Christopher Mandel
YulchonYulchon's labour and employment practice, led by Sang Wook Cho, has established strength in handling health and safety matters, as well as workplace accident claims and compliance matters concerning the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. Jung Woo Lee and foreign attorney Christopher Mandel advise on labour relation issues and restructurings, and Soojung Lee assists domestic and international clients with employee terminations, downsizings, and market exits with subsequent redundancy issues. Kwang-Sun Lee and Ja Hyeong Ku joined the team in February 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘This team is highly professional, and provides customised solutions for any Korean labor law related matters.'
Key clients
- ASML
- Canon Korea
- Chanel
- CJ Group
- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.,Ltd.
- Damiani Group
- Dell
- DXC Technology
- Eland Retail
- Hanwha Life Corp
- Hyundai Mobis
- Hyundai Wia
- Hyundai Motors Group
- Intercos
- Lotte Group
- LVMH
- Munich Re
- Naver
- Paris Croissant
- PERSOL Kelly Korea
- Siemens Energy
- Samsung Electronics
- Standard Chartered Security
- SK Hynix
- SK Telecom
- Starbucks Korea
- Synopsys
- Volkswagen Group Korea
- ZF Automotives
Work highlights
- Successfully defended SK Telecom before the Supreme Court against claims brought by employees of its subsidiary.
- Advised Hyundai Mobis on a subsidiary conversion matter.
- Assisted ZF Automotive throughout the entire process of designing and implementing a voluntary retirement program (VRP).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sang Wook Cho