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Mandel, Christopher

Foreign Attorney
T. +82-2-528-5040

Introduction

Christopher Mandel is a foreign attorney at Yulchon who primarily practices in the area of labor and employment. He previously worked as an associate in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and clerked for the Honorable William H. Yohn, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Education
  • 2007  University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. magna cum laude
  • 2003  The American University of Paris, B.A. summa cum laude
Experience
  • 2013-present Yulchon LLC
  • 2010-2011 Clerk, The Honorable William H. Yohn, Jr., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • 2007-2010 Associate, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Languages

English

Awards/Recognition

Awards/Recognition
  • 2022-2024 Next Generation Partner, Labour & Employment, Legal 500
  • 2019-2021 Next Generation Lawyer, Labour & Employment, Legal 500

News/Publications

Articles/Papers

IBA Global Employment Institute, Twelfth Annual Global Report (2024)

APAC Quarterly Update(South Korea), Ius Laboris (2024) download

Guide to Restructuring a Cross-Border Workforce, International Employment Lawyer (2023) download

IBA Global Employment Institute, Eleventh Annual Global Report (2023)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2022)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2022)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2022)

Korean Employment Law Introduction: Labor Relations Commission, American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) Journal (2022)

IBA Global Employment Institute, Tenth Annual Global Report (2022)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2021)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2021)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (2021)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2021)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2020)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2020)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (2020)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2020)

South Korea chapter, SUMMARY OF COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, ABA Book Publishing (edited by Shaun van Horn) (2020)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2019)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2019)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (2019)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2019)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2018)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2018)

Striking a Balance, International Financial Law Review (2018)

South Korea Special Focus Labour and Employment Law “Striking a Balnace”, International Financial Law Review (2018)

Employees (private company acquisitions) Q&A: REPUBLIC OF KOREA, Practical Law (Thomson Reuters) (2018)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2018)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2017)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2017)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2017)

“Employee Monitoring,” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2016)

“Whistleblowing” DataGuidance (Guidance Note) (2016)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2016)

Working Hours and Overtime, Labor Post, Vol. 007 (2015)

HR Issues in M&A: Asset Transfer Deals, Labor Post, Vol. 005 (2015)

Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea, Wolters Kluwer, International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook (2015)

