I & Company

What I & Company does

I & Company (노무법인 아이앤컴퍼니) is a Seoul-based Korean labor law corporation founded in 2002 by Representative Partner Cho Tae-ho. The firm delivers employer-side labor and HR consulting through six integrated service lines: corporate advisory and payroll/HR outsourcing, HR/employee-relations consulting (wage systems, personnel systems, collective bargaining), industrial safety and Serious Accident Punishment Act compliance, labor dispute and industrial accident case management, workplace harassment/sexual harassment investigation and response, and statutory mandatory training plus custom HR education programs.

The firm is staffed entirely by certified labor law attorneys (공인노무사), seven of whom are named partners with prior in-house HR leadership experience at major Korean enterprises including LG, LG Display, Goldstar (now LG), Asiana Airlines, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital. Multiple partners hold additional credentials including ISO 45001 lead auditing, workplace harassment prevention instruction, conflict management mediation (Level 2), and Level 1 psychological counseling, enabling the firm to deliver both advisory and regulated training services under Korea's labor compliance framework.

The business model is a professional services retainer and project-fee structure: ongoing advisory retainers with quarterly/semi-annual review meetings, multi-year contract billing, project-based consulting for HR system design and transformation, per-case labor dispute representation, and fee-based statutory training delivery. Pricing is fully quote-based with no public tiers. Client acquisition combines direct sales (website inquiry forms for corporate advisory proposals and consultation booking), referral generation from the 240+ cumulative client engagements, content marketing via Naver blog and email newsletter, and public training/seminar programs through industry associations. Operations are domestic-only, concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area, with no international footprint.

Name

I & Company

Legal name

노무법인 아이앤컴퍼니

Website

https://i-labor.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

I & Company (노무법인 아이앤컴퍼니) is a Seoul-based Korean labor law corporation founded in 2002, providing employer-side labor and HR consulting — including compliance advisory, industrial safety, dispute resolution, harassment response, and statutory training — to corporate clients across IT/service, manufacturing, foreign, and public sectors via certified labor attorneys on retainer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Law & HR Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Legal Services (5411), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor Relations & Employment Practice Advisory (BPAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Labor law consulting
• HR advisory services
• Industrial safety compliance
• Payroll outsourcing
• Workplace harassment investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. HR/Labor Advisory Services: Ongoing consulting and advisory services including HR system design, labor law compliance, wage structure improvement, and employee relation management. Revenue generated through retainer-based advisory contracts with regular consultation sessions.
2. Labor Case Representation: Legal representation services for labor disputes, industrial accident compensation claims, workplace harassment investigations, and labor committee proceedings. Billed per case or as part of comprehensive service packages.
3. Education Services: Statutory mandatory training programs (sexual harassment prevention, workplace harassment prevention, disability awareness, industrial safety/health) and custom HR development courses for clients.
4. Payroll Administration Outsourcing: Complete payroll processing including labor contract management, salary calculation with overtime, wage statements, and 4 major insurance administration services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

I & Company is a Korean labor law consulting firm (노무법인) that provides six integrated service modules: corporate advisory and HR outsourcing (including payroll administration), HR and employee relations consulting (wage systems, personnel systems, labor-management relations), industrial safety and severe accident response under the Serious Accident Punishment Act, labor dispute and case representation, workplace harassment and sexual harassment investigation services, and statutory mandatory training programs. The firm serves enterprise, mid-market, foreign, and public sector clients across Korea.

Product overview

I&Company is a labor and HR consulting firm providing comprehensive services through six integrated modules: Corporate Advisory/Outsourcing (compliance, ER consulting, HR advisory, payroll outsourcing), HR/ER Consulting (wage systems, work systems, personnel systems, labor relations), Industrial Safety/Severe Accident Response (safety management systems, risk assessment, Serious Accident Act compliance), Labor Case Management (dispute resolution, industrial accident compensation, wage disputes), Workplace Harassment/Sexual Harassment Services (investigation, response, prevention education), and Training/Education Services (mandatory legal training, HR programs). The firm operates as a unified consulting practice rather than discrete software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

