Mr Christopher Mandel > Yulchon > Seoul, South Korea > Lawyer Profile

Yulchon
PARNAS TOWER 38F, 521 TEHERAN-RO
GANGNAM-GU
SEOUL 06164
South Korea

Work Department

Labor and Employment

Position

Foreign Attorney

Career

Christopher Mandel is a senior foreign counsel at Yulchon who primarily practices in the areas of labor and employment. Christopher mostly assists foreign multinationals with operations in Korea, whom he advises on all manner of workforce issues including terminations and restructurings, labor union issues, and general compliance matters.

Prior to joining Yulchon at the end of 2013, Christopher worked in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as an associate focusing on M&A and securities matters, and clerked for the Honorable William H. Yohn, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Languages

English

Memberships

Admitted to bar, New York (2008)

Education

University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. magna cum laude (2007)
The American University of Paris, B.A. summa cum laude (2003)

Lawyer Rankings

South Korea > Labour and employment: local firms

(Next Generation Partners)

Christopher MandelYulchon

Yulchon‘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.