steven Smith has joined the Restructuring and Insolvency Department as a partner in New York. Additionally, the London office has welcomed three new partners: Geoff Mendelsohn, a partner in the Intellectual Property Department; Chris Finney, a partner in the Insurance and Reinsurance Department; and Michael McCormack, the firm’s new Director of Tax UK. 

The firm’s labor and employment group is dedicated to effectively representing clients in all aspects of labor and employment law. The group is comprised of highly experienced labor and employment law advisers, as well as trial lawyers who appear regularly before federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States. 

About Edwards Wildman

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP is an international law firm established October 1, 2011, upon the merger of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP. With 650 lawyers, and 14 offices across three continents, Edwards Wildman attorneys are known for their strength  in private equity, venture capital, corporate and finance transactions, complex litigation insurance and reinsurance, and intellectual property. The firm’s client base spans several industries, including private equity, venture capital, life sciences, insurance and reinsurance, media and entertainment, public finance, financial services, communications, health care, higher education, manufacturing and consumer products. Edwards Wildman has offices in Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Hartford, London, Los Angeles, Madison (NJ), New York, Newport Beach, Providence, Stamford, Tokyo, Washington, DC, and West Palm Beach, and an associated office in Hong Kong.