SOUTH KOREA Law and Practice Contributed by: Michael Chang, Sang-Hyun Lee, Su-Yong Jung and Jae-Wook Ryu, Shin & Kim
Shin & Kim is a leading full-service commercial law firm in South Korea, with offices in Seoul, Pangyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Singa- pore and Jakarta. With over 900 professionals, it provides comprehensive legal services – including in M&A, banking and finance, antitrust, labour, pro- jects and energy, construction, real estate, TMT and dispute resolution/litigation – to clients including For- tune 500 companies, South Korean conglomerates, foreign and domestic financial institutions, small and medium-sized enterprises and government agencies. The firm’s projects and energy group provides legal
advice in various energy and infrastructure projects, including photovoltaic, wind and fuel cell power gen- eration projects, hydrogen powered generation and CCUS projects, and has been at the forefront of ad- vising clients on related energy regulation issues for decades. The group also has a wealth of experience in overseas and domestic projects. Clients include various financial investors, the National Pension Ser- vice, mutual aid associations, banks and insurance companies, and global renewable energy developers that make investments in various energy and infra- structure projects at home and abroad.
Authors
Michael Chang is a senior foreign attorney at Shin & Kim LLC whose principal areas of practice are project finance, infrastructure, energy (including renewable energy) and M&A. Michael has broad commercial
Sang-Hyun Lee has advised clients at Shin & Kim in various types of banking and finance transactions. He is highly experienced in energy, renewable energy, waste-to-energy, natural resources, rail, roads, bridges,
law experience ranging across a number of jurisdictions, including Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Peru, the USA, Canada and Vietnam. He has acted for banks, infrastructure funds, strategic investors and governmental agencies in a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, media, power, mining, property development, hotels and transport. Michael has the depth of experience and expertise to assist a client in reaching its commercial objectives in South Korea.
tunnels, ports, power generation and other infrastructure projects and has particular expertise in the preparation and negotiation of project financing documents. Sang-Hyun provides proactive advice to clients based on his insight, expertise and experience on all aspects of projects across different sectors. He is dedicated to providing the most reliable advice to clients and his practice is motivated and focused on the client’s needs.
Su-Yong Jung is a partner at Shin & Kim LLC. He is an expert in all aspects of energy regulation and has developed a reputation in the market that is seeing clients migrating from other firms to him. He continues to be
Jae-Wook Ryu is a partner at Shin & Kim LLC whose practice primarily focuses on projects and energy, environmental law, automotive, M&A, and general corporate matters. He provides advice on a wide range of
a market-leading energy regulatory expert, and features in all domestic and outbound energy projects that the firm is involved in.
matters relating to renewable energy, including solar power, wind power and fuel cells; environmental law, including waste, environmental pollution, chemical substances, and household chemical products; and automotive work, including vehicle emission certification.
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