Hyo Jin Bae is a foreign attorney at Kim & Chang, specializing in the Labor & Employment Practice and ESG Practice. Ms. Bae provides comprehensive counsel to multinational corporations on a broad range of employment and labor issues, including employment agreements, HR policies and procedures, workforce restructuring, labor relations, employment-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, discrimination and harassment issues, and dispute resolution.

In her ESG Practice, Ms. Bae advises leading Korean corporations on navigating the complex and rapidly evolving global ESG landscape, with a specialized focus on human rights and supply chain sustainability. She provides comprehensive analysis and strategic counsel on major global supply chain regulations, including the CSDDD, EUBR, EUFLR, and UFLPA. Her practice bridges the gap between stringent international mandates and corporate realities by conducting rigorous gap analyses of existing corporate practices and establishing implementation roadmaps and compliance guidelines. To ensure seamless alignment with international frameworks, she reviews and overhauls corporate contracts, internal policies, and supplier codes of conduct while offering tailored risk management systems to address emerging compliance challenges.

Beyond conducting regulatory analysis, Ms. Bae delivers hands-on, practical solutions by designing and executing due diligence plans, including developing due diligence protocols and conducting interviews and field investigations. She also provides strategic counsel on supply chain mapping and achieving traceability for regulatory compliance purposes. Recognizing the complexities of cross-border operations, she also advises on navigating potential conflicts between global supply chain mandates and domestic Korean laws, ensuring harmonious and compliant integration. Furthermore, she assesses human rights risk profiles across a wide spectrum of industries, delivering sector-specific insights ranging from traditional manufacturing to fast-paced digital and IT platforms.

Prior to joining Kim & Chang in 2022, Ms. Bae spent more than a decade at the United Nations in New York, where she provided advice on employment and internal compliance matters, conducted internal investigations, and managed complex procurement projects. Ms. Bae also practiced at law firms in the United States, advising clients on diverse employment law issues, and providing assistance in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and administrative proceedings.

Ms. Bae received her B.A. in Business Administration and Western History from Seoul National University in 2005, and her J.D. from George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School in 2008. She is admitted to the Virginia bar and the District of Columbia bar.