Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2017-Present)
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. (2014-2017)
New Jersey Superior Court, Union Vicinage - Hon. Kenneth Grispin (2013-2014)
District Court of New Jersey - Hon. Freda Wolfson (2012)
Representative Mattersshow
- Counseled private and public clients on environmental liability risks in business transactions, site remediation projects, redevelopment projects, and other industrial operations.
- Advised multinational corporations on various environmental regulations (e.g., K-REACH, Chemicals Control Act, K-BPR, Wastes Control Act, Act on Safety Control of Hazardous Substances, etc.).
- Involved in representing commercial real estate developers and local municipalities in securing grants, permits and approvals of governmental agencies.
- Co-counseled in an international arbitration case, which involved the acquisition of a manufacturing factory in Korea, and other associated civil litigations.
- Participated in administrative and criminal proceedings on violations of various environmental laws in Korea.
- Engaged in environmental & ESG due diligence in numerous M&A transactions.
- Guided multinational trading/petrochemical companies through carbon emission regulations and assisted them with establishing domestic entities in Korea.
- Advised a pipeline utility company and merchant generators on federal, state and local municipality permitting issues in the U.S.
- Negotiated terms of service agreements for solar and other onsite generation projections.
- Advised leading investment companies and lenders on federal and state requirements for investment in New Jersey solar energy facilities, and state solar energy incentives.
- Co-counseled in a siting dispute for major grid-supply solar projects.
- Counseled international investors on renewable energy regulations in Korea.
- Advised numerous clients on renewable energy projects (e.g., solar projects, offshore/onshore wind projects, etc.).
- Participated in M&A transactions involving renewable energy projects.
Representative Activitiesshow
Publications/Activities
- International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental, Social & Governance 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Global Legal Group, 2022-2023)
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Energy: Oil & Gas 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Chambers and Partners, 2022)
- Lexology Getting the Deal Through - ESG & Impact Investing 2022: Korea Chapter (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
- Q&A: purpose-driven companies in South Korea (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2021)
- Korea Environmental Legal Update (Autumn 2020) (Co-author, Law Business Research, 2020)
Education
Lewis & Clark Law School (J.D., 2013)
New York University School of Law (Visiting Scholar, 2013)
Harvard University (Ph.D., Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, 2010)
Seoul National University (M.S., Behavioral Ecology, 2005)
Seoul National University (B.S., Forestry, 2002)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, New York and New Jersey, 2014
Languages
Korean and English