News/Publications
2024. 01. 31. Newsletters Korean Labor Law Update - Q4 2023 2024. 01. 31.
2024. 01. 17. Selection Legal 500 Ranks Five Yulchon Practices in Tier 1 2024. 01. 17.
2023. 11. 01. Newsletters Korean Labor Law Update - Q3 2023 2023. 11. 01.
2023. 07. 31. Newsletters Korean Labor Law Update - 1st Half of 2023 2023. 07. 31.
2023. 06. 12. Contribution Yulchon attorneys contributed to the 11th Annual Global Report of the IBA Global Employment Institute 2023. 06. 12.
2023. 05. 19. Newsletters Korean Supreme Court Abolishes Old Exception to Workforce-Consent Requirement for Adverse Changes to Collective Terms and Conditions - Supreme Court Case No. 2017Da35588 (en banc). 2023. 05. 19.
2023. 01. 12. Selection Legal 500 Ranks Six Yulchon Practices in Tier 1 2023. 01. 12.
2022. 08. 11. Contribution Yulchon Attorneys Jae Woo Park, Soojung Lee and Christopher Mandel Contributed an Article in the 2022 AMCHAM Journal 2022. 08. 11.
2022. 07. 22. Contribution Yulchon attorneys contributed to the 10th Annual Global Report of the IBA Global Employment Institute 2022. 07. 22.
2022. 06. 08. Newsletters Wage Peak Systems: Implications of the Supreme Court’s Recent Decision 2022. 06. 08.
2022. 02. 04. Newsletters Introduction to Korea’s Severe Accidents Penalties Act for Construction Companies 2022. 02. 04.
2022. 01. 18. Newsletters New Payslip Requirements for Employers in Korea 2022. 01. 18.
2022. 01. 13. Selection Legal 500 Ranks Six Yulchon Practices in Tier 1 2022. 01. 13.
2021. 10. 26. Newsletters New Korean Supreme Court Decision on Annual Leave 2021. 10. 26.
2021. 10. 05. Yulchon Attorneys Present at the 28th IAKL Annual Conference 2021. 10. 05.
2021. 09. 30. Deals & Cases Employment-Law Advice in a Significant Cross-Border M&A Transaction 2021. 09. 30.
2021. 08. 02. Newsletters Significant Upcoming Employment-Law Changes in Korea 2021. 08. 02.
2021. 05. 05. Award Yulchon wins M&A Deal of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2021. 05. 05.
2021. 03. 22. Newsletters Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Foreigner Workers in Seoul is Now Only Recommended 2021. 03. 22.
2021. 03. 19. Newsletters Mandatory COVID-19 Testing for Foreigners 2021. 03. 19.
2021. 01. 19. Newsletters Significant new criminal liability for CEOs: the Severe Accidents Penalties Act 2021. 01. 19.
2021. 01. 14. Selection Legal 500 Ranks Four Yulchon Practices in Tier 1 2021. 01. 14.
2021. 01. 13. Newsletters New amendments to Korea’s major employment and labor-relations laws 2021. 01. 13.
2020. 11. 02. Newsletters COVID-19 Update for Employers in Korea 2020. 11. 02.
2020. 09. 04. Newsletters COVID-19 Update for Employers in Korea 2020. 09. 04.
2020. 05. 14. Newsletters COVID-19 Update for Employers in Korea 2020. 05. 14.
2020. 04. 17. Newsletters Guidance for Employers in Korea on the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020. 04. 17.
2020. 04. 16. In the Press Yulchon, Debevoise, Kim & Chang act on Prudential Financial’s $1.89 bln sale of Korea unit [Asian Legal Business] 2020. 04. 16.
2020. 04. 14. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises Prudential in $1.9 Billion Sale of Prudential Life Insurance of Korea to KB Financial Group 2020. 04. 14.
2020. 04. 10. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises Prudential Financial’s Sale of Subsidiary Prudential Life Insurance of Korea 2020. 04. 10.
2020. 04. 03. Newsletters COVID-19 Update for Employers in Korea 2020. 04. 03.
2020. 03. 09. Deals & Cases Sale of Korea’s Largest Payment Processor 2020. 03. 09.
2020. 03. 06. Newsletters Guidance for Employers in Korea on the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020. 03. 06.
2020. 02. 07. Newsletters Korean Government Expands Grounds for Temporary Approval of Extra Overtime 2020. 02. 07.
2020. 01. 17. Selection Yulchon Practice Groups Rank Tier 1 in Legal 500’s Asia Pacific 2020 Guide 2020. 01. 17.
2019. 09. 16. Newsletters Korean Employment-Law Developments in 2nd Half 2019: Expanded Paternity Leave and Minimum Wage for 2020 2019. 09. 16.
2019. 07. 17. Newsletters Korea’s “Blind Hiring Act” Takes Effect on July 17, 2019 2019. 07. 17.
2019. 06. 13. Newsletters Update on Workplace Bullying and Harassment Law in Korea 2019. 06. 13.
2019. 01. 29. Selection Yulchon Ranked Tier 1 for Antitrust in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019 2019. 01. 29.
2019. 01. 22. Newsletters Workplace Bullying and Harassment Addressed in New Korean Laws 2019. 01. 22.
2018. 11. 23. Newsletters Significant Changes Expected to Korea’s Occupational Safety and Health Act 2018. 11. 23.
2018. 10. 31. Deals & Cases Ordinary-Wage Litigation 2018. 10. 31.
2018. 10. 25. Contribution Yulchon Contributes Labor and Employment Law Article to IFLR South Korea Special Focus 2018 2018. 10. 25.
2018. 10. 01. Deals & Cases Illegal Worker Dispatch 2018. 10. 01.
2018. 07. 31. Deals & Cases Investigations 2018. 07. 31.
2018. 07. 04. Newsletters Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor Publishes Explanatory Note on Working Hours 2018. 07. 04.
2018. 06. 20. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises L’Oréal Group on Acquisition of Nanda Co., Ltd. 2018. 06. 20.
2018. 05. 31. Deals & Cases M&A 2018. 05. 31.
2018. 05. 30. Deals & Cases Restructuring 2018. 05. 30.
2018. 03. 02. Newsletters Korea’s Maximum Weekly Working Hours to Be Reduced to 52 2018. 03. 02.
2017. 12. 06. Newsletters Korean Laws on Sexual Harassment, Annual Leave, and More Significantly Amended 2017. 12. 06.
2017. 11. 30. Deals & Cases Sexual Harassment 2017. 11. 30.
2017. 10. 16. Newsletters Government Withdraws Guidelines on Termination and Work Rules Change: Impact on Companies in Korea 2017. 10. 16.
2017. 08. 14. Newsletters South Korean Minimum Wage to Increase to 7,530 Won (or US$ 6.6) in 2018: Is Your Wage Scheme Vulnerable? 2017. 08. 14.
2017. 05. 12. Newsletters South Korea’s New President Moon Jae-In’s Campaign Promises on Labor Issues: What Changes Should You Prepare For? 2017. 05. 12.
2017. 02. 06. Newsletters Labor & Employment Year in Review 2016, and Prospects for 2017 2017. 02. 06.
2015. 12. 31. Deals & Cases Labor-Management Relations 2015. 12. 31.
2015. 07. 06. Contribution Yulchon HR Team members Christopher Mandel and Soojung Lee Co-Author a Chapter on Korean Labor Law, Section in the Kluwer’s International Labour and Employment Compliance Handbook. 2015. 07. 06.
2015. 07. 06. Contribution Yulchon Contributes The Article Entitled “Labor and Employment Compliance in the Republic of Korea” To International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook 2015. 07. 06.
2015. 04. 15. Contribution Yulchon Contributes The Article Entitled “Separation and Release Agreements” To Labor Post 2015. 04. 15.
2015. 02. 16. Contribution Yulchon Contributes The Article Entitled “Workforce Reduction in Korea” To Labor Post 2015. 02. 16.
2014. 08. 29. Deals & Cases Yulchon Advises Mexican Investor Zinc Internacional S.A. on Equity Investment and Acquisition of Control of a Domestic Zinc Recycling Company 2014. 08. 29.