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Products and services

• Corporate Advisory and HR/Payroll Outsourcing (기업자문/아웃소싱) Provides corporate legal compliance advisory, employee relations consulting, HR management consulting, labor contract drafting, and complete payroll outsourcing including salary calculation with overtime, wage statements, and four major insurance (4대보험) administration for corporate clients.
• HR and Employee Relations Consulting (컨설팅) Offers HR consulting covering wage system diagnosis and improvement, work system improvement, personnel system design, and employee relations consulting for labor-management relations including collective bargaining and union management for corporate clients.
• Industrial Safety and Severe Accident Response (산업안전/중대재해) Provides occupational safety management system establishment, risk assessment, compliance with the Serious Accident Punishment Act (중대재해처벌법), and accident response support including industrial accident compensation insurance claims for manufacturing and construction companies.
• Labor Case Management (노동사건) Handles labor dispute cases including remedy applications for unjust dismissal, industrial accident compensation claims, wage disputes, and formal complaints/criminal complaints related to labor law violations for corporate clients.
• Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment Services (직장 내 괴롭힘/성희롱) Provides investigation services for workplace harassment and sexual harassment reports, response to regulatory authorities, perpetrator/disciplined measures, and preventive education and manual development for corporate clients.
• Training and Education Services (교육) Conducts mandatory legal training including sexual harassment prevention education, disability awareness improvement education, workplace harassment prevention education, and occupational safety health education, plus custom HR-related training programs for client employees.

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• I&N Law Firm (아이앤에스 법무법인)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with specialized labor law firm for complex legal matters requiring litigation support and legal expertise beyond advisory scope. Enables seamless client referrals for legal representation when advisory matters escalate to legal disputes.
• Baeum & Partners Law Firm Labor Team (법무법인 세종 Labor 팀)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with major law firm's labor practice group for complex litigation and specialized legal matters requiring court representation or advanced legal strategy.
• Accounting Firms (회계법인)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWorking relationships with accounting firms for integrated HR and financial advisory services, particularly for compensation structure analysis and payroll-related tax matters.
• Management Strategy/Innovation Consulting Firms (경영전략/혁신 컨설팅 Firm)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with management consulting firms for comprehensive organizational transformation projects requiring combined HR and business strategy expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercer Korea (Career / Workforce Consulting): Global HR consulting firm with a Korean practice providing compensation, benefits, and workforce advisory to multinational and large Korean employers. Comparable for HR consulting and wage system design, though Mercer does not provide labor dispute legal representation.
• 삼일회계법인 (Samil Accounting - HR Advisory): One of Korea's largest accounting and advisory firms with HR consulting and payroll-related advisory services. Comparable as a domestic incumbent selling integrated HR and financial advisory to enterprise clients, and listed as a partner-type relationship for I&Company.
• Kim & Chang (Labor & Employment): Largest Korean law firm with one of the deepest labor and employment benches serving chaebols and multinationals. Comparable for high-end enterprise labor advisory and litigation, including Serious Accident Punishment Act matters, though delivered within a much broader legal platform.
• Shin & Kim (Labor & Employment): Korean full-service law firm with a labor practice spanning compliance, dispute, and HR advisory work for Korean and foreign companies. Comparable peer for cross-border labor mandates and enterprise HR outsourcing-adjacent matters.
• Deloitte Anjin (Human Capital): Big Four Korean member firm offering Human Capital consulting covering HR transformation, rewards, and labor compliance. Comparable for enterprise HR outsourcing and system design mandates, with broader international reach than I&Company.
• EY Han Young (People Advisory Services): EY's Korean member firm offering HR transformation, payroll, and labor compliance advisory to multinational and large Korean enterprises. Comparable for HR system design and payroll outsourcing work that competes with I&Company's outsourcing module.
• Lee & Ko (Labor & Employment Practice): One of Korea's largest full-service law firms with a dedicated Labor & Employment practice advising Korean and multinational employers on labor disputes, HR compliance, and workplace investigations. Comparable as a competing labor advisory provider for enterprise and foreign-company clients, though embedded in a broader corporate portfolio.
• Samil PwC (People & Organization): Big Four advisory firm in Korea with a People & Organization practice providing HR consulting, payroll administration, and workforce compliance services. Comparable for enterprise HR outsourcing and HR system design mandates that I&Company also serves.
• Yulchon LLC (Labor & Employment): Major Korean full-service law firm with a prominent Labor & Employment group covering advisory, disputes, and collective labor relations. Comparable for enterprise labor mandates, especially foreign-invested clients, but competing across many practice areas rather than specializing solely in labor.

Direct peers

• Bae, Kim & Partners (Labor Team): Korean law firm whose labor team is explicitly listed as a strategic alliance partner of I&Company, with overlapping practice in labor disputes, industrial accident compensation, and HR advisory. Closest direct comparable given documented partnership overlap and shared enterprise client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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