JIPYONG LLC

Korean Attorney

Marc Kyuha BAEK

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FAX +82-2-6200-0811
E-MAIL khbaek@jipyong.com

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Marc Kyuha Baek is a senior associate in the Employment & Labor Group of Jipyong LLC. Marc’s practice focuses on labor and employment matters in Korea with broad experience in the field. Marc has represented both companies and employees in over two hundred civil, criminal, and administrative cases, at all levels of courts and Labor Commissions, including a landmark Supreme Court en banc reverse and remand decision 2017Da35588, 11 May 2023 and a Supreme Court reverse and remand decision 2020Du50966, 26 October 2023.

Marc also regularly advises both multinational and Korean companies on employment and labor matters, including employment agreements, disciplinary measures, non-compete, and termination. Having graduated from Cornell University with a major in industrial & labor relations, Marc has a deep understanding of foreign clients and their needs.

Education Close

2019Korea University School of Law (J.D.)
2014Cornell University (B.S. in Industrial & Labor Relations)

Experience Close

2019-PresentJIPYONG LLC
2011Intern, International Labour Organization (Geneva, Switzerland)
2011Summer Fellow, Global Labor Institute (New York, United States)

Notable Achievements Close

Counseled Korean and multinational companies primarily on diverse labor law issues, including termination of employment, amendment of employment rules, and labor union matters
Conducted workplace/sexual harassment investigations and drafted investigation reports in English for multinational companies
Represented companies and employees in criminal investigation cases at Prosecutor’s Offices
Represented employees in employment and labor cases, including wrongful disciplinary measures and terminations
Conducted legal due diligence on employment and labor issues, including worker dispatch
Represented multinational companies in collective bargaining with labor unions
Drafted numerous agreements, including employment and mutual separation agreements

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[Publications]

2021-2025Administrative Interpretation of Major Labor Cases (Co-Author), JoongAng Economy
2020-2022[English Publication] The Aviation Law Review (Co-Author), The Law Reviews
2020-2022[English Publication] The Labour and Employment Disputes Review (Co-Author), The Law Reviews
2021[English Publication] Getting the Deal Through- Labor & Employment 2021: Korea Chapter (Co-Author), Lexology
2020Major Labor Cases and Decisions & Labor Columns (Co-Author), JIPYONG LLC

[Articles]

[Media Interviews in English]

2024Workplace Safety Law Expanded To Small Biz with More Than Five Workers As Of January 2, January 29, 2024. Arirang News: Within the Frame
2023Interview On Sixty-Nine Working Hours Restriction, March 7, 2023, TBS eFM This Morning
2023Occupational Fatalities Still Remain Unimproved Despite One Year Of 'Workplace Disaster Law', January 7, 2023, Arirang News: Within the Frame
2023Interview on Job Based Pay, January 6, 2023, TBS eFM This Morning
2022Strikes Across Nations Amid High Inflation, November 23, 2022. Arirang News: Issues & Insiders
2022Legislative Efforts to Eliminate Occupational Accidents, November 2, 2022, Arirang News: Issues & Insiders
2022Interview on the Serious Accident Punishment Act(2), October 19, 2022, TBS eFM This Morning
2022Interview on the Serious Accident Punishment Act(1), February 22, 2022, TBS eFM This Morning
2022Interview on Vaccination Pass, January 7, 2022, TBS eFM This Morning
2021Supreme Court’s Decision on Bonuses as Ordinary Wage, December 17, 2021, TBS eFM This Morning

[Media Appearances]

2024JIPYONG Reverses the Seoul High Court’s Decision on Teachers Dispatched to Overseas, January 30, 2024, Chosun Biz
2023The Supreme Court Case Alters the Standards for Exception to the Lack of Collective Consent for Unfavorable Amendment of the Company Policies, May 15, 2023, The Law